The LA Times: Small earthquakes can increase risk of the Big One. Now, seismologists say they can create public quake forecasts The LA Times: Taxpayer money was wrongly used to plan California water tunnel project, federal audit says The Sacramento Bee: Frustratoin, friction flashed behind the scenes as Oroville Dam emergency grew News Deeply – Water Deeply: Study: […]
Continue ReadingReuters: Florida cites complaints over Chevron gas prices as shortages mount Reuters: Oil steady as Irma heads for Florida, Saudi Arabia cuts supply CNBC: Exxon CEO: We’re making ‘good progress’ on Harvey recovery and ready for Irma The Globe and Mail: TransCanada asks NEB to halt federal review of Energy East pipeline Reuters: Russia’s Novak says it is premature to […]
Continue ReadingTime Magazine: The Philosopher King NBC Los Angeles: What to Know About Irma and How Hurricanes Work Popular Mechanics: Here’s the Massive Construction Project to Fix the Oroville Dam The Insurance Journal: Bad Design, Poor Construction Blamed for California Dam Damage E&E News: Order limits most NEPA studies to a year, 150 pages CalFire – Rocklin & Roseville Today: 9500+ firefighters […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: BART can’t afford its millions of dollars in free rides, director says San Francisco Chronicle: Muni’s drivers to get an all-new look after 4 decades in brown East Bay Times: Opinion: Toll increases are not the “answer” we deserve East Bay Times: Preview electric vehicles at Berkeley farmers market event East Bay Times: After almost 20 years, […]
Continue ReadingBloomberg: Oil for U.S. Hawked to Others as Storm Snarls Flows of Crude Reuters: Oil firms as U.S. Gulf refineries restart, dollar softens Reuters: Harvey damage prompts TransCanada to extend pipeline open season Reuters: BP, Shell tie future to North Sea despite broad retreat Axios: Spicer keynoting energy conference Trump addressed in 2016 The Wall Street Journal: Sempra Energy Gets Bankruptcy […]
Continue ReadingThe Press Telegram: Long Beach reports first death this year from West Nile virus Dale Kasler & Ryan Sabalow: Heat wave, fires, hurricanes bear the ‘fingerprints of climate change,’ scientists say KQED: VIDEO: Is Climate Change to Blame for Hurricane Harvey and Other Kinds of Extreme Weather? The Desert Sun: How big is Hurricane Irma compared to the whole […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Taxi drivers to get payouts as plans for accumulated fund are dropped San Francisco Chronicle: Turo lands $92 million for peer-to-peer car rental San Francisco Chronicle: Self-driving cars now roam across former California military facilities San Francisco Chronicle: BART proposes Small Business Program extension to hire more LGBT contractors East Bay Times: Solano Stroll ready to go […]
Continue ReadingThe Wall Street Journal: After Oil Refinery Is Damaged by Harvey, Benzene Is Detected in Houston Area The Wall Street Journal: Oil Gains Amid New Hurricane Threats Bloomberg: Shell Invests to Boost Global Gas Demand Reuters: Asian traders look to snap up U.S. crude in wake of Hurricane Harvey Bloomberg: Harvey Has America’s Only Shale Gas Export Plant Cutting Flows […]
Continue ReadingThe LA Times: Clues to Oroville Dam spillway failure ‘were all there in the files,’ top investigator says The Los Angeles Times: California lawmakers move to preserve climate change data The Associated Press: More than 10,000 battle major fires throughout California Reuters/CBS News: 747 SuperTanker fights fire in U.S. for first time Salon: California’s past and coming superstorm: Flooding that […]
Continue ReadingAmerican Rivers: Hurricane Harvey is Reminder to Prepare for Climate Change, Floods KQED: Jerry Brown Traveling to Russia to Discuss Climate Change The Press Telegram: Why California rescue workers rushed to help Harvey victims halfway across the country The Fresno Bee: California lawmakers pass bill on storm water fees Brietbart News: California Tries to Leverage Hurricane Harvey to Fund $20 […]
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