Category: Highlight

  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 24, 2017
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Energy News for August 24, 2017

The Wall Street Journal: Saudi Aramco IPO Sparks Rush to Privatize in Middle East MarketWatch: Oil prices ease, with caution still in place even as U.S. stockpiles decline Houston Chronicle: Texas oil and gas companies add 20,000 jobs over year NPR News: The Battle Over Oil And Gas Development In Colorado E&E News: The long (long) road to a famous […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 24, 2017
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California Water News for August 24, 2017

Capital Public Radio News: Proposed Tax For Safe Drinking Water Gets Support From Environmental, Agricultural Groups San Francisco Chronicle: Full lakes, plenty of camp space in Northern California for Labor Day Chico Enterprise-Record: Lake Oroville spillway construction on schedule, says DWR Eureka Times-Standard: California drinking water access bill vote delayed to next week The Mercury News: Mountain View’s green canopy of trees recovering from drought yourcentralvalley.com: State […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 23, 2017
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Energy News for August 23, 2017

Reuters: North American exodus at PetroChina sparks speculation of company shift Reuters: BHP to quit U.S. shale business as annual profit surges CNBC: Meet Michael Wirth, the man who could soon lead Chevron Nextgov: Time’s Running Out to Prevent a Massive Cyberattack on Critical Infrastructure, Advisory Group Says Washington Examiner: Nation’s largest grid operator suffers 4,000 attempted cyberattacks per month […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 23, 2017
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California Water News for August 23, 2017

Associated Press: Officials promise to protect Lake Tahoe with $415 million Porterville Recorder: Clean water hookups resume Sacramento Bee: 3.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near San Francisco Progress Index: Trump’s missing infrastructure plan California Farm Bureau: Water storage projects compete for bond funds Stockton Record: SJ County ag declines $900 million over past two years NPR: California’s Forests Continue To Die After Years Of Drought Sacramento Bee: Here’s California’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 22, 2017
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California Water News for August 22, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Dozens are suing to block Delta tunnels. Will it matter? San Francisco Chronicle: State bills seek to cut children’s exposure to lead Scientific American: It’s Crucial to Upgrade America’s Water Infrastructure NORCAL: San Francisco Implements Newly Created Rain Gardens The Madera Tribune: Water still a hot topic for farmers Science Codex: Can ‘reading’ leaves lead to more drought-tolerant crops? Chico Enterprise Record: AquAlliance […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 22, 2017
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Energy News for August 22, 2017

Financial Times: Lithuania becomes first ex-Soviet state to buy US natural gas Alaska Dispatch News: Federal geologists launch efforts to update oil potential in ANWR and NPR-A Alaska Public News: Oil company sues over Alaska’s beleaguered cash-for-credits program Reuters: Refiner Valero’s secret campaign against U.S. biofuels mandates Reuters: Canadian oil sands producers: Heady days may not last long Financial Times: US […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 21, 2017
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Transportation News for August 21, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Bridge’s old foundations to be imploded  San Francisco Chronicle: $3 toll hike plan has Bay Area politicos dueling for dollars  San Francisco Chronicle: Gas from an app? First, torch that fire code  Mercury News: Roadshow: Longer 237 metering lights start working Tuesday  Mercury News: Roadshow: Berryessa residents sound off about traffic lights, permit parking  Mercury News: Palo […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 21, 2017
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Energy News for August 21, 2017

Reuters: Total boosts North Sea business with $7.5 billion Maersk Oil deal The New York Times: Rescuers Seek 10 Missing Sailors After U.S. Navy Ship and Tanker Collide The Wall Street Journal: As U.S. Exports Gas to Europe, Russia Digs In The Associated Press: U.S. oil rig count decreases by 3 this week to 946 Bloomberg: Sempra Is the Mystery […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 21, 2017
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California Water News for August 21, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Sacramento County sues to block Delta tunnels – and it’s not alone The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: New video shows crews rebuilding wrecked spillway Chico Enterprise Record: Oroville Dam: Relicensing saga holds up habitat restoration Peak Prosperity: Bungled repairs and new concerns at the tallest US dam Ventura County Star: Crews continue race to rebuild Oroville Dam spillway […]

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