Thursday, March 1, 2012

Delta Water and News Links, March 01, 2012

Delta News
Headliner today!
Aquafornia.com
Manteca Bulletin
Wyatt Buchanan: You Will Have No Real Say As Voter on Peripheral Canal 2.0
http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/38/article/35968/
(EXCELLENT!!!)

California Water Impact Network
Dan Bacher,
HR 1837 Passes House Corporate Welfare Republicans Vote to Make California Salmon Extinct
http://www.c-win.org/content/hr-1837-passes-house-dan-bacher-corporate-welfare-republicans-vote-make-california-salmon-ex

Aquafornia.com
Office of the White House

Whitehouse.gov
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/state-releases-key-draft-bdcp-documents-public-review

Aquafornia.com
Office of Jerry McNerney
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62913

Aquafornia.com
Office of John Garamendi
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62909
List of Groups Opposing HR 1837
http://democrats.naturalresources.house.gov/content/files/2012-02-28_DOC_1837OppositionList.pdf

Aquafornia.com
Office of Devin Nunes
http://nunes.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=282697

Aquafornia.com
Office of Dianne Feinstein
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62943
(Oh my the fence post must be really, really uncomfortable right about now!)

Aquafornia.com
Office of Grace Napolitano
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62915

Aquafornia.com
MercedSun-Star.com
Denham, Co-Sponsor, Backs Valley Water Reliability Act on House Floor
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/02/29/2250244/denham-co-sponsor-backs-valley.html

Aquafornia.com
Office of Dennis Cardoza
http://cardoza.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=87&itemid=830

Aquafornia.com
MercedSun-Star.com
Farm Bureau Federation Says Water Bill Refocuses on Sate's Water Problems
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/02/29/2250251/farm-bureau-federation-says-water.html

Aquafornia.com
Center for Biological Diversity
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62911

Aquafornia.com
Southern California Water Committee
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62907

ACWA.com
Lisa Lien-Mager
House Approves Bill on California Water
http://www.acwa.com/news/federal-relations/house-approves-bill-california-water

Alex Breitler Blog
Fact Check: Tracy's Thirst
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/02/29/fact-check-tracys-thirst/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+san-joaquin-river-delta+%28Alex+Breitler%27s+San+Joaquin+Delta%2C+Delta+College+Blog%29

Across the Fence
MarkMekler.com
http://blog.burrard-lucas.com/2012/02/beetlecam-lions-masai-mara/
(Unfortunately, this is what happens when one only follows any party line/politics; sooo... what? Our farmers up north are expendable but those deliberately and willfully farming in arid/desert locations that HAVE to pipe their water in to irrigate toxic lands should be 'saved? WTF?)

CapitalPress.com
Gosia Wozniacka: Controversial California Bill Passes US House
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-California-water-bill-022912

Aguanomics.com
David Zetland: Speed Blogging
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/03/speed-blogging.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Lois Wolk: Time To Get Real About California's Water
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/29/EDH81NE0I6.DTL

Aquafornia.com
BayInstitute.org
Gary Bobker: BDCP's Own Study Shows Plan Could Lead to Species Declines and Extinction
Actual Impacts to Delta Ecosystem Could Be Worse Than Study Shows
http://www.bay.org/newsroom/press-releases/22912-bdcp%E2%80%99s-own-study-shows-plan-could-lead-to-species-declines-and-extinct

Aquafornia.com
ACWA.com
Tim Quinn: Statement on Release of BDCP Documents
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62979

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Peter Fimrite: Water Initiative Seeks Hetch Hetchy Alternative
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/29/BAUL1NE5JS.DTL

Aquafornia.com
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Editorial: Compromise Right Move on Desal Vote
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/opinion/ci_20076457

Aquafornia.com
MontereyCountyWeekly.com
Kera Abraham: Water Wooing
http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/2012/mar/01/water-wooing/

Chanceofrain.com
Emily Greene: High Good, Low Bad Mead in February 2012
http://chanceofrain.com/2012/02/high-good-low-bad-mead-in-february-2012/

Aquafornia.com
Recordnet.com
Alex Breitler: Worries Mount For Sierra, Water Supply
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120301/A_NEWS/203010329
(I'm looking at about 4 feet of snow out in the open up here and still falling!)

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Editorial: Conservation is Needed Despite Full Reservoirs
http://www.mercurynews.com/editorials/ci_20073792?source=rss

Aquafornia.com
Union Democrat
Margie Hiser: Water Board Punts on Pipeline Decision
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/Water-board-punts-on-pipeline-decision?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UnionDemocrat+%28The+Union+Democrat%2C+Sonora%2C+CA+News%2C+Sports%2C+%26+Weather%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
(Nice to see a district not blindly jump at federal funds!)

Water News
CapitalPress.com
Austin, TX
Colorado River Rice Farmers Await Irrigation Word
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-TX-LCRA-rice-farmers-030112
(hmmm, I did not know rice was grown there...)

Agriculture News

Fishery News
Aquafornia.com
California Water Blog
Jeff Lund: Have Our Salmon and Eat Them Too. Rethinking Salmon Hatcheries in the Central Valley
http://www.times-standard.com/guest_opinion/ci_20077573

Aquafornia.com
Times Standard Online
Hayley Hutt: Klamath Parties Stall Restoration
http://www.times-standard.com/guest_opinion/ci_20077573

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Appeal-Democrat
Brad van der Meer: Feds Negative on Yuba River Dams
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/dams-114198-yuba-species.html
(Maybe USACE should not be the ones operating dams in California, just a thought.)

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight
Editorial: Dam-Busting Drive Smashes Integrity, too
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/mar/01/editorial-dam-busting-drive-smashes-integrity/?partner=RSS
(What category to file under, Water? Environmental? Science? Potential Scientific Fraud???)

Political News
California Progress Report
Sara Robinson, Alternet.com
Ayn Rand Worshippers Must Face Facts: Blue States Are the Providers, Red States Are the Parasites
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/ayn-rand-worshippers-must-face-facts-blue-states-are-providers-red-states-are-parasites
(I'm stunned...I should't be, but I am...)

CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes: Assemblyman Calls CARB Out
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/02/29/assemblyman-calls-carb-out/

Science News

High Speed rail
California Progress Report
Alan Kandel: Two Rail Tales: Momentum Builds for SMART While Yreka Western Loses Ground
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/two-rail-tales-momentum-builds-smart-while-yreka-western-loses-ground

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Litigation News

Events

Just For Fun
Burrard-Lucas Blog
BeetleCam v. the Lions of the Masai Mara
http://blog.burrard-lucas.com/2012/02/beetlecam-lions-masai-mara/
(Really cool images!)

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