Join our mailing list October 13, 2015 Governor Signs Bill: No More Plastic Microbeads in California! On Thursday, October 8, Governor Brown signed CASA’s co-sponsored bill, AB 888, which bans the use of plastic microbeads in personal care products like face wash, soap, and toothpaste. The enactment of AB 888 is a significant victory for […]
Continue ReadingHouston Business Journal: Here’s who’s been dominating the energy buying space Bloomberg News: Oil Falls to One-Week Low as IEA Counters OPEC View on Recovery The Wall Street Journal: OPEC Sees U.S. Oil Output Dropping Next Year McClatchy DC: Johns Hopkins study links fracking and premature births Houston Business Journal: Marathon Oil court victory could deter similar lawsuits, expert says […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Poll: California’s drought heavy on the mind New York Times: A Culture of Nagging Helps California Save Water Washington Times: California fair implements water-saving measures Los Angeles Times: Water and Power: California’s drought means smaller pumpkins for Halloween TakePart: Drought-Weary California Tries to Make Wine out of Less Water Napa Valley Register: Valley’s future is in our hands […]
Continue ReadingPIANC published a press release and letter discussing the topic of climate change. You can read the press release by clicking here, and view the letter here. The letter: introduces PIANC’s new Think Climate coalition requests assistance in identifying or providing climate change adaptation case studies asks for relevant photos that you would be happy for […]
Continue ReadingMonrning Consult: GOP Hopes Oil Export Bill Can Overcome Veto The Wall Street Journal: Weatherford CEO Defends Restructuring The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Oil Rig Count Slides Again The New York Times: Under Political Pressure, Russian Billionaire Sells Energy Assets in North Sea The Wall Street Journal: With Market on Their Side, Electric Utilities Skip Fight Against […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: 1998 El Niño pounded an unready Bay Area: Are we prepared now? Los Angeles Times: Massive El Niño is now ‘too big to fail,’ scientist says Wall Street Journal: Fines Over Water Use Rankle Californians Associated Press: California craft beer brewers balance drafts and drought Highbrow Magazine: How Bad is California’s Drought? Sacramento Bee: Drought, community support […]
Continue ReadingINVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Control Program – 2015 Treatments for the Week of October 12 thru October 16 View Larger Image In 2014 DBW treated a total of 2,617 acres of Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant combined. At this time in the 2015 treatment season DBW […]
Continue ReadingSenators drill into California water bill BY MICHAEL DOYLE WASHINGTON Ever hopeful lawmakers on Thursday conjured the vision of a compromise California water bill that succeeds instead of fails. It may be a mirage. But in a long-awaited hearing, the chairwoman of a key Senate committee zeroed in on some specific, concrete details that […]
Continue ReadingThe Hill: Senate Dems block energy spending bill The Hill: House votes to speed up tribal energy projects Bloomberg News: S&P 500 Futures Little Changed; Alcoa Drops After Earnings Miss Bloomberg News: Goldman Sachs: This Oil Rally Is Not Going to Last Bloomberg News: Oil Investors Gain Over $70 Billion in Best Week Since 2008 The Hill: Interest groups appeal to Congress […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: New forecast says El Niño could help Northern California, ease drought San Francisco Chronicle: Feinstein, Boxer hopeful for compromise to increase state water Associated Press: Governor signs bills in aftermath of Santa Barbara oil spill San Francisco Chroncle: This year’s El Niño still looks like a whopper New York Times: California Becomes Latest State to Ban Plastic Microbeads […]
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