Monday, June 25, 2012

June 25, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com
Jim Newton: The Ethics of a California Peripheral Canal
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-newton-column-peripheral-canal-brown-20120625,0,3018786.column
(Jeff Hart and Hemley's mentioned in the article!)

Inkstain Blog
The Sacramento Delta: An Intricacy of Endless Legal Troubles
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/the-sacramento-delta-an-intricacy-of-endless-legal-troubles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29
(An excellent post, today.)

Inkstain Blog
The Peripheral Canal Vote, 30 Years Ago
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/the-peripheral-canal-vote-30-years-on/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29
(I still say, if given to the people of California for vote, there's be more burgundy and pink sections in the central and southern portions of the state this time.  Common sense knows this is thievery cloaked in smoke and mirrors and perpetuated by lies.)

Inkstain Blog
On Dams, Pipes and Western Water
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/on-dams-pipes-and-western-water/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

4SnugHarbor
YouTube.com
Water Conveyance History
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FebGcj4BczM&feature=em-uploademail

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Dan Walters: California Lawmakers Now Face, Water, Pensions, Bullet Trains
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/25/4585994/dan-walters-california-lawmakers.html#mi_rss=Capitol%20and%20California

Stockton Record
Alex Breitler
Commission in Works to Get Delta "Recreational Trails Blazin'"
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20120625%2FA_NEWS%2F206250307%2F-1%2Frss14&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RecordEnvironmentHeadlines+%28Environment+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
SFExaminer.com
Hetch Hetchy Helped San Francisco Bloom at the Cost of Yosemite Gem
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/06/hetch-hetchy-helped-san-francisco-bloom-cost-yosemite-gem
(Interesting 'stakeholder' shifts here.)

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Cal Am Water Customers' Bills Rising Again
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/25/4586047/cal-am-water-customers-bills-rising.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Despite Downpour, Drought Still With Us
http://www.sfgate.com/green/article/Despite-downpour-drought-still-with-us-3275114.php
(Rain in the Bay Area, snow in the mountains...we had sunshine and beautiful cloud-filled skies in the Delta.  Hmmm!)

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/68911/

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/06/news-articles-and-links-from-june-25.html

ACWA.com
New Report Stresses Urgency of Preparing California for Climate Change
http://www.acwa.com/news/climate-change/new-report-stresses-urgency-getting-california-climate-change-ready

Water News

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
California Expects Lighter Pear Crop; Pickers a Big Concern
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/djw-Califpearforecast-062512

Ag Professional
CLA Recognizes Importance of Healthy Pollinators
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/CropLife-Amercia-recognizes-importance-of-healthy-pollinators-160007645.html

Ag Professional
'Green Wheat' Wal-Mart May Transform Farming
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/In-Green-Wheat-drive-Wal-Mart-may-transform-farming-159868555.html

CapitalPress.com
Oriental Fruit Fly Eradicated, Quarantine Lifted
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-Oriental-fruit-fly-062212

Levee News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
Earthzine.com
Sea-Level Rise Accelerates Faster on US East Coast
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21969-sealevel-rise-accelerates-faster-on-us-east-coast.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=environment

Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com
North Carolina Bill Challenges Sea Level Forecast
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-sea-level-20120624,0,3935676.story

Tribal News
Aquafornia.com
Sacred Sites Along the McCloud River Endangered: Winnemum Wintu Fight for Coming of Age Ceremony Privacy
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/68925/

Infrastructure News

Economic News
TCLabs Trends
Rio+20 Economic Reality Check
http://www.tclabz.com/2012/06/22/rio20-economic-reality-check/

Aguanomics.com
Resources for Water Economics?
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/06/resources-for-water-economics.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Tourism News

California Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Book Review: "California Crackup" Isn't What It's Cracked Up to Be
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/06/24/book-review-california-crackup-isnt-what-it-is-cracked-up-to-be/

Political News
Aquafornia.com
Politico.com
Dems Douse GOP Plan on Water Quality Reports
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77766.html

Science News
Earthzine.com
Washington Post
Fareed Zakaria How Government Funding of Science Rewards U.S. Taxpayers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fareed-zakaria-how-government-funding-of-science-rewards-us-taxpayers/2012/06/20/gJQApDmJrV_story.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Science Blog
Filtering Estrogen from Drinking Water
http://scienceblog.com/55186/filtering-estrogen-from-drinking-water/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Canada Free Press
Social Justice
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/47579#When:22:16:57Z

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
California Watch
State Appellate Justices at Center of Conflict-of-Interest Concerns
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-appellate-justices-center-conflict-interest-concerns-16771

Events Calendar
ACWA.com
Commission to Take Final Action of Ag Water Measurement Regulations
July 6, 2012
http://www.acwa.com/news/conservation/commission-take-final-action-ag-water-measurement-regulations

Just For Fun


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