The Shell Martinez Refinery and Save Mount Diablo collaborated on a documentary about the 2013 project to restore the historic beacon on top of Mount Diablo. The beacon is lit once a year, on Dec. 7, to commemorate the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Shell workers and contract partners volunteered in the restoration effort. Check out […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 21, Bulletin 17 – June 19, 2014[online/pdf] To expand communications between Washington and California, the California Institute provides periodic bulletins regarding current activity on Capitol Hill that affects our state. Bulletins are published weekly during sessions of Congress, and occasionally during other periods. To subscribe to the Bulletin or other […]
Continue ReadingFollow the link below for the California Political Week Newsletter #24 for June 23, 2014. Calpeek Newsletter #24 for 2014
Continue ReadingSF Gate: State evacuates 430,000 trout from too-warm hatchery The Republic: Court: California water board cleared to regulate farmers’ use of Russian River during cold Los Angeles Times: Brown’s tunnel plan looms over effort to pass water bonds Bloomberg: California Lawmakers Overhauling $11 Billion Water Bond ABC 7 News: Bay Area cuts water use by just 2 percent over 5 […]
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO BAY JOINT VENTURE – BULLETIN WHAT DO ALL OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE IN COMMON? … Breuner Marsh SF Bay Living Shorelines Hamilton Wetlands Yosemite Slough South Bay Salt Ponds Invasive Spartina Treatment Sears Point Bahia Napa Sonoma Marshes Haire Property Acquisition Lower Redwood Creek … THEY WERE […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Amid drought, Bay Area water use down just 2 percent Sacramento Bee: Report: California has a long way to go on water conservation
Continue ReadingFuel Fix: Report: Non-U.S. tight oil output to rise by 2019 Reuters: Iraqi refinery attacked; oil firms start to remove staff Fuel Fix: First Reserve closes $2.5B fund for energy infrastructure
Continue ReadingOn June 19, 2014, the House Appropriations Committee is expected to pass the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015. For more information about the bill, please refer to the following rsources: The full House Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for FY2015 The draft Committee Report Language from the Committee Report […]
Continue ReadingSlate: Thirsty West: Why Californians Will Soon Be Drinking Their Own Pee Capitol Weekly: Water bond floats toward November Washington Post: Obama will propose vast expansion of Pacific Ocean marine sanctuary
Continue ReadingBloomberg: U.S. crude exports hi t 15-year high in April Bloomberg: U.S. crude exports hit 15-year high in April Reuters: U.S. shale boom is “great opportunity” for Venezuela, oil minister says Reuters: U.S. shale boom is “great opportunity” for Venezuela, oil minister says Fuel Fix: Report: U.S. shale oil, gas production to rise in July SNL Financial: Analysts: Stable policies need to […]
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