SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Totem Ocean: Built for Alaska By Bee Meas and Tyler Edgar On September 10, 1975, the S/S Great Land completed Totem Ocean’s inaugural voyage across the Gulf of Alaska, establishing a new, critical link between the ports of Tacoma and Anchorage. This year, on […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 8, 2015 Microbeads Legislation (AB 888) Passes Senate Floor We’re very pleased to announce a very big win in the legislature this week. On Friday, September 4, the CASA-sponsored legislation to ban plastic microbeads in personal care products (AB 888 – Bloom) passed the Senate Floor on a 24-14 vote. It now moves back […]
Continue ReadingPG&E has called a SmartDay™ event for Wednesday, September 09, 2015. Remember to reduce your energy use between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to save energy when electric rates are highest. For more information, or to update your notification preferences, please visit pge.com/smartrate or call 1-866-743-0263. Learn how to save energy on SmartDays™ at the […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view a letter to ABAG and MTC submitted by the Bay Area Business Coalition, including the Bay Plan Coalition, regarding Integration of “Displacement” into Plan Bay Area 2040 Performance Targets and OBAG Funding. The letter was submitted on September 4, 2015.
Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – September 4, 2015 Horseshoes, Hand Grenades and FOMC Mandates The headline print of 173,000 new jobs in August was below consensus expectations for 217,000. Although after accounting for revisions which added 44,000 jobs to the prior two months, the latest job market read was more in-line with […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Feds scramble to avoid another mass salmon die-off in the Sacramento River San Francisco Chronicle: Lack of support in D.C. hampers water recycling efforts Los Angeles Times: Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds Los Angeles Times: 192 drought maps reveal just how thirsty California has become Fresno Bee: Small cities find California water-conservation mandates […]
Continue ReadingThe Hill: Analysis: Oil, gas industry continues to weather regulatory climate Bloomberg: Oil, gas industry’s political spending declined in Q2 Fuel Fix: Oil, gas industry cut 8,300 jobs in Aug., federal report finds Associated Press: Judge says injunction on water rule not nationwide Reuters: Brent oil rises on European, Chinese data; oversupply weighs Financial Times: US shale industry braced for bankruptcies […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: BART’s Transbay Tube reopens on time – but major delays reported San Jose Mercury News: Can California really cut gasoline use by 50 percent? San Jose Mercury News: California Legislature: Compromises on tax and climate change bills remain elusive as Friday deadline approaches Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Spare the Air alert issued for Tuesday San Francisco Examiner: Supervisor […]
Continue ReadingA Spare the Air Alert has been issued for Tuesday, September 8, 2015 throughout the Bay Area. BAAQMD is forecasting today’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy, due to increased levels of ground-level ozone. People with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Ozone can […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s publication of Knowledge Stream for Fall 2015. Topics include: New Concepts for Remote Fish Detection Keeping Alert for Mussels at the Reclamation Detection Laboratory for Exotic Species Understanding Quagga Mussel Life History in the Lower Colorado River Habitat Suitability Parameters for Invasive Mussels at Reclamation-Managed Facilities and […]
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