Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 24, 2016
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Energy News for October 24, 2016

Bloomberg News: Iraq Balks at Joining OPEC Cuts, Making Oil Output Deal Harder The Wall Street Journal: Venezuelan Oil Is Largely Staying in Ground or Going Up in Smoke The Wall Street Journal: Bankruptcy Bust: How Zombie Companies Are Killing the Oil Rally Washington Examiner: US imports more crude oil for the first time since 2010 CNN: Drone shot, road […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 24, 2016
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Transportation News for October 24, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: No longer the Bay Bridge Trail to nowhere San Francisco Chronicle: SF conference explores how tech will transform transportation San Francisco Chronicle: Westbound Bay Bridge drivers exiting to islands must change sides East Bay Times: BART bond measure doesn’t deserve your trust or your vote Mercury News: Measure B aims to untangle traffic mess but will cost […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 21, 2016
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Transportation News for October 21, 2016

East Bay Times: Caltrans commits $3.1 million to build wildlife tunnel under Highway 17 Mercury News: Roadshow: FasTrak confusion as I-580 carpoolers get ticketed Napa Valley Register: Public invited to Vine Trail ribbon cutting San Francisco Examiner: Let’s invest in BART and get public transit up to speed San Francisco Examiner: Bike share program to offer low-income discounts Los Angeles […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 21, 2016
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Energy News for October 21, 2016

Morning Consult: EPA Releases Ozone Guidelines for Oil, Natural Gas Systems The Hill: House Dems push EPA on fracking study Bloomberg Businessweek: The World’s Biggest Oil Kingdom Reverses Course The Wall Street Journal: Venezuelan Billionaire to Invest in State-Controlled Oil Field Financial Times: Foreign investors shunned in ‘all Australian’ grid sale Morning Consult: White House to Review EPA Renewable Fuel Standard […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 21, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for October 21, 2016

NPR: California’s Dire Drought Message Wanes, Conservation Levels Drop SFGate: California drought worries rise as La Niña reemerges in forecast Water Deeply: Salmon Still Under Threat Due to Mechanical Issues at Shasta Dam Associated Press: Winter outlook: Warm south; cooler north; murky in middle Los Angeles Times: Ensuring access to safe drinking water ought to come before a push for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 20, 2016
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Transportation News for October 20, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Pre-election opening for Warm Springs BART looks unlikely East Bay Times: California election: Jerry Brown, allies spend millions to kill measure that could doom high speed rail, Delta tunnels projects Mercury News: Bay Area Bike Share to offer cash payments, reduced fares to low-income cyclists Mercury News: Roadshow: Maybe there’s hope for Dumbarton Bridge backups Mercury […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 20, 2016
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Energy News for October 20, 2016

Reuters: Halliburton says ‘meaningful’ rise in activity likely at $50 oil Climate Home: Statoil chief: rise of electric cars will shrink oil industry UtilityDive: How the coming boom in electric and self-driving vehicles will transform the grid Miami Herald: Insider reveals deceptive strategy behind Florida’s solar amendment CBS News: Accidental discovery could be renewable energy breakthrough The (Anderson) Herald Bulletin: Wind […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 20, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for October 20, 2016

Sacramento Bee: California eyes more Sacramento River water for fish, less for farms Las Vegas Sun: As California water use rises, some ask: Were limits eased too soon? Associated Press: California Calls for More Water for Fish in Key River Hub Water Deeply: The Big Shortage: How Drought Is Impacting Water Investment Markets The Daily Collegian Online: State College natives […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 19, 2016
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Energy News for October 19, 2016

Morning Consult: Agencies Call for Safety Reforms in Response to Methane Leak The Wall Street Journal: Nevada Voters Weigh Deregulation of Electricity Market Morning Consult: Jewell to Urge FERC to Approve Major Dam Removal Project in Oregon, California Electric Light & Power: Siemens signs wind power service agreement in Thailand TechCrunch: SolarCity to offer Airbnb members up to $1,000 cash back […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 19, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for October 19, 2016

New York Times: As California Water Use Rises, Some Ask: Were Limits Eased Too Soon San Francisco Chronicle: La Niña may be back this winter SiliconBeat: Google can solve California’s drought problem with ‘rain-catcher … GreenBiz: 4 bold collaborations tackling California’s drought The Weather Channel: Megadrought 99 Percent Certain For Southwest by 2050 if … UCAR: Soil moisture, snowpack data could […]

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