Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 20, 2015
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Transportation News for April 20, 2015

San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: Potholes rile Bay Area drivers  San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: Presidio Parkway changes loom in San Francisco  Marin Independent Journal: Golden Gate Bridge movable barrier: So far, so good  Oakland Tribune: Daniel Borenstein: BART looking to 2016 voters for property tax increase to fix ailing system  San Jose Mercury News: East Bay’s rising economy has […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 20, 2015
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Energy News for April 20, 2015

E&E: Top oil-producing nations, companies pledge to curb flaring, a major source of CO2 The Hill: Feds order speed limits for oil trains Bloomberg: U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise as China Cuts Bank Reserve Ratios Bloomberg: China Adds Solar the Size of France’s Capacity in First Quarter Fuel Fix: BLM seeks comments on higher drilling royalties for public lands Reuters: Global LNG […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for April 17, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Gov. Brown Defends Order to Cut Water Use 25% in Face of Opposition Bay Area News Group: Brown shrugs off cities’ water complaints  Sacramento Bee: Sacramento-area water agencies push back against proposed water cuts  NPR: California Cities Struggle To Enforce Mandatory Water Restrictions San Francisco Chronicle: Some say they’ll get soaked by state’s big water cutbacks Bloomberg News: Despite […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2015
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Energy News for April 17, 2015

USA Today: Lawmakers reach deal on ‘fast track’ trade authority The Hill: Bill would hike gas tax to pay for roads CNBC: Oil slips below $64, ample supplies weigh Wall Street Journal: Low Prices Cool Boom in U.S. Oil Production E&E: Advanced Ethanol Council’s Coleman discusses EPA timeline for RFS volume targets Bloomberg: Ethanol Advocates ‘Encouraged’ After Clinton Expresses Support for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2015
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Transportation News for April 17, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Lots of new housing in San Francisco, but it’s still not enough  San Francisco Chronicle: Bill would force Uber to guard passenger privacy  San Francisco Examiner: National pedestrian-safety organization Vision Zero Network launches in SF  Sacramento Bee: Let voters shift high-speed rail money to schools  Vacaville Reporter: Plan Bay Area open house next month  Wired: The Ten Most […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 16, 2015
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Energy News for April 16, 2015

New York Times: Legal Battle Begins Over Obama Bid to Curb Greenhouse Gases The Hill: GOP criticizes Obama’s ‘restrictive’ offshore drilling plan Wall Street Journal: IEA Says Oil Market Recovery Could Be Delayed Bloomberg: Goldman Seeks Better Standards in $80 Billion Green Bond Market Platts: US Senate members introduce three bills on nuclear plant decommissioning, spent fuel Reuters: Annova LNG to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 16, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for April 16, 2015

Department of Water Resources: DWR moves to install first drought barrier on West False River Sacramento Bee: California to build temporary Delta dam Associated Press: Winter rains, snowfall likely won’t end California’s drought, forecasters say NPR: How Almonds Became A Scapegoat For California’s Drought  Los Angeles Times: Cities criticize California water cuts as unfair, unrealistic  NPR: Redistribute California’s Water? Not Without […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 16, 2015
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Transportation News for April 16, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Wheelchair ramps yanked for luxury seating  San Francisco Chronicle: S.F.’s Airbnb law needs to be fixed at the board  San Francisco Examiner: Advocates blast SF mayor for backlog of pedestrian-safety projects  San Francisco Examiner: NTSB cites former BART policy of ‘simple approval’ as probable cause for two worker deaths in 2013  Los Angeles Times: Obama’s climate policy […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 15, 2015
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Energy News for April 15, 2015

U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations: Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Wall Street Journal: White House Says Obama Would Sign New Iran Bill New York Times: A Call to Look Past Sustainable Development E&E: House unveils bill attacking Obama energy, water priorities CNBC: Oil near $59 on Yemen tension, USoutput Washington Examiner: U.S. […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 15, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for April 15, 2015

U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations: Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Sacramento Bee: Area water agencies push back against level of cuts Sacramento Bee: Drought economic harm ‘limited’ Business Insider: One chart sums up the real problem in the California drought — and it isn’t almonds Wired: Wired’s Guide To Produce that […]

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