Friday, July 13, 2012

July 13, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Sacramento Business Journal
UOP Report: Delta Tunnels Not Financially Justified
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2012/07/uop-report-delta-tunnels-not.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

Aquafornia.com
Delta Water Tunnel Project Fails Cost Test
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/69780/
(Several links here.)

Aquafornia.com
Central Valley Business Times
Engineer: Fix Delta Levees, Don't Build Peripheral Tunnels
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=21467
(Dr. Pyke.)

Aquafornia.com
Bilingual Weekly
Legislators Request Delay in Finalizing BDCP Water Conveyance Plan
http://bwnews.us/2012/07/12/legislators-held-the-plans-for-a-15-billion-water-conveyance-project/

Aquafornia.com
Contra Costa Times
Los Vaqueros Watershed's North Side in East Contra Costa to Reopen This Weekend
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_21062133/northern-end-los-vaqueros-east-contra-costa-reopen?source=rss

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Union Democrat
San Francisco to Vote on plan to Drain Hetch Hetchy
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/San-Francisco-to-vote-on-plan-to-drain-Hetch-Hetchy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UnionDemo

Aquafornia.com
KQED Blog
Rising Sea Levels Threaten Toxic Sites
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/07/12/rising-sea-levels-threaten-toxic-sites/

Water News
Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/07/update-news-articles-and-links-from_13.html

Fisheries News
Dan Bacher
Alternet.org
Anticipation is High for Central Valley River Salmon Opener
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/07/13/anticipation-is-high-for-central-valley-river-salmon-opener/
(Awesome news!!  Awesome eating!)

Aquafornia.com
Chico Enterprise Record
Salmon Didn't Budge After Experiment on Butte Creek
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_21067235/salmon-didnt-budge-after-experiment-butte-creek?source=rss

Aquafornia.com
Marin Independent Journal
Gov. Brown Supports Expanding Marine Parks off Marin's Coast
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_21063924/gov-brown-supports-expanding-marine-parks-off-marins

Aquafornia.com
NYTimes.com
At Lake Tahoe, Commercial Fishing is Approved
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/science/earth/at-lake-tahoe-commercial-fishing-is-approved.html?partner=rss&emc=rss#h%5B%5D

Environmental News
National Center for Policy Analysis
Which is Better for the Environment: Transit or Roads?
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=22128

National Center for Policy Analysis
Harvesting Trees Will Prevent Fires
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=22129
(Haven't we learned this lesson yet??)

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight
New Report Renews Claims Battle Creek Watershed Harmed By Clear-Cuts
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jul/13/new-report-renews-claims-battle-creek-watershed/?partner=RSS

Aquafornia.com
NPR Finding Common Ground In Environmental Debates
http://www.npr.org/2012/07/12/156677236/finding-common-ground-in-environmental-debates?ft=1&f=1025

Aquafornia.com
Lodi Sentinel
Environmental Activist Katherine Evatt Fights to Maintain Integrity, Beauty of Area's Waterways
http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_c4cc22d2-ca26-11e1-a9a3-0019bb2963f4.html

California Political News
FoxNews.com
Sheriff, District Attorney Investigating City Government in Bankruptcy-Bound San Bernardino
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/07/update-news-articles-and-links-from_13.html

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
The Foundry
Another U.N. Convention That Poses Threats to U.S. Sovereignty
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/07/13/another-u-n-convention-that-poses-threats-to-u-s-sovereignty/

The Foundry
U.N.'s Arms Trade Treaty and the 2nd Amendment
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/07/13/the-u-n-arms-trade-treaty-and-the-second-amendment/

The Foundry
U.N.'s Arms Trade Treaty: "Why On Earth Would We Sign?"
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/07/13/u-n-s-arms-trade-treaty-why-on-earth-would-we-sign/

ImpeachObama.com
Obama to Give UN Control of Our Water!
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/07/13/anticipation-is-high-for-central-valley-river-salmon-opener/

Litigation News
LATimes.com
Firm is Spearheading Opposition to Mojave Desert Groundwater Pumping
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cadiz-tetra-20120713,0,6037284.story
(h/t Nature Watch.)

Fox and Hounds
Most Voters Distrust the U.S. Legal System
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/07/most-voters-distrust-the-us-legal-system/

Events Calendar
BDCP Save the Date
August 29, 2012
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=87n6dgdab&v=001OlZyvMDk6bitvSz7Rl6VUnBwDtGW0YWuW4DXz0v8FsJFGtAcDCmBulFMKvadbSeIpHZM0iIrXvgR_0azsPJga7MD0W95lW1zf3S44ttD_1EBoUej7oaJFTnos5YGbj8Hy-uvS1byklcsYXzcFPptIxJKY9S0_cfdHRtznYUzNYfg2SIQXaw5Ow%3D%3D
(I'd use pencil for the calendar...seems like more meetings have been cancelled than held.)




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