Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 7, 2016
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Energy News for July 7, 2016

Reuters: Cruel Summer for U.S. Refiners as Margins Tank Morning Consult: House Passes Bill to Address Abandoned Fossil Fuel Sites Reuters: Oil Prices Rise on U.S. Stock Draw But Economic Worries Remain E&E: Utilities Rebuild an Aging Lexicon to Keep Pace With Change The Wall Street Journal:  D.E. Shaw Strikes Deal for SunEdison’s Stake in California Solar Project […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 6, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for July 6, 2016

Sacramento Bee: House passes bill to save Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta salmon Los Angeles Times: Leave California’s ‘new’ water in the ground YubaNet: Statewide Water Conservation Grows to 28 Percent in May Sierra Sun Times: NASA Maps California Drought Effects on Sierra Trees ABC10.com: La Niña struggling to emerge AgNet West: Keep Management Local’ Still Focus for SGMA Appeal-Democrat: Shasta Lake water release […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 6, 2016
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Transportation News for July 6, 2016

  East Bay Times: Caltrans: pay by the mile program seeks to balance enforcement, privacy, equity San Francisco Chronicle: California’s greenhouse gas emissions drop, barely Mercury News: Campbell: Designs for Del Grande project being narrowed down Marin Independent Journal: Marin-based water taxi looks to break into commute service Sacramento Bee: California’s most famous freeway fixer, Myers Inc., is bankrupt Government […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 6, 2016
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Energy News for July 6, 2016

Bloomberg News: Record Heat Wiping Out U.S. Gas Glut Fuels Best Rally Since ’08 E&E: U.S. Leads the World in Reserves – Report The Wall Street Journal: Big Oil Finding Money for Biggest Projects Reuters: Oil Edges Lower as Strong Dollar, Economic Concerns Weigh The Business of Federal Technology: Is Analog the Answer For Securing the Grid? Midwest Energy News: Small […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 1, 2016
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Transportation News for July 1, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: BART welcomes a new kind of train San Francisco Chronicle: BART to close tracks between South Hayward, Fremont this weekend East Bay Times: Local pols get sneak peek at eBART train East Bay Times: It’s surreal: Silicon Valley’s biggest private development project East Bay Times: Eye on the East Bay: Richmond council hopes solar-train dream sees light […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 1, 2016
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Water News for July 1, 2016

Sacramento Bee: Court rules that sale of Delta islands can proceed News Deeply: Fighting Drought Will Be a Long-Term Battle, Says Study Sacramento Bee: Trailhead Fire grows to 1,260 acres; new evacuations ordered Mercury News: Bullet train, Delta tunnels: Gov. Brown’s pet projects face threat from ballot measure Stanford University: Stanford’s steps to better manage groundwater Courthouse News Service: Huge Water […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 1, 2016
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Energy News for July 1, 2016

New York Times: New Jersey Legislature Fails to Reach Deal on Gas Tax CNBC: Google Rolls Out Earthquake Alerts and Info Bloomberg: Global Bonds Jump With Gold on Stimulus Bets as S&P Futures Drop Wall Street Journal: California Attorney General Investigating Major Oil Refiners Wall Street Journal: Crude Oil Posts Large Quarterly Gain Reuters: Oil Falls as Oversupply Concerns Return to Center […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 30, 2016
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Transportation News for June 30, 2016

Golden Gate Bridge, Ferry And Transit Fares Increase Friday San Francisco Chronicle Tolerating dangerous streets in SF? Not so fast San Francisco Chronicle Housing costs push commuters outward, expanding definition of Bay Area, study says East Bay Times Ballot measure threatens bullet train, Delta tunnels East Bay Times Cameras might replace guards on suicide watch […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 30, 2016
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Energy News for June 30, 2016

Washington Examiner: GOP Senators Say EPA Uses ‘Questionable Enforcement Methods’ The Hill: House Office Building’s Water Contaminated With Lead Washington Examiner: Brexit Raises Questions for $20 Billion Fusion Energy Project Bloomberg: European Stocks Rise, Bonds Drop as Brexit Angst Muffles Moves Morning Consult: Murkowski Worries White House Will Cut Arctic Drilling Leases Wall Street Journal: Exxon Touts Carbon Tax to Oil […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 29, 2016
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Transportation News for June 29, 2016

American Drivers Regain Appetite for Gas Guzzlers New York Times Rail agency taps Brisbane tract eyed for transit-oriented housing San Francisco Chronicle Red hot Bay Area housing puts big chill on Section 8 East Bay Times Solution to SF’s homeless problem starts with supportive housing San Francisco Chronicle 3 SF supervisors move to put tech […]

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