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California Water & Drought News for March 10, 2015

Associated Press: California senators focus on oil industry, drinking water Sacramento Bee: New partnership seeks to restore Sierra forests Los Angeles Daily News: Groundwater law results in confusion, futility: Thomas Elias Maven’s Notebook: The Department of Water Resources’ role in implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Pacific Standard: Will California De-Salt the Pacific to Alleviate Its Drought? Fresno Bee: Droughts can […]

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Transportation News for March 10, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: More tech shuttles on the way to San Francisco? San Francisco Chronicle: Drivers, though confused, will take free parking at any angle San Francisco Chronicle: Are all Bay Area bridges headed for only automated toll-taking? Contra Costa Times: Threatened fish could complicate plan to blow up old Bay Bridge pier Santa Cruz Sentinel: Bay Area housing lags […]

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Energy News for March 10, 2015

Morning Consult: Keystone’s Plan B: Hitch It To Highway Funding, Dare Dems to Blink CNBC: Brent crude near $57 on strong dollar and supply concerns Bloomberg: Crude price fall may not be as steep as thought, Goldman says   Reuters: $1T in oil, gas projects could be canceled amid price slump, exec says  Bloomberg: EIA: U.S. shale plays to […]

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Beacon Economics California Trade Report – March 2015

March 2015 California Exports Outperform Nation Despite Labor Dispute Despite labor strife that supposedly stymied trade through West Coast seaports, California exports fared better than exports in the U.S overall in January… Read Full Analysis Now SHARE:  Meet Our Experts  Christopher  Thornberg Christopher Thornberg is widely credited as being one of the earliest and most […]

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California Water & Drought News for March 9, 2015

Scientific American: California Farmers Confront Ominous Groundwater Shortage Stockton Record: ‘Limited’ water exports OK’d The Press Enterprise: ENVIRONMENT: State releases new drought recommendations Maven’s Notebook: News Worth Noting: State Water Board posts proposed recommendations for emergency urban water conservation regulation, Yuba City joins Regional Water Authority, Elk Grove WD completes meter upgrade, EBMUD program to fix leaky toilets, Supreme […]

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Transportation News for March 9, 2015

San Francisco Examiner: New South City development near BART station to include below-market-rate component Daily Californian: BART station renovations green-lit by commission San Jose Mercury News: Richmond: Agreements bring ferry service closer to reality San Jose Mercury News: Bay Area housing lags booming economy KQED: Richmond Ferry Service Could Start as Soon as 2018 San Francisco Chronicle: S.F. must consider bus […]

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Energy News for March 9, 2015

Wall Street Journal: OPEC Chief Says Cartel Is Hurting U.S. Shale Producers The Washington Times: Obama minimizes benefits of Keystone XL in speech  Bloomberg: Global oil market to get balance back this year, OPEC chief says Fuel Fix: Investors raised $7.75B for oil producers in last 2 months, analysts say POLITICO Morning Energy for 3/9/2015 By DARIUS DIXON, with […]

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