Tuesday, April 3, 2012

April 2, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Public Water News Service
Bert Wilson: Photos of Dual Tunnel Conveyance For the Delta
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001VxpbIorwhVPJz4DQLGVLyxdWjUU8bdA3oniy4MVPkiTI53KN_s3o1nvaKKBF5IWgjcr89dRWfC_7gelDoq1KNSC9sAT15oFCIlx2IkebtV5Ar-Dbddb2FQ%3D%3D

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Appeal-Democrat
Flood Plan is Confiscation of Private Property
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/plan-115043-flood-property.html

Aquafornia.com
Press Democrat: Sebastopol Studies Water, Sewer Rate Jumps
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120401/articles/120409984?tc=ar

Co.Exist.com
The San Francisco Archipelago: A Vision of a City Underwater
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679561/the-san-francisco-archipelago-a-vision-of-a-city-underwater
(However, with respect to the ban on dredging, I read a report a couple of years ago indicating through lack of dredging coupled with more fresh water diverted from the Delta that will no longer flush silt and other debris out through the GG Bridge.  Basically, you will be able to walk from Emeryville to SF on the buildup of silt...just one small 'fact' those that think they can predict what the SF Bay would look like, either don't know about or don't care.)

Water News
Aguanomics.com
Strong Impressions From the WWF
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/04/strong-impressions-from-wwf.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
Weekend News Wrap-up
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64725
(In case I missed anything!)

Aquafornia.com
The Guardian: The Fight for Water in Las Vegas Is a Sign of Things to Come
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/las-vegas-water-scarcity-security?newsfeed=true

Agriculture News
Roll Call Politics
Farm Bill's Cloudy Forecast
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_119/Farm-Bill-Cloudy-Forecast-213570-1.html?ET=rollcall:e12670:80123808a:&st=email&pos=eam

Farm Wars
Safe Seed Company List
http://farmwars.info/?p=8158&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FarmWars+%28Farm+Wars%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Tourism News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
Humble Libertarian
Black-Listed News
Are Boys Turning Into Girls Because of Man-Made Chemicals?
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Are_Boys_Turning_in_to_Girls_Because_of_Man_Made_Chemicals%3F/18727/0/38/38/Y/M.html
(Yes they are.  Many scientific studies prove that consuming GMO-based foods and products will, by the 4th generation, feminizes the males of the species.  What we consume and how it is produced really does matter...)

Political News
Bear Witness News
Sheriff Richard Mack: The Danger of a Constitutional Convention
http://bwcentral.org/2012/04/the-dangers-of-a-constitutional-convention-2012/

Roll Call Politics
Durkee Case Jolts Elections
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_119/Kinde_Durkee_Case_Jolts_Elections-213572-1.html?ET=rollcall:e12668:80123808a:&st=email&pos=epol
(It's just a tad difficult to have much sympathy for Sen. Feinstein, other than what goes around, comes around.)

CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes: Sacto Airport Another Vanity Project
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/02/sacto-airport-another-vanity-project/

PatriotPost.com
How Marco Rubio Could Destroy the Apple Cart
http://patriotpost.us/commentary/2012/04/02/how-marco-rubio-could-destroy-the-apple-cart/

Science News
Science Blog
Dramatic Rise in Skin Cancer in Young Adults
http://scienceblog.com/53078/dramatic-rise-in-skin-cancer-in-young-adults/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
(What is not mentioned in this article is the fact that the sun block we slathered all over our children in the 80's and 90's actually contributes to or causes skin cancer as well.  Couple that with tanning beds and that is a recipe for disaster.)

High Speed Rail News
Sacbee.com
Gov. Jerry Brown to Change High-Speed Rail, Lower Cost By $30 Billion
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/31/4380423/gov-jerry-brown-to-change-high.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events

Just For Fun




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