Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 24, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 24, 2017

Capital Public Radio News: Department Of Water Resources To Begin Closing Sacramento Weir Gates Associated Press: California Declares State of Emergency as Winter Storm Leo Hampers Search for Missing; At Least 4 Dead The San Diego Union-Tribune: 5 questions about California’s drought for storm-drenched state Press-Enterprise: The end of California’s drought is much closer after recent rain Santa Maria Times: Recent rain has limited […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 23, 2017
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Transportation News for January 23, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Quanergy’s lidar sensors help autonomous cars ‘see’ around them San Francisco Chronicle: State’s high-speed rail project comes under fire by GOP East Bay Times: Livermore: Historic train depot’s move sparks controversy East Bay Times: Taxi companies’ lawsuit against Newark over Uber is tossed East Bay Times: SF bike share startup caves to city demands Mercury News: San Jose: […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 23, 2017
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Energy News for January 23, 2017

Financial Times:  Shell sells $820m stake in Saudi petrochemicals business Bloomberg Businessweek: Chevron Slams Canadian Backdoor in $9.5 Billion Pollution Fight Financial Times: LNG project boosted by trials of icebreaker ship The Wall Street Journal: Saudi Oil Minister: OPEC Complying With Production-Cut Agreement MarketWatch: Schlumberger posts loss, sees growth ahead Bloomberg News: Too Much Ain’t Enough as Investors Jump Into […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 23, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 23, 2017

Sacramento Bee: After years of drought, Sacramento confronts an old foe: Flood risk San Francisco Chronicle: Month’s rains swamp most years’ January figures Reading Eagle: The Latest: Sierra Nevada faces ‘high avalanche danger’ Fox News: The Latest: Floods sweep through California mountain towns Sacramento Bee: Roseville, Placer to join Sites Reservoir effort. What it means for water storage plan. WIRED: A […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 20, 2017
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BPC Joins the Conversation at CMANC Winter Meeting

This week, BPC staff traveled to Redondo Beach in Southern California to attend the Winter Meeting of California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference (CMANC). CMANC is a membership organization representing California harbors, ports and marine interest groups. As an organization that also includes members in these groups, BPC has a long history of working with CMANC and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 20, 2017
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Transportation News for January 20, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: US ends probe of Tesla fatal crash without seeking recall East Bay Times: Oakland schools in stalemate with AC Transit over bus fare funds East Bay Times: Uber to shell out $20 million over federal claims it exaggerated driver earnings Mercury News: San Jose: Trump protests expected to impact VTA service Mercury News: Roadshow: Does Waze care […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 20, 2017
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Energy News for January 20, 2017

Bloomberg News: Big Oil May Finally Get to Drill in the Arctic, But Is It Worth It? The Wall Street Journal: Oil Settles Higher After IEA Says OPEC Cuts on Track Argus Media: Mexico gas pipeline flaw impedes imports from US The Allegheny Front: Potter Township Green Lights Shell’s Ethane Cracker Financial Times: Energy bills have ‘no reason’ to rise, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 20, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 20, 2017

The Associated Press: First of 3 more storms hits California as drought retreats Los Angeles Times: Then & Now | Lake Oroville one year later Los Angeles Times: California has the snow. It just needs to keep it frozen Fallbrook / Bonsall Villlage News: California’s water outlook is brighter, but…. The Desert Sun: California grapples with pivot from drought rules […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 19, 2017
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Transportation News for January 19, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Worst commutes in recent Bay Area history, based on 511 data San Francisco Chronicle: Already ‘America’s worst,’ SF’s streets face funding woes San Francisco Chronicle: For driverless cars, a moral dilemma: Who lives or dies San Francisco Chronicle: Oakland schools abruptly cut off money for AC Transit busing San Francisco Chronicle: SF dance school can seek relocation […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 19, 2017
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Energy News for January 19, 2017

Reuters: Oil and Trump: Russians full of optimism in Davos Financial Times: Opec needs output cuts to balance oil market The Wall Street Journal: OPEC Says Oil Output Fell After Production Deal, but U.S. Output Rising Reuters: EDF to start talks to sell Polish power plants to local consortium – sources New Orleans Times-Picayune: Entergy power plant condemned by New […]

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