March 20, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Inkstain Blog
John Fleck: Last Concrete Diaries: Someone Has To Pay For It
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/03/last-concrete-diaries-someone-has-to-pay-for-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Inkstain Blog
John Fleck: MWD Decides To Sit Out HR 1837
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/03/mwd-decides-to-sit-out-hr1837/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

California Water News

Water News
Aguanomics.com
David Zetland: The Water Data Hub is LIVE!
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/03/water-data-hub-is-live.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
Morgan Hill Times
Farmers Face New Water Runoff Rules
http://www.morganhilltimes.com/news/community/farmers-face-new-water-runoff-rules/article_58d41daf-8292-5e20-91c5-81e1f8273aca.html

Fisheries News
Aquafornia.com
Bureau of Interior: Peer Review of Scientific Findings in Draft EIS on Drakes Bay Oyster Company
http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Peer-Review-of-Scientific-Findings-in-Draft-EIS-on-Drakes-Bay-Oyster-Company-Now-Available.cfm

Aquafornia.com
Marin Independent Journal
Rob Rogers: Feds Release New Review of Drakes Bay Oyster Farm Science
http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Peer-Review-of-Scientific-Findings-in-Draft-EIS-on-Drakes-Bay-Oyster-Company-Now-Available.cfm

Environmental News

Aquafornia.com
Center For Biological Diversity: California Agency Approves Destructive Suction Dredge River Mining
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2012/suction-dredge-mining-03-19-2012.html


Political News
Freedom21.0rg
Senator Rand Paul's S-2122
http://freedom21.org/S-2122.html
(Wow...legislation that might actually neutralize the rampant bulldozing of private property, property rights and state's rights and responsibilities.)

American Thinker
Joe Herring: The Executive Order Controversy
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/the_executive_order_controversy.html

Science News
Science Blog
Astrophysical Models Of the Universe Wrong
http://scienceblog.com/52842/astrophysical-models-of-the-universe-wrong/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29
(If they are wrong about the universe, could it possibly, do I dare say it?...be local water models are wrong too?)

NASA
Earth Observatory: Bering Sea Teeming with Ice
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77461&src=eorss-iotd&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29
(Maybe it really is all about it being the Bering Sea's turn for icy replenishment.)

Privacy/Technology News
The Survivalist Blog
Internet and Search Engine Privacy
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/free-internet-security-surviving-web/
(If you are still using Internet Explorer, delete it NOW!  Go to www.mozilla.com and download Foxfire.  Unless you know of other, better, more secure internet browser software, this is a good one to use.)

High Speed Rail News
California Progress Report
Alan Kandel: A Strong Dose of Reality Regarding Passenger Railroading California Style
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/the_executive_order_controversy.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Canada Free Press
Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh: DICED is UN's Environmental Constitution For the World
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/45370#When:09:24:45Z
(Remember, add all of this additional regulated intrusions into your decision-making processes, that is if your property hasn't been confiscated and redistributed to a 'more deserving' individual than you, yourself and your family.)

Litigation News
Cato Institute
Doug Bandow: Dragging America Into Court: Law of the Sea and Global Litigation
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/dragging-america-court-law-sea-global-litigation

Events
Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Sacramento Will Teach You How to Conserve Water
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/20/4351012/sacramento-will-teach-you-how.html

Aquafornia.com
Town Hall LA
Town Hall LA To Run Water Professional Roundtable
http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/03/19/31658/town-hall-la-run-water-professional-roundtable/

Just For Fun
Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
David Mas Masumoto: Rites of Spring - California Authors
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/18/4344815/rites-of-spring.html

Co.Exist.com
How the New SimCity Will Let You Take Control Of a City's Environmental Destiny
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679489/how-the-new-simcity-will-let-you-take-control-of-a-citys-environmental-destiny
(I wonder if the upgrade includes protesters and lawsuits.)