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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 13, 2017
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California Water News for December 13, 2017

LA Times: Fierce fight along Santa Barbara coast as fire threat eases in Ventura Sacramento Bee: Dry weather continues in California. Time to start worrying about another drought? Washington Post: Why are California’s wildfires so historic? For starters, a diablo is at work. Live Science: What Are Pyrocumulus Clouds? California Fires Spawn Eerie Formations KQED News: Southern California Is Burning […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 12, 2017
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Transportation News for December 12, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Another Bay Bridge? 70 years of absurd, crazy and downright dumb span plans  CBS: California Considers Taxing Drivers Per Mile  Mercury News: Roadshow: Egads — $40 toll to use express lane  East Bay Times: Test ride a prototype bus for AC Transit and board for free East Bay Times: Regional transit agencies heighten security in wake of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 12, 2017
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Energy News for December 12, 2017

Reuters: Exxon to provide details on climate-change impact to its business Bloomberg: Trump to Open the Door for Oil Drilling Off U.S.’s East Coast The Guardian: North Sea pipeline closure ‘could have significant impact on consumers’ Newsweek: Bitcoin Mining on Track to Consume All of the World’s Energy by 2020 The Washington Post: Wind energy is supposed to help fight […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 12, 2017
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California Water News for December 12, 2017

LA Times: The inferno that won’t die: How the Thomas fire became a monster OC Register: Santa Ana posts hottest temperature in the U.S., Newport Beach breaks 93-year-old heat record KQED News: State Releases Analysis of Oroville Spillway Cracks NPR: Firefighters In California Take Advantage Of Milder Winds CNN: California wildfires have destroyed 1,000 structures … and counting The New […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 11, 2017
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Transportation News for December 11, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: I-580 express lanes take lead in toll revenue  San Francisco Chronicle: Fatalities rising on Bay Area’s streets and highways, data show  CBS: MTC Study Shows Spike In Deadly Accidents In Bay Area  San Francisco Chronicle: Could Department of Livable Streets fix SF parking and traffic?  San Francisco Chronicle: Quake could shut Golden Gate Bridge ‘for a long, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 11, 2017
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Energy News for December 11, 2017

Reuters: Fuel shippers seek U.S. review of ‘excessive’ Colonial Pipeline rates Bloomberg: U.A.E., Kuwait Target June for Talks on Phasing Out Oil Cuts Axios: Why big oil is slowly turning green The New York Times: How Arctic Drilling, Stymied for Decades, Made Surprise Return in Tax Bill The Bismarck Tribune: Production limits rare for companies that miss natural gas flaring […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 11, 2017
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California Water News for December 11, 2017

LA Times: At 230,000 acres, Thomas fire is now the fifth-largest wildfire in modern California history Daily News: There’s no rain in sight. So why is Southern California bracing for floods, mudslides? NPR: Firefighters Lose Ground On Largest Of California Fires Associated Press: New evacuations as huge Southern California fire flares up Daily News: Record-breaking dry conditions are making Southern […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 11, 2017
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3rd Annual CA Boating Congress Set for February 27-28, 2018

Save the date for Marine Recreation Association’s (MRA) 3rd Annual California Boating Congress (CBC) set for February 27-28, 2017 at the California State Capitol.  This year BPC is a co-host of the CBC, where the marine industry and boating community come together to advocate for issues affecting this important part of the state’s economy and culture, and “chart […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 6, 2017
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Transportation News for December 6, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: SF’s Central Subway falling further behind schedule, builder warns San Francisco Chronicle: Plan to set SF parking rates based on demand is approved East Bay Times: Lyft reveals top 2017 Bay Area, U.S. passenger destinations East Bay Times: New roads, strong bonds emerge from last winter’s damage in Morgan Territory Mercury News: Roadshow: Big rigs have Interstate […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 6, 2017
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Energy News for December 6, 2017

The Wall Street Journal: Move Over, Cushing: Houston Emerges as Key Oil Trading Hub The Denver Post: Oil and gas prices expected to rise more, but increases in supply will check growth The Houston Chronicle: Oil companies clamp down on methane leaks The Bismarck Tribune: Natural gas outage affects 1,100 Tioga customers Dow Jones Newswire: Two Killed in Kinder Morgan […]

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