Monday, May 14, 2012

May 12-13, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Discovery.com
GPS Robot Swarm Swims California's Rivers
http://news.discovery.com/tech/robot-swarm-swim-rivers-120513.html

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
David Stirling: It's Time to Compromise on Delta Water Projects
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/13/4484643/its-time-to-compromise-on-delta.html

Dan Bacher
Alternet.org
Experts Find BDCP Too Costly
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/05/13/experts-find-bay-delta-conservation-plan-too-costly/

Inkstain Blog
Bass: Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta Solutions Aren't a Question of Science
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/05/bass-sacramento-san-joaquin-delta-solutions-arent-a-question-of-science/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Delta National Park
What's More Fragile? A Delta Levee or the BDCP Process?
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/whats_more_fragile_-_the_delta_or_the_bdcp_process/

Sacbee.com
Editorial: Water Contractors Need to Get Real
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/13/4484650/water-contractors-need-to-get.html
(h/t Bill Wells, The Yachtsman.)

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com: Congress Plots Local Projects Despite Ban on Earmarks
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/13/4486408/congress-plots-local-projects.html

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Jayne Wagner-Tyack and Deirdre Des Jardin: Another View: Westlands' Farm Practices Harm Delta
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/12/4484657/another-view-westlands-farm-practices.html#disqus_thread

Aquafornia.com
California Water Blog: Wild Things the the Delta
http://californiawaterblog.com/2012/05/10/wild-things-and-the-delta/

CalWatchDog.com
Wayne Lusvardi: Delta Cost-Benefit Study Politicized
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/05/10/delta-cost-benefit-study-politicized/
(Really, Wayne?  Instead of just trolling for So Cal...why don't you exercise your 'journalistic chops' and do some real research into your writing, instead of mouth-piecing for the 'Big Guys'?)

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Appeal-Democrat: Rep. Herger Critical of Englebright Dam Removal Report
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/herger-116158-agency-letter.html

Aquafornia.com
Modesto Bee: Our View: Modesto Irrigation District Water Sale Should Start Small
http://www.modbee.com/2012/05/12/2197576/water-sale-start-small.html

Aquafornia.com
Chico Enterprise Record
Sacramento River Project for Habitat, Pumping Plant Up For Review
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_20608929/sacramento-river-project-habitat-pumping-plant-protection-up

Aquafornia.com
Switchboard at NRDC: House Votes to Undo Part of Settlement to Restore the SJ River
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dobegi/house_votes_to_undo_settlement.html

Aquafornia.com
Switchboard at NRDC:
Breakthrough on Measuring Water Use Bodes Well for New Water Savings in CA
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/eosann/breakthrough_on_measuring_farm.html

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/05/news-articles-and-links-from-friday-may_11.html

Water News
Aquafornia.com
American Geophysical Union: Groundwater Pumping Leads to Seal Level Rise
http://www.agu.org/news/press/pr_archives/2012/2012-25.shtml

Aquafornia.com
Chico Enterprise Record: Volunteer Stream Team Tests Big Chico Today
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_20608926/volunteer-stream-team-tests-big-chico-creek-today?source=rss

Aquafornia.com
Energy Digital: Las Vegas in Luck: New Reliable Water Source on the Way
http://www.energydigital.com/green_technology/las-vegas-in-luck-new-reliable-water-source-on-the-way

Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com: Unnatural Forests Are Depleting Water Supply
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/08/opinion/la-oe-workman-kill-trees-save-rivers-20120508

Agriculture News
Capital Press
USDA Will Help Improve Watersheds
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/SE-Water-Quality-Program-051112

Levee News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
EPAAbuse.com
Hydro Power vs Wind Power
http://epaabuse.com/6968/editorials/hydro-better-than-wind/?utm_source=EPA+Abuse&utm_campaign=6db84faac9-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email

Aquafornia.com
Oil Regulators Heading to Bakersfield to Gather Input on Fracking
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66730

Tourism News

Economic News
Valley Economy Blog
CA DOF Revises 2050 Population Projection Down by 8.5 Million. Huge Implications for Water, Transportation and Budget Planning
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/12/4484657/another-view-westlands-farm-practices.html#disqus_thread

California Political News
Aquafornia.com
New Faces at Powerful State Water Resources Control Board
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/66711

Aquafornia.com
Siskiyou Daily News
Dr. Houser's Story Former Science Adviser Says He Wants Congressional Hearing
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/features/x1266603626/Dr-Housers-story-Former-science-advisor-says-he-wants-congressional-hearing

Political News
FoxNews.com
Feinstein: Bomb Plot Leak Must Be "Prosecuted"
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/13/feinstein-bomb-plot-leak-must-be-prosecuted/
(Actually, she says 'killed' in the article, but why tussle over semantics?)

Science News
Science Blog
Fast and Slow Insights Into Earthquakes
http://scienceblog.com/54314/fast-and-slow-insights-into-earthquake-cycles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
American Policy Center
Tom DeWeese
Agenda 21: Conspiracy Theory or Threat?
http://americanpolicy.org/2012/05/12/agenda-21-conspiracy-theory-or-threat/

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events Calendar

Just For Fun
David Guy
The Super Moon-bow in Yosemite
http://www.waterfoodandtheenvironment.com/2012/05/10/the-super-moonbow-in-yosemite/
(This has to be stunning in person!)




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