Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 1, 2016
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BART Moves South this Summer!

The Warm Springs BART Station is set to open this summer after being delayed since December. This is a big step for Bay Area transit infrastructure. With the tech industry booming in South Bay, it only makes sense to connect it to the rapidly-growing cities of Oakland and San Francisco through the State’s most efficient […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 31, 2016
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Energy News for March 31, 2016

Reuters: U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Rise Less Than Expected In Week Reuters: Oil Settles Flat, Far Off Day’s Highs; U.S. Build Weighs Bloomberg News: The Extend-and-Pretend Oil Market The Houston Chronicle: Largest New U.S. Refinery Since 1976 Planned for N.D. Bloomberg News: Harvesting Sunshine More Lucrative Than Crops at Some U.S. Farms The Buffalo News: Solar Company Considering a Buffalo Plant […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 30, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for March 30, 2016

Los Angeles Times: State snowpack has changed a lot in the last year — as have Californians’ attitude toward water San Francisco Chronicle: Unimpressive El Niño leaves California in water limbo Associated Press: California seeks hearing delay for giant water tunnels National Post:  Saudi Arabian dairy buys 14000 acres in California to take advantage of U.S. water laws […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 30, 2016
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Energy News for March 30, 2016

The Associated Press: Atlantic Drilling Off Table But Survey Permits Pending Reuters: Oil Prices Rebound on Less Than Expected Build In Stocks Greentech Media: New Consumer Preferences Are Now Impossible to Ignore, Say Utility Executives Bloomberg News: SunEdison Inching Closer to Bankruptcy, TerraForm Global Says The Associated Press: Nevada Power Plant First In World With Solar-Geothermal Mix E&E: Nev. Plant Solves […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 29, 2016
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Energy News for March 29, 2016

Scientific American: Drilling for Earthquakes The Wall Street Journal: Oil Firms Slow Exploration to Weather Low-Price Era Energy Fuse: With $4 Billion Deficit, Alaska Ponders An Economy Beyond Oil Utility Dive: How Utility Collaboration Can Cut Community Solar Costs Up to 40% Las Vegas Sun: Nevada Judge Rules to Disqualify Solar Industry’s Ballot Measure The Associated Press: Solar Companies Struggle With […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 29, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for March 29, 2016

Sacramento Bee: Agencies seek two-month delay for Delta tunnels hearing Associated Press: Saudi land purchases in drought-stricken California fuel debate over U.S. water rights San Francisco Chronicle: Aerial photos show impact of drought and fire on California landscape PBS NewsHour: New cousin of El Niño may forecast summer heat waves months in advance The San Diego Union-Tribune: Saving water an […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 28, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for March 28, 2016

Sacramento Bee: Granite Bay water district says it will no longer follow state water conservation mandate Associated Press: Saudi land purchases fuel debate over US water rights Sierra Sun Times: DWR Says March 30, 2016 Snow Survey Will Help Reveal California’s Water Health Breitbart News: Drought: Another California Dam Releases Water Fresno Bee: Commercial fishers need water for their ‘crops,’ […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 28, 2016
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Energy News for March 28, 2016

Bloomberg News: Oil Halts Two-Day Slide After U.S. Rig Count Resumes Decline The Associated Press: Federal Oil, Gas Leases Stall Over Bird Concerns in U.S. West Reuters: Despite Oil’s Decline, Energy Companies Win With Equity Offerings The Wall Street Journal: Want to Bet on Oil Companies? It’s All About the ZIP Code Utility Dive: In Supreme Court’s Second Power Case […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 25, 2016
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Energy News for March 25, 2016

Reuters: U.S. Drillers Cut Oil and Gas Rigs for 14th Straight Week: Baker Hughes The New York Times: Gas Prices Will Be Low for Easter, But Don’t Get Used to It Curbed Los Angeles: The Terrible Porter Ranch Leak Could Mean Gas Shortages This Summer Bloomberg News: Sea Turtles Delay Debt-Ridden Puerto Rico’s Gas-Switching Plan Reuters: Oil Steadies as U.S. […]

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