Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 19, 2016
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Energy News for July 19, 2016

The Hill: Refiners to Spend $425M to Settle Pollution Charges Houston Chronicle: Oil Spending Cuts Bring More Stability to Volatile Industry Reuters: Oil Prices Fall on Oversupply Concerns Despite Output Cuts The Wall Street Journal: NextEra, Hawaiian Electric Terminate Merger Bid Fortune: SolarCity Just Raised $345 Million for Solar Projects Journal Star: Solar Energy Powering Up in Illinois The Daily Telegram: Oregon […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 18, 2016
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Energy News for July 18, 2016

Bloomberg News: Energy Veteran Betting on LNG Bounce Sees Future Floating at Sea The Hill: Court Rejects Greens’ Challenge to Natural Gas Export Facility Bloomberg News: Oil Producers Prepare for Second-Half Slump as Rally Sputters The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio’s Shale Natural Gas Spurs Investment in Building of Plants Bloomberg News: U.S. Gas Futures Head for Second Weekly Drop as Stockpiles […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 18, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 18, 2016

San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Toxic algae is blooming more often in our lakes, reservoirs. Does that threaten our drinking water? San Francisco Chronicle:  Dangerous algae contaminates Shasta Lake The Record-Courier: Forest needs another good winter Newsmax: Drought Produces Snakes In California Porterville Recorder: Valadao’s drought provisions approved Science World Report: Sierra Nevada Snowpack Would Likely Not Recover From The … Stockton […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 18, 2016
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Transportation News for July 18, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Self-driving cars: Consumer groups want government to hit brakes East Bay Times: Pittsburg: Highway 4 cameras to turn on this week Fairfield Daily Republic: Officials: Solano residents can expect roads to decline Napa Valley Register: Napa water taxi, historic B&B and apartment project face council vote Napa Valley Register: Napa Vine Trail segment faces further grand opening […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 14, 2016
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Transportation News for July 14, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Twin Peaks routing now separates vehicles from hikers, bikers San Francisco Chronicle:Officials try to untangle commute on Hwy. 101 on Peninsula San Francisco Chronicle: What to do with empty terminals in Oakland? Nothing, port says. San Francisco Chronicle: Upgrades to unsafe tank cars could take 15 years, board says San Francisco Chronicle: Happy birthday to San […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 14, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 14, 2016

News Deeply: Mark Cowin: Planning for California’s Water Future Sacramento Bee: Brown calls on Bruce Babbitt, as time runs short for water fix Los Angeles Times: House keeps California water provision in spending bill over … McClatchy DC: House sets stage for post-election showdown over California water San Francisco Chronicle: Low Sierra snow seen as piece of alarming climate picture […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 14, 2016
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Energy News for July 14, 2016

  Bloomberg Nes: Devon Agrees to Sell Pipeline Stake to Wolf for $1.1 Billion The Wall Street Journal: Shale Drillers Adapting to Low Oil Prices, Report Finds Houston Chronicle: C&J Energy Services Expected to File for Bankruptcy This Week WDSU: Neighbors: Proposed Entergy Power Plant in New Orleans East Environmental Injustice Reuters: Oil Bounces After Big Losses But Glut Persists […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 13, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 13, 2016

Capital Public Radio News: California, Federal Agencies Launch Effort To Save Endangered Fish Sacramento Bee: State’s Delta smelt plan calls for more water flowing to sea Washington Bureau: California’s drought may be easing, but fight over water persists Los Angeles Times: California’s key climate change program aims for new life Associated Press: California seeks to extend landmark climate-change effort News […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 13, 2016
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Transportation News for July 13, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: SFMTA has the right compromise on tech buses East Bay Times: Changes to BART’s internal affairs policy raising concerns among civil rights watchdogs San Francisco Examiner: Some ‘Next Muni’ stop predictions on the fritz across SF San Francisco Examiner: Twin Peaks road closure pilot starts today

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 13, 2016
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Energy News for July 13, 2016

Washington Examiner: Feds Say Shale Gas Exports to Make History Bloomberg News: Loneliest Natural Gas Terminal in U.S. Bucks Pipeline Trend Bloomberg News: Uncertain Oil Traders Look to Clashing Stockpile Data for Signs Bloomberg News: OPEC Producer Sees Oil at $60 Until 2018 With Demand Picking Up Reuters: Oil Drops on IEA Glut Warning, Rise in U.S. Stocks Buffalo News: SolarCity […]

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