Delta Water and News Links, February 25, 2012

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Congressman McClintock's Website
Response to San Francisco Chronicle Editorial
http://mcclintock.house.gov/2012/02/response-san-francisco-chronicle.shtml

Aquafornia.com
MontereyHerald.com
Editorial: Take Valley Lawmaker's Water Bill Off Table
http://www.montereyherald.com/opinion/ci_20024336/editorial-take-valley-lawmakers-water-bill-off-table

Delta National Park Blog
John Bass: Support the Water Hyacinth Festival
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/trapper_slough_and_the_water_hyacinth_festival/
(Actually, not a bad idea...however, water hyacinth is prevalent in the Central and South Delta, not the North)

California Progress Report
Dan Bacher: Surprise: New PPIC Report Promotes Peripheral Canal
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/surprise-new-ppic-report-promotes-peripheral-canal

California Water News
CalWatchDog.com
Wayne Lusvardi: Gleick-gate Pollutes Enviro Movement
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/02/24/gleickgate-pollutes-environmental-movement/
(Informative article)

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Dana Hull: Peter Gleick Requests Short-Term Leave of Absence from Oakland's Pacific Institute
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_20040326

Aquafornia.com
KQED's Climate Watch
Craig Miller:  Pacific Institute's Work Rises Above the Gleick Fiasco
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/02/24/pacific-institutes-work-rises-above-the-gleick-

Aquafornia.com
The Business Journal
Gabriel Dillard:  Fresno Irrigation District Delays Delivery Announcement
http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/news/agriculture/951-irrigation-district-delays-delivery-announcement

Aquafornia.com
ModBee.com
Short/Hashimoto: Hetch Hetchy Has Nothing To Do with Don Pedro
http://www.modbee.com/2012/02/24/2083087/hetch-hetchy-has-nothing-to-do.html

Aquafornia.com
UnionDemocrat.com
Andrew Clevenger: Lungren Damns Hetch Hetchy
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/Lungren-damns-Hetch-Hetchy?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
Press-Enterprise.com
Janet Zimmerman: Importance of Groundwater Explored
http://www.pe.com/local-news/breaking-news-headlines/20120224-region-importance-of-groundwater-explored.ece

California Farm Water Coalition
Farm Water News, Mike Wade
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-24.html

Aquafornia.com
NorthCoastTimes.com
Bradley J. Fikes: Water Authority Votes to Give Lawsuit Proceeds to Members, If It Wins
http://www.nctimes.com/business/water-authority-votes-to-give-lawsuit-proceeds-to-members-if/article_ec4265b2-a988-562a-a3f2-711fb4b59e03.html

Aquafornia.com
SierraWave.com
Bennett Kessler: LADWP Plays Hardball with MCWD
http://www.sierrawave.net/10432/ladwp-plays-hardball/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
(Maybe we could spend a few moments in silent gratitude we are not dealing with LADWP up here)

Aquafornia.com
SierraWave.com
Bennett Kessler: LADWP Launches Legal Attacks to Avoid Air Clean-Up
http://www.sierrawave.net/10428/ladwp-launches-legal/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
InyoRegister.com
Mike Gervais: DWP, Great Basin at Odds Over Owens Lake Dust Work
http://www.inyoregister.com/node/2353

Water News
Aquafornia.com
WhittierDailyNews.com
Ben Baeder: Planning Document That Cost $200 Million To Be Among First Salvos in New Water War
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_20041821

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Bill Lindelof: Sacramento Weather History Suggests Dry February Will Mean a Drenched March
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/24/4288063/sacramento-weather-history-suggests.html

Agriculture News
CapitolPress.com
Tim Hearden: U.S. Wine Exports Set Record in 2011
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-wine-exports-w-infobox-030212

Environmental News
StopSmartMeters.com
CA Legislator Considering Bill to Hold Utilities Accountable for Multiple Smart Meter FCC Violations
http://stopsmartmeters.org/2012/02/22/ca-legislator-considering-bill-to-hold-utilities-accountable-for-multiple-smart-meter-fcc-violations/
(Another EXCELLENT article in the hazards and legalities of SMART Meters)

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record.com
Damon Arthur: Limits Planned for Suction Dredging, Gold Miners Upset
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/feb/23/limits-planned-for-suction-dredging/

Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes: Portantino Making Waves, Not Friends
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/02/24/portantino-making-waves-not-friends/
(WOW, I didn't think they existed any more!  Very refreshing article)

Science News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
NewsWithViews.com
Katherine Marquardt: Agenda 21, The End of Western Civilization, Part 3
http://www.newswithviews.com/Marquardt/kathleen105.htm

Litigation News

Events

Just For Fun

Delta Water and News Links, February 24, 2012 Morning Edition

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Central Valley Flood Protection Board Webcast
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62450
(Meeting begins at 1PM today)

Aquafornia.com
HealthyDeltaForAll.com
Press Release: SWRCB Study on Hydroelectric Power Along Key Delta Tributaries Ignores Key Information
http://www.healthydeltaforall.com/documents/water-conservation-efforts/state-water-resrouces-control-board-study-on-hydroelectric-power-along-key-delta-tributaries-ignores-key-information

Alex Breitler Blog
And In Yesterday's News...
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/02/23/and-in-yesterdays-news/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+san-joaquin-river-delta+%28Alex+Breitler%27s+San+Joaquin+Delta%2C+Delta+College+Blog%29
(Of course, they would.  It's what they've been paid to do...)

OnThePublicRecord.org
That Genius Stuff Was Always a Distraction
http://onthepublicrecord.org/2012/02/23/that-genius-stuff-was-always-a-distraction/#comments
(2 comments worth scanning.  Otherwise, unless/until something more substantive than mudslinging occurs, I won't be posting any more about this.)

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
VallejoTimesHerals.com
Rachel Raskin-Zrihen: American Canyon's Officials Confident in Water Supply Despite State Cut
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_20035135

Aquafornia.com
Half Moon Bay Review
Lily Baxter: Local Net Pens Would Boost Salmon Production
http://www.hmbreview.com/news/local-net-pens-would-boost-salmon-population/article_9c12decc-5db0-11e1-86df-0019bb2963f4.html

Water News
Aguanomics.com
David Zetland: Why Is Britain So Expensive (the US So Cheap)
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/02/why-is-britian-so-expensive-us-so-cheap.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29
(My apologies, I had been spelling Mr. Zetland's name incorrectly.)

Aguanomics.com
David Zetland: The Political Economy of Land and Water Grabs)
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/02/sarah-bates-where-land-and-water-meet.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Aquadoc.com
Water Wired: Sarah Bates: "Where Land and Water Meet"
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/02/sarah-bates-where-land-and-water-meet.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29
(Land grabs)

WateringTheDesert.com
Article On the Value of Property Rights and Markets to to Deal With Uncertainty in Water Management
http://aguaportucson.blogspot.com/2012/02/article-on-value-of-property-rights-and.html

Agriculture News

Environmental News
ScienceDaily.com
Low Levels of Fallout From Fukushima, U.S. Study Finds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120222133728.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

EnvironmentalResearchWeb.com
The Guardian: Tighten Fracking Regulations, Scientists Urge U.S. Officials
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/48765

Political News

Science News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
NapaValleyRegister.com
http://napavalleyregister.com/calistogan/news/local/attorney-accuses-judge-of-conflict-in-calistoga-water-lawsuit/article_c86dbebe-5db1-11e1-a0c6-0019bb2963f4.html
(He's baaack...our friend from San Diego just won't let it go!!)

Events
Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Natomas Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Flood Control and Levee Improvements
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/24/4287317/natomas-town-hall-meeting-to-discuss.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

Aguafornia.com
Stockton Record
Mark the Date: March 3
Announcement of RTD-Sponsored Community Forum on Sustainability
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120223/A_OPINION/202230337


Just For Fun

Delta Water and News Links, February 23, 2012

Delta News
Public Water News Service
Burt Wilson: Brown Could Subvert Democratic Process to Get Delta Tunnel or Canal
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001F21jA-5PIHaeCAXyC2mYaCnVxvzJknkyq-L2ppasWmZuQg2JF9KeQ2GjCHLCjc2eYmmpFdTxHczH-2grVwsAyK8IXq3U9ZOx8dmsGA7lTJBl0ZslC8O9sQ%3D%3D

ACWA.com
Lisa Lien-Mager, State Board Outlines Schedule for Next Phase of Bay-Delta Review
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/state-board-outlines-schedule-next-phase-bay-delta-plan-review
(Including Flow Criteria for Delta)

PPIC.org
California 2025 Planning for a Better Future
http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=895

Aquafornia.com
MercedSun-Star.com
Joshua Emerson Smith: Eastern Merced Regional Water Authority In the Works
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/02/22/2241667/eastern-merced-regional-water.html

Aquafornia.com
DailyDemocrat.com
Elizabeth Kalfsbeek: Woodland May Tap Into Increasing Water Rates
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_20026316

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Many Links To All the Expected Brouhaha over SWP/CVP Projected Water Allocations
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62442

Southern California Water Committee
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62439

State Water Contractors
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62435

House Natural Resources Committee
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62433

Congressman Jeff Denham
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62431

Aquafornia.com
LACreekFreak Blog
A Tale of Three Wetlands
http://lacreekfreak.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/a-tale-of-thre-wetlands/
(Very good read!!)

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Peter Fimrite: Irrigation Districts Hetch Hetchy Claims Untrue
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/22/BA461NB000.DTL&type=science

Aquafornia.com
California Water Blog, Jeff Lund
Expanding Water Storage Capacity in California
http://californiawaterblog.com/2012/02/22/expanding-water-storage-capacity-in-california/

California Progress Report
Elizabeth Royte, On Earth Magazine: Not a Drop to Drink: Inside California's Water Crisis
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/not-drop-drink-inside-californias-water-crisis
(It is despicable these Central Valley counties can get away with this.)

Aquafornia.com
KCET.com
Chris Clark: Water Tainted with Chromium-6 in Desert Cities Explained
http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/commentary/chrome-plated-drinking-water-in-the-desert.html

Aguanomics.com
David Zeitland, Why We Need More Economics in Water Policies
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/02/why-we-need-more-economics-in-water.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

California Farm Water Coalition
Farm Water News, Mike Wade
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-23.html

Water News
CalWatchDog.com
Joseph Perkins, The Dark Side of Climate Activism
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/02/23/the-dark-side-of-climate-change-activism/

EPAAbuse.com
Heartland Institute President Joe Bast on Stolen/Forged Documents
http://epaabuse.com/5271/videos/heartland-institute-president-joe-bast-on-stolenforged-documents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heartland-institute-president-joe-bast-on-stolenforged-documents&utm_source=EPA+Abuse&utm_campaign=875033b437-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email
(Now we get to read what the far right has to say about this little self-inflicted soap opera we're watching unfold before us!)

Expertclick.com
Alan Caruba, Founder; National Anxiety Center
Fakegate Blows Up in Warmist's Faces
http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/Fakegate_Blows_Up_in_Warmist_Faces,201239443.aspx

Aquadoc.com
A Day in the Life: Gleick, Groundwater, Grads, Genocide
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/02/a-day-in-the-life-gleick-groundwater-grads-genocide.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Donna Jones: Farmland, Slough Contaminated By Saltwater.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20013410

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
SiskiyouDailyNews.com
John Bowman: County Requests Approval of Coho Supplementation Plan
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/news/x1793845706/County-requests-approval-of-coho-supplementation-program

Aquafornia.com
NYTimes.com
Leslie Kaufman: Mutated Trout Raise New Concerns Over Selenium
http://californiawaterblog.com/2012/02/22/expanding-water-storage-capacity-in-california/

LloydGCarter.com
NY Times Article on Selenium Causing Two-Headed Trout in Idaho
http://www.lloydgcarter.com/content/120223549_new-york-times-article-selenium-causing-two-headed-trout-idaho

Aquafornia.com
Oroville Mercury Register
Tim Kustic: Fracking Not a Concern in California
http://www.orovillemr.com/opinion/ci_20026325

Aquafornia.com
Humanevents.com
Michele Maulkin: The High Priests of Eco-Destruction
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=49671

Political News
Aquafornia.com
AuburnJournal.com
State Parks, Reclamation ink Auburn State Recreational Area Partnership Pact
http://auburnjournal.com/detail/200879.html?content_source=&category_id=2&search_filter=&user_id=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&event_ts_to=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=1&sub_type=&town_id=

Science News
Aquafornia.com
UkiahDailyJournal.com
Scientific Panel Established to Study Russian River Watershed
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_20026104

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Heritage.org
Nicolas Loris: What Happens When People Hear Both Sides of the Debate?
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/22/what-happens-when-people-hear-both-sides-of-the-debate/
(Interesting conclusion!)

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
DelMarTimes.com
Claire Harlan: Del Car Council Supports Lawsuit Against Metropolitan Water District
http://www.delmartimes.net/2012/02/22/del-mar-council-supports-lawsuit-against-metropolitan-water-district/

Events
RestoretheDelta.org
Questions Regarding Community Forum on Sustainability
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001F21jA-5PIHaeCAXyC2mYaKCOuptm2bKTqorCuacV6M4kbSJ7bBF4M90rWgElgyGub6pcQETrvZgxBwpZh_V1O5obBZLIWLME65KgnjLrPMt5fKr_gBNUFA%3D%3D

Aquafornia.com
Open Meeting Determining Delta Projects Everyone Can Support
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62423
(Finally, a forum where genuine interests are being asked to join the table.  Please read the letter from the Coalition regarding parameters of discussion and RSVP!)

Grant Funding Opportunities
Aquafornia.com
Bureau of Reclamation and Natural Resources Conservation Service Provide Funding Opportunity for
Water Conservation
http://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/newsrelease/detail.cfm?RecordID=39264

Just For Fun
BreitbartTV.com
Chuck Woolery: Time For Term Limits
http://www.breitbart.tv/woolery-time-for-term-limits/

Delta Water and News Links, February 22, 2012

Delta News

Aquafornia.com
89.3 KPCC Molly Peterson:
What Does Peter Gleick's Heartland Institute Admission Do to His Role in California's Water Politics?
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/environment/2012/02/20/4752/will-peter-gleicks-heartland-problem-compromise-hi/
(The last comment sums it up pretty well).

KQED Climate Watch
Resignation and Remorse Gleick Faces Fallout from heartland Documents Leaked
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/02/21/resignation-and-remorse-gleick-faces-fallout-from-heartland-documents-leak/
(In all of the political shenanigans I see every day on the internet, it is very rare indeed that anyone takes personal responsibility for their actions.)


Aquafornia.com
HuffingtonPost.com
Peter H. Gleick: The Origin of the Heartland Documents
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/heartland-institute-documents_b_1289669.html

Aquafornia.com
NYTimes.com
John M. Broder and Felicity Barringer: Activist Says Heartland Climate Papers Obtained by Deceit
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/science/earth/activist-says-heartland-climate-papers-obtained-by-deceit.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss


Aquafornia.com
PJMedia.com
Nunes chats with PJM "Trying to Stop the Bleeding from Environmental Overreach
http://pjmedia.com/blog/trying-to-stop-the-bleeding-from-environmental-overreach/?singlepage=true


Alex Breitler Blog
Gleick's Deception
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/02/21/gleicks-deception/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+san-joaquin-river-delta+%28Alex+Breitler%27s+San+Joaquin+Delta%2C+Delta+College+Blog%29

Aguanomics.com
David Zeitland: Gleick and Heartland
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/02/gleick-and-heartland.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Chanceofrain.com
Emily Green: A California Genius Caught Between Theft and Heroism
http://chanceofrain.com/2012/02/a-california-genius-caught-between-theft-and-heroism/

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Dana Hull and Paul Rogers:
Berkeley-based Scientist Causes Ethics Storm over Climate Change Documents
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_20011749
http://www.contracostatimes.com/technology/ci_20011749

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com Peter Fimrite:
Gleick Hurt by Lapse Over Climate Papers
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/22/BA0R1NAEQI.DTL&feed=rss.news


Switchboard at NRDC
Barry Nelson: Water Rights "Hot Potato" and H.R. 1837
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/water_rights_hot_potato_and_hr.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+switchboard_bnelson+%28Switchboard%3A+Barry+Nelson%27s+Blog%29



Aquafornia.com
PJMedia.com
Nunes chats with PJM "Trying to Stop the Bleeding from Environmental Overreach
http://pjmedia.com/blog/trying-to-stop-the-bleeding-from-environmental-overreach/?singlepage=true



Aquafornia.com
Recordnet.com
Michael Fitzgerald: Delta Left Out of Fight over Hetch Hetchy
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120222/A_NEWS0803/202220318/-1/A_NEWS05


Water News
Aquafornia.com
DWR Reduces State Water Project Allocation to 50%
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62363

Aquafornia.com
MercedSun-Star.com
Joshua Emerson Smith: Merced Irrigation District to Begin Taking Water Orders

Aquafornia.com
Recordnet.com
Michael Fitzgerald: Delta Left Out of Fight over Hetch Hetchy
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120222/A_NEWS0803/202220318/-1/A_NEWS05


Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News/Santa Cruz Sentinel
J.M. Brown: Desal Dominates Santa Cruz Neighbors Forum on Water
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20015777

Aquafornia.com
KlamBlog.com
Truth and Illusion Klamath Deal Promotes Misrepresent Klamath Dam Options
http://klamblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/truth-and-illusion-klamath-deal.html

Times-StandardOnline.com
Megan Hansen: Locals to Attend Fisheries Forum in Sacramento Today
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_20017649?source=rss

San Jose Mercury News
AP: California's Wild Salmon Numbers are Dwindling
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20016468

Aguanomics.com
David Zeitland: Cheap Talk or Walk the Walk?
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/02/cheap-talk-or-walk-walk.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

California Farm Water Coalition
Farm Water News: Mike Wade
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-21.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/02/news-articles-and-links-from-feb-22.html

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
YouTube.com California Rice and Water Efficiency
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62325

Aquafornia.com
Chicoer.com Heather Hacking:
Despite Dry Times, Almond Bloom is a Sight to See
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_20014857

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com Anne Gonzalez:
Incentives Help Sacramento Valley Farmers Replace Diesel
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/18/4273065/incentives-help-sacramento-valley.html

CapitalPress.com
Board May Restrict Run off From Irrigated Lands
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-irrigated-lands-w-infobox-022412

CapitalPress.com
Tim Hearden: Bill Would Ease Flood Insurance Restrictions
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-flood-insurance-w-photo-infobox-022412

Levee News
Chicoer.com
Editorial: Bare Levee Policy Must Be Changed
http://www.chicoer.com/opinion/ci_19999363

Science News
Wired.com
David Mosher: Real Fish Welcome Robotic Overlord Into Their School
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/fish-mimicking-robot/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredscience+%28Blog+-+Wired+Science%29
(What if leading the fish away from danger zones really is one way to simply and efficiently resolve some of the Delta issues!!)

Scienceblog.com
Hubble Discovers a True Water World
http://scienceblog.com/52305/hubble-discovers-a-true-water-world/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Environmental News
California Progress Report
Ngoc Nguyen, New America Media: BP Exits California
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/bp-exits-california

Zap!Crackly!Pop!
The Answer to Oil Price Spike Outrage is Right Before Our Eyes
http://insightadvisor.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/the-answer-to-oil-price-spike-outrage-is-right-before-our-eyes/

Aquafornia.com
EEnews.net
Debra Kahn: California Officials Use King Tides to Prepare People to Cope with Rising Sea Levels
http://www.eenews.net/public/climatewire/2012/02/21/2

Aquafornia.com
Holiday Weekend Wrap-Up
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62230
(Check here if you're interested in stuff I might have or probably did miss!)

Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Michael Warnken: Time to Carve Up California?
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/02/21/time-to-carve-up-california/

Economic News
National Center for Policy Analysis
Regulations Are Costly to American Consumers and Businesses
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=21625&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ncpadpd+%28Daily+Policy+Digest%29

High Speed Rail News
California Progress Report
Robert Cruickshank: High Speed Rail Two Tenths of One Percent
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/high-speed-rail-two-tenths-one-percent

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development News
Sodahead.com
Sunshine:  White House Rural Council
http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/white-house-rural-council-is-this-agenda-21-and-why-havent-we-been-informed-about-this-who-is/question-2451005/
(We should be paying very close attention to this one, seriously folks!)

AmericanPolicyCenter.com
Tom DeWeese: 2011 Was an Incredible Year as Agenda 21 Becomes Major Issue
http://americanpolicy.org/2012/02/22/2011-was-an-incredible-year-as-agenda-21-becomes-a-major-issue/
(Very good reading)

BearWitnessCentral.com
Blake Filippi: Five and Counting
http://bwcentral.org/2012/02/five-and-counting-new-shoreham-ri-rejects-ndaa/

Canada Free Press
Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh: Smart Meters Big Brother of Our Day
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/44757#When:17:20:10Z

Canada Free Press
Judi McCloud: Maurice Strong Sustainability Protege Headed for Jail
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/44759#When:17:18:25Z

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Somach Simmons & Dunn
Aaron A. Ferguson: Court of Appeal Reverses Trial Court Determination That Agreements Implementing QSA Are Unconstitutional and Remands for Further Proceedings in IID’s Validation Action
http://www.somachlaw.com/alerts.php?id=158

Events
ACWA.com
Senate Committee Plans Two Hearings on Delta
http://www.acwa.com/news/state-legislation/senate-committee-plans-two-hearings-delta-issues

ACWA.com
BDCP Public Meeting Next Week, Draft Documents Available
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/bdcp-public-meeting-next-week-draft-documents-available

Aquafornia.com
H.R. 1837, State Senate Delta Hearings, World Water Day in LA and Delta Art Exhibit
http://aquafornia.com/archives/62327

Just For Fun
Aguanomics.com
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/02/tuesday-funnies.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Delta Water and News Links through February 20, 2012

Delta News
H/T Peter Stone and Mark Pruner
Sacbee.com
Matt Weiser Water Tunnels Would Be Huge Project...
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/20/4276513/water-tunnels-would-be-huge-project.html#disqus_thread
(Thank you, Peter for all your efforts achieve acknowledgement of humans into the equation!)

Inkstain Blog
John Fleck: Another Nunes Hypothesis
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/02/another-nunes-hypothesis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Water News
Aguanomics.com
David Zeitland: Profitable Urban Agriculture
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/02/profitable-urban-agriculture.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Agriculture News
AmericanThinker.com
S. Fred Singer: The Heartland Institute Flap
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/the_heartland_institute_flap.html
(Not sure if I posted the links referred to, but if I did, then they are 'retracted'!)

Political News

Environmental News

Science News

High Speed Rail News
CaliforniaProgressReport.com
Alan Kandel: Positive Train Control's Estimated $13B Price Tag Shouldn't Deter Its Implementation
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/positive-train-control%E2%80%99s-estimated-13-billion-price-tag-shouldn%E2%80%99t-deter-its-implementation

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Litigation News


Just For Fun
The Foundry Heritage Blog
David Azerand: George Washington and the Real Meaning of Presidents' Day
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/20/morning-bell-washington-the-indispensable-man-of-the-revolution/

RightPundits.com
Andrew Zaroney: Presidents' Day 2012, Odd Presidential Facts
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=9791&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RightPundits+%28Right+Pundits%29