July 17, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Members of Congress Want More Analysis of BDCP Process
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/69985/
(Several more links here.)

Aquafornia.com
Lodi Sentinel
Report: Twin Tunnels Project for Delta Will Cost More Money Than it Will Bring In
http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_4e52512b-32f4-5127-85a7-743c5192bef5.html

Aquafornia.com
Central Valley Business Times
Dr. Pyke
New Take On Old Idea Maybe Answer to Delta Wars
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=21483

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Union Democrat
TUD Eyes Lake Plan
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/TUD-eyes-lake-plan?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UnionDemocrat+%28The+Union+Democrat%2C+Sonora%2C+CA+News%2C+Sports%2C+%26+Weather%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
California Economic Summit
Drought Spreads, California Water Issues Remain Chronic
http://www.caeconomy.org/blog/entry/drought-spread-california-water-issues-remain-chronic

Aquafornia.com
Press Enterprise
Region: Water Dispute Could Cost Inland residents Millions
http://www.pe.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20120713-region-water-dispute-could-cost-inland-residents-millions.ece
(More of the same:  MWD v. SDCWA)

Aquafornia.com
Appeal democrat
Water District Pulls Back From Garden Bar Dam Plan
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/water-117897-district-dam.html

Water News
Aquafornia.com
Drought Now Grips More Than Half of the Nation
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/69974/

Agriculture News
The Survivalist Blog
Saving Heirloom Seeds Correctly Saves Your Garden
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/saving-heirloom-seeds-correctly-saves-garden/
(Interesting!)

The Foundry
Conservative Opposition Puts Future of Farm Bill in Doubt
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/07/17/conservative-opposition-puts-future-of-farm-bill-in-doubt/

Levee News
Aquafornia.com
Ventura County Star
County gets $9.5 Million in State Levee Grants
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/jul/14/county-gets-95-million-in-state-levee-grants/
(I suppose the $9.5 million will be better utilized in Ventura County than say...oh I don't know, in the Delta securing up that water supply reliability for those 25 million people relying/demanding more and more Delta water.  And must be nice to have that flood insurance monkey off of their backs, too..just a thought.)

Fisheries News
Aqufornia.com
Sacbee: Q & A Smashing Salmon Season Expected, Starting Today
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/16/4633049/qa-smashing-salmon-season-expected.html
(Good series of comments.)

Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com
Northwest Fish are Back in the Water
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/15/nation/la-na-trout-success-20120715

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Yubanet.com
Rubicon Deal Paves Way for Trail Improvements to Protect Water Quality
http://yubanet.com/regional/Rubicon-Deal-Paves-Way-for-Trail-Improvements-to-Protect-Water-Quality.php#.UARwKJH4LhQ
(Good news, semi-victory for Off Road groups working extremely hard to keep public off road trails open and accessible to everyone!)

Co.Exist.com
The Marine Drone: An Autonomous Aquatic Trash Collector
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680195/the-marine-drone-an-autonomous-aquatic-trash-collector#1
(Good concept and proper use of a drone.)

Tribal News

Infrastructure News
Aquafornia.com
ASCE's Civil Engineering Magazine
California to Remove San Clemente Dam
http://www.asce.org/CEMagazine/ArticleNs.aspx?id=25769809924

Aquafornia.com
Recorderonling.com
50 Years Serving the Valley's Thirst Success Dam
http://www.recorderonline.com/opinion/dam-53345-success-once.html

Aquafornia.com
Reno Gazette-Journal
Feds Renew Work on Truckee River Flood Project
http://www.rgj.com/article/20120713/NEWS/307140001/1459/news?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&nclick_check=1

Economic News
California Economic Summit
Goal of Patent Office in California Achieved
http://www.caeconomy.org/blog/entry/goal-of-patent-office-in-california-achieved

California Economic Summit
Davis Dollars Make Sense to Local Economy Boosts
http://www.caeconomy.org/blog/entry/davis-dollars-make-sense-to-local-economy-boosters-in-california-city

California Economic Summit
Monday Musings: Gains, Trains and Automobiles
http://www.caeconomy.org/blog/entry/monday-california-economic-musings-gains-trains-and-automobiles

Tourism News

California Political News
California Watch
Former Top State Administrator Fined for Conflicts of Interest
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/former-top-state-administrator-fined-conflicts-interest-17128
(Maybe we're finally observing proper Rule of Law!  Let's pray it continues to 'out' politicians and bureaucrats up to and including the Federal level.  Not holding my breath, but one can always hope!)

ProfessorBainbridge.com
LA and California
http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/la-and-cali/

When one takes into account who else will benefit from this proposal, the moral case against this proposal becomes even stronger. It's time for somebody to throw an old-fashioned tea party Messrs Williams, Gluckstern, and Altman. You know, the kind with tar, feathers, and a rail for them to ride out of town. Or so I think, in my First Amendment-protected humble opinion. (Emphasis mine.)

I also say, pick a proposal, pick a policy, pick damn near anything in current affairs and they all boil down to a genuinely-deserved, Good Old Fashioned Tea Party!

Political News
FoxNews.com
Business Groups Criticize Obama Over remarks About Government's Role in Success
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/17/business-groups-criticize-obama-over-remarks-about-government-role-in-success/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29
(Funny, all those years we worked so hard to create a home, raise healthy, productive children and build a multi-million dollar company, I don't recall the government being there for anything other than collecting their unearned confiscation of our earnings, taxes.

Hmmm...to think, all these years, it was really government and Obama that walked the floor at night with sick babies, paid our mortgage each month, our taxes each year and most importantly, I don't recall Obama or any of his free-loading cronies working one honest day's work for one honest day's wages.  But hey, 'Thank you, Mr. Obama'...What an ass.)

American Thinker
Is Obama Ripping Off the Mask?
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/is_obama_ripping_off_the_mask.html
(Thank the Good Lord above, yes he is!)

PJ Media
Unexamined Premises: The Professor, the Ballerina and the Public Enemy
http://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/2012/07/16/the-professor-the-ballerina-and-the-public-enemy/?singlepage=true
(Very good read.)

PJ Media
Spengler: The Fine Line Between Incompetence and Criminality
http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/07/16/the-fine-line-between-incompetence-and-criminality/?singlepage=true

FoxNews.com
House GOP Measure Would Kill AmeriCorps Program
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/17/house-gop-measure-would-kill-americorps-program/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

Science News

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
The Foundry
Thanks to the American People for Resisting the Law of the Sea Treaty
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/07/17/thanks-to-the-american-people-for-resisting-the-law-of-the-sea-treaty/

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