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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 2, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Central Valley, Delta water rights under scrutiny Associated Press: Some California Farmers to Go Without Federal Water The Wall Street Journal: California Farmers Face Another Year Without Federal Water San Jose Mercury News: California drought: Water shortages a near certainty for this summer as feds announce low deliveries The Appeal-Democrat: Congress to consider Sites Reservoir Daily Democrat: Garamendi, LaMalfa […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2015
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Energy News for March 2, 2015

Forbes: OPEC won’t stop U.S. fracking, expert says Oil & Gas Journal: Report: U.S. oil boom results in 5 crude transportation challenges Reuters: Drillers de-lever using stock sales amid price slump, observers say Reuters: Canadian crude complements U.S. shale oil Rigzone: Engineering firm develops water generation technology for oil, gas industry Bloomberg BNA: Rep. Whitfield: Crude exports ban repeal likely absent […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 27, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 27, 2015

Huffington Post: Alarming Consequences Of The California Drought You May Not Have Expected Daily Democrat: California has entered fourth year of drought, water experts say GOOD Magazine: How Much Water Could California Save? Associated Press: Central California farmers anticipate no federal water Los Angeles Times: Hundreds of illicit oil wastewater pits found in Kern County  San Francisco Chronicle: Storm heading into […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 27, 2015
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Energy News for February 27, 2015

Bloomberg: Official: Alberta looks to win Keystone XL approval through climate policies Reuters: U.S. LNG exporters shift focus to European market CNBC: Global oil glut leads to storage space shortage, observers say United Press International: EIA: U.S. crude output levels stabilized last week Reuters: U.S. oil production to slow in “middle of the year,” exec says Politico: TransCanada could use NAFTA […]

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Bay Area Climate News – February 2015

February News from the Bay Area Climate & Energy Resilience Project  A Project of the Bay Area Joint Policy Committee   Sign up now for 2 great BACERP webinars on March 4 and 11. RSVP to bruce@bayareajpc.net. Ohmconnect: Getting Paid to Cut Pollution — Presentation and Q&A with Curtis Tongue, Co-Founder and Executive Director — March 4, 11am – […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 26, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 26, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Field Poll: More Californians want mandatory water rationing San Jose Mercury News: Poll: Drought worries us, but mandatory water rules disliked Reuters: Nearly all California voters think water shortage is serious: poll Fresno Bee: State officials send warnings on eve of Fresno’s big water vote KCRA Sacramento: Could capturing storm run-off help with California’s drought? News10 Sacramento: State agencies […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 25, 2015
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Energy News for February 25, 2015

Fuel Fix: Keystone XL bill vetoed by Obama  Bloomberg: Small LNG projects gain traction amid price slump, observers say  The Washington Post: Dominion identifies 4 alternate routes for interstate gas pipeline The Wall Street Journal: Gas supply not at risk with Ukraine-Russia conflict, European Commission says The Wall Street Journal: U.S. role as swing oil producer won’t last long, exec […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 25, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 25, 2015

Capital Public Radio: California Lawmakers Will Examine Ways To Capture Stormwater Capitol Weekly: Water rights’ cost draws scrutiny Fresno Bee: Second drought nightmare will become official after federal water forecast Taho Daily Tribune: California drought: More work needed as water conservation sees positive results at Lake Tahoe, Truckee  The Orion: Drought spurs rigorous conservation efforts CBS Sacramento: California Drought Creates Worse […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 24, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 24, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Field Poll: Jerry Brown riding high, but not his big projects Riverside Press-Enterprise: WEATHER: Rain didn’t help drought Fox News: Last resort: Drought prompts California city to consider firing up desalination plan Sacramento Bee: California’s drought could mean another bad year for West Nile Hesperia Star: Drought, overdrafts affecting valley water levels Sacramento […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 23, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for February 23, 2015

CBS News: Record West Coast drought shows no sign of easing Los Angeles Times: Record heat, record snow: The coasts are clearly weather-beaten KCRA Sacramento: California drought forces farmers to dig deeper for water Stockton Record: Drought lingers, perhaps intensifies in 2015 NPR: California’s drought exposes long-hidden detritus Climate News Network: Big cities head for water crisis as populations explode Fresno Bee: Fresno […]

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