April 6, 7, and 8, 2012 Delta Water and News Link

Delta News
Restore the Delta
Newsletter
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001euir7dY8GMXfWIClhJgHl_gLQPr-w4lc-B8broDMl6Dr7nvSOBP7ZC-KTPkVA4I8pyEF1p2SWKjW5ufmhii3Vy7LJA2ahhAsy0PvdB573YPzC1ecYiv6Hg%3D%3D

Water Education Foundation
Delta Levee Standards Tour
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=n4t4lee6&v=001euir7dY8GMWbxPH5n4fC0gOyAq3w6viQgt5rFSt_JLDlR6js7Y-TYXdiX-eGOmOp3Z1f0U6A4Z0hmtLfvz6id9aoFgNVKRb-1Dr47ZofrlmkbMBWouG657Aglo_K22d0PxAJ2RvRTeeGJut8RCOQe2E6FvwKeR1Zw7-UK33IjCJb0as-0np6lEwlH4RZa_Sn1EePFjOpKbS12VftqQjSTHNx5WLjvi8yCEdYY5xxLV5Lg4hKWitcjlcRgusCC6tvqe0jQ52au8v0CdzIOpN0tMe2bQP8ZOFmmNkImEnzcwD5eUcVjkYkFA%3D%3D

Department of Water Resources
Delta e News
http://www.water.ca.gov/deltainit/docs/Delta-eNews040512.pdf

Aquafornia.com
Delta Stewardship Council: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Plan Report
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/Sacramento-San%20Joaquin%20Delta%20Plan%20Report1.pdf

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Oakley Votes No on Clean Water Initiative
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20336232/oakley-votes-no-clean-water-initiative

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
RGJ.com (Reno Gazette Journal)
News Analysis: Does Sierra Snow Study Buck Fears of Warming?
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/apr/08/john-f-swaim-whats-real-motive-for-fighting/?partner=RSS

Aquafornia.com
California At Top in Climate-Change Preparedness
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64931
(Several links)

Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee
Poor, Unincorporated Areas Face Health Face Health Risks from Sewage
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/04/08/2792320/poor-unincorporated-areas-face.html
(Anywhere else this would be hefty fines and possible jail time for the offending property owner...coming from the heart of the Dark Side...not so much.  Regardless, this is shameful.)

California Progress Report
Hetch Hetchy Water Temple A Monument to the 'Exploit' of Nature
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/hetch-hetchy-water-temple-monument-exploit-nature-says-restore-hetch-hetchy-ed

Aquafornia.com
OregonLive.com
Water Cutoff Contributing to Klamath Bird Deaths, Highlights Challenge Facing Crucial Wildlife Refuges
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/04/water_cutoff_contributes_to_kl.html

Aquafornia.com
North County Times: Western MWD Partners With Corona on $850k Water Reliability Project
http://www.nctimes.com/blogsnew/business/morning/western-mwd-partners-with-corona-on-k-water-reliability-project/article_2416e1ae-5e95-5751-8273-65aa5131bd68.html

Aquafornia.com
Sierra Wave: Water District Manager Urges Citizens to Show Support for Mammoth in Fight with DWP
http://www.sierrawave.net/11260/fight-with-dwp/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Water News
Aquafornia.com
NYTimes.com
Invasive Species Target of New Ballast Water Rule
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2012/04/08/can-icebergs-from-alaska-protect-colorado-river-flows/

Aquafornia.com
Summit County Citizens Voice
Can Icebergs from Alaska Protect Colorado River Flows?
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2012/04/08/can-icebergs-from-alaska-protect-colorado-river-flows/
(What's wrong with these two articles?  The first complains about ballast water in the Great Lakes introducing zebra mussels into the ecosystem.  OK, that was unforeseen and these Asian mussels have devastated OUR native ecosystem, but have marvelously adapted to their NEW ecosystem...which is why this second article is disturbing.

"They" want to bring in glaciers from Alaska to the Colorado River watershed.  Let's be logical.  Ice/water coming from Alaska, a completely different climate into a climate that will melt said glaciers, thus introducing into the Colorado River watershed microorganisms we know next to nothing about.  How will they mutate, excuse me...adapt to their new environment when they've literally been laid on ice since the water first froze?

Come on...how's about we do a better job of adapting OUR demands on the earth to better align with the natural cycles Nature genuinely seems to operate upon?...just pointing out the inconsistencies all of us have to wade through.)

Agriculture News
Fox News
Vanilla Shortage Could Mean Pricey Ice Cream and More
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/04/06/vanilla-shortage-could-mean-pricey-ice-cream-and-more/
(Now this is something to worry about!!)

Levee News

Tourism News

Fisheries News
Aquafornia.com
Longer Salmon Season Recommended
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64929
(Several links.)

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com: Agency Won't Protect Upper Klamath Chinook Salmon
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/04/05/state/n121801D24.DTL

Tribal News
Aquafornia.com
Appeal-Democrat
Enterprise Rancheria and California's Water, Prosperity
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/water-115151-enterprise-lands.html

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record
Dam-Raising Threat: Certain Wildlife Live Only Around Lake
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/apr/07/dam-raising-threat/

Aquafornia.com
ICTMN.com
Raising Dam Would Drown Sacred Site
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/04/07/raising-dam-would-drown-sacred-site-106896
(Seriously, haven't these people been forced to sacrifice enough already???  So Cal wants the additional water, let them build the facility to store it...again, why does the North portion of the state have to bear the brunt of all of this??)

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Courthouse News: Suction Dredging Causes Alarm in California
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/04/05/45345.htm

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight
John f. Swaim: What Real Motive for Fighting Dredging?
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/apr/08/john-f-swaim-whats-real-motive-for-fighting/?partner=RSS
(Excellent rebuttal article to one above.)

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Scarce water Spreads Disease on Waterfowl Refuge
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20347231/scarce-water-spreads-disease-waterfowl-refuge

Political News

Science News
The Humble Libertarian
Environmental News Service:
Conservation Deal, FDA Declines to Remove Bisphenol A From Food Packaging
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2012/2012-04-02-091.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Freedom Advocates
April 7th Newsletter
http://www.freedom21.org/Newsletters/NL-2012/nl-040712-1.pdf

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Liberty Blog: Delta Smelt X2 Injunction Briefing Completed in the Ninth Circuit
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64921

Events
ACWA.com
Water Commission to Hear Update on BDCP April 18
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/california-water-commission-hear-update-bdcp-april-18

Just For Fun
Wired Science
Chick and Eggs: Best Live Nest Cams
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/easter-bird-cams/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredscience+%28Blog+-+Wired+Science%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

April 5, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Southern California Water Committee
April is Earthquake Preparedness Month, Time to Protect Our Water Supply
http://www.socalwater.org/news/press-releases/135-april-is-earthquake-preparedness-month-time-to-protect-our-water-supply
(The ultimate in So Cal propaganda.)

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Recorderonline.com: Corps to Allow More Water in Success Lake
http://www.recorderonline.com/news/acre-52271-corps-success.html

Aquafornia.com
Contra Costa Times: East Bay MUD's $32 Million Upgrade Diverts Waste
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_20318423/east-bay-muds-32-million-upgrade-diverts-waste

Aquafornia.com
North County Times: Water Authority Studies Building Its Own Pipeline to Imperial Valley
http://www.nctimes.com/business/region-water-authority-studies-building-its-own-pipeline-to-imperial/article_e580178a-af83-5472-866e-0b3f501e9a0f.html

ACWA.com
e-Newsletter Round-Up of Last Week's News
http://www.acwa.com/newsletter/acwa-enews/acwa-e-news-april-4-2012

ACWA.com
Region 3 Members Sit Down with ACWA Leadership
http://www.acwa.com/blog/region-3-members-sit-down-acwa-leadership

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/04/news-articles-and-links-from-april-4.html

Water News

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
Appeal-Democrat: Flood Plan Worries Yuba-Sutter Farmers
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/plan-115106-flood-sutter.html 

Levee News
ACWA.com
Bipartisan Letter Urges Corps to Reconsider Policy on Levees, Vegetation
http://www.acwa.com/news/federal-relations/bipartisan-letter-urges-corps-reconsider-policy-levees-vegetation

Tourism News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
ACWA.com
State Asks Energy Companies to Report of Fracking Operations
http://www.acwa.com/news/groundwater/state-asks-energy-companies-report-fracking-sites

Political News
Fox and Hounds
Dianne Feinstein's Common Sense on Lawsuit Abuse
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/04/dianne-feinsteins-common-sense-on-lawsuit-abuse/
(This is Round 2 in an election year!)

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Enough With the End-Runs On Key Water Issues
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/04/4389211/enough-with-the-end-runs-on-key.html#disqus_thread
(Yep...must keep eyes on Feinstein at all times...)

Science News

High Speed Rail News
California Watch
Kings County Vents Frustrations to Leaders of HSR Agency
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/kings-county-vents-frustrations-leaders-high-speed-rail-agency-15632

Fox and Hounds
High Speed Rail Won't Be Built With Carbon Credits
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/04/high-speed-rail-wont-be-built-with-carbon-credits/

Claycord.com
Senator DeSaulnier Seeks Comprehensive Statewide Passenger Rail Plan
http://claycord.com/2012/04/03/senator-desaulnier-seeks-comprehensive-statewide-passenger-rail-plan/#comments
(Oh Good grief...!)

Economic Policy Journal
Free Market Railroad
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/04/free-market-railroad.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
(Isn't this how it's supposed to be??)

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Across the Fence
Congressman Nunes: Job Killers Loose in National Parks
http://nunes.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=288905
(These restrictions come from Land or Travel Management Plans, tied back to Agenda 21.)

ImpeachObama.com
California Dreamin' Jerry Brown Style
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/california-dreamin-jerry-brown-style/

Sacramento Business Journal
Sacramento Approves Moving Ahead with Development Work On Arena
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/04/04/sacramento-council-arena-predevelopment.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes: Sacramento Stimulus Arena
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/04/sacramento-stimulus-arena/

The Humble Libertarian
Telegraph: Surgery Bans Elderly Patient Over Her Carbon Footprint
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9184693/Surgery-bans-elderly-patient-over-her-carbon-footprint.html
(You can't make this stuff up.)

Public Comment Opportunities
Delta Conservancy
Strategic Plan Public Work Sessions
http://www.deltaconservancy.ca.gov/docs/meeting_materials/march_2012/DC_StratPlan_Public_Work%20Sessions_Agenda_032912.pdf

Link for Strategic Plan
http://www.deltaconservancy.ca.gov/docs/DC_StratPlan_Draft_Version_Public_Comment_032712.pdf

Litigation News

Events

Just For Fun
Aquafornia.com
San Leandro Patch: Anthony Chabot, the Water King
http://sanleandro.patch.com/articles/anthony-chabot-the-water-king#photo-9450392

Part 2: The Water King Dams San Leandro Creek
http://sanleandro.patch.com/articles/the-water-king-dams-san-leandro-creek#photo-9480033

Learn Liberty
Trail of Tears, They Knew it Was Wrong
http://www.learnliberty.org/videos/trail-tears-they-knew-it-was-wrong?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Twitter%20Update&utm_content=The%20Trail%20of%20Tears%20is%20a%20story%20of%20how%20a%20powerful%20group%20gained%20at%20the%20expense%20of%20a%20defenseless%20minority%3A
(A lesson from the past that could well play out again in the Delta future...)

Aquadoc.com
Water Wired: What Do We Talk About Most? Word Count Analysis: AWRAs GOS Conference Papers
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/04/what-do-we-talk-about-most-.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

April 4, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
California Spigot
Water Flows in Delta Perplex Scientists; Create Moment of Zen
http://www.californiaspigot.blogspot.com/

Delta National Park
John Bass: Mixed Messages
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/mixed_messages/

Sacramento Business Journal
Sacramento, Yolo County Get Hefty Park Grants
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/04/04/sacramento-yolo-county-hefty-park-grants.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com: Central Valley Flood Management Plan To Be Presented
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/03/4386175/central-valley-flood-management.html

CalWatchDog.com
John Seiler: Good Riddance to Peter Douglas
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/03/good-riddance-to-peter-douglas/

Farm Water News
http://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=my#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Ffarmwaternews.blogspot.com%2Ffeeds%2Fposts%2Fdefault

Water News
Inkstain Blog
John Fleck: New Mexico Rural-Urban Groundwater Project Denied
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/04/new-mexico-rural-urban-groundwater-project-denied/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Aquadoc.com
Water Wires: Is There a Coming Power Struggle For Water?
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/04/how-can-we-overcome-the-coming-power-struggle-for-water.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Tourism News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee: Harmful Pesticide Not In Reports
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/04/02/2785703/harmful-pesticide-not-in-reports.html

Political News
Sacramento Business Journal
Sacramento Ranks High In Study of Government Websites
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2012/04/sacramento-rank-government-websites-stud.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

Co.Exist.com
4 Principles For Creating Change, And 8 Barriers That Make It Harder
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679609/4-principles-for-creating-change-and-4-barriers-that-make-it-harder

Rogues and Scholars
If This Be Inaccuracy, Make the Most of It: Tea Party Tosses the True Patrick Henry Overboard
http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2012/04/04/if-this-be-inaccuracy-make-the-most-of-it-the-tea-party-tosses-the-true-patrick-henry-overboard/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scrogues+%28Scholars+and+Rogues%29

Science News


High Speed Rail News
CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes: New High Speed Rail Plan Runs Over Prop. 1A Mandates
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/03/new-high-speed-rail-plan-runs-over-prop-1a-mandates/

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
LADWP Wants Attacks on Mammoth Water Heard In Fresno Court
http://www.sierrawave.net/11143/ladwp-wants-attacks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
(I hope the judge denies the request.  The 'well of evil' permeates out of Fresno County.)

Events

Just For Fun

April 3, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News

California Water News

Water News

Tourism News

Fisheries News
Science Blog
Grey Seals In Baltic Sea Consume as Many Fish as the Fishing Industry catches, research says
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120402112826.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
(Now, if only we could apply this knowledge in the Delta...)

Environmental News
Science Blog
Weed Killer Can Change Shape of Animals
http://scienceblog.com/53095/weed-killer-can-change-the-shapes-of-animals/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Political News
Rogues and Scholars
To Know Your 'Enemy', Know Yourself: Toward a More Profound Objectivity
http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2012/04/03/to-know-your-enemy-know-yourself-towards-a-more-profound-objectivity/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scrogues+%28Scholars+and+Rogues%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Science News

Science Blog
Oceans Began Warming 100+ Years Ago
http://scienceblog.com/53101/oceans-began-warming-100-years-ago/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

High Speed Rail News
California Progress Report
HSR Critics Out Themselves as HSR Opponents
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/hsr-critics-out-themselves-hsr-opponents

California Watch
New High-Speed Rail Plan Shaves $30B From Project's Cost
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/new-high-speed-rail-plan-shaves-30b-projects-cost-15598

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Freedom Advocates
April Newsletter
http://www.freedom21.org/Newsletters/NL-2012/nl-032412-1.pdf


Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Washington Rebel
A Righteous Insurgent
http://www.washingtonreb.com/2012/04/02/a-righteous-insurgent/
(As if the SOTU address insult to the Court wasn't enough...this arrogant usurper continues to bully, threaten and insult the Justices...)

The Foundry
Obama Slams Supreme Court Over Obamacare
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/04/03/morning-bell-obama-slams-supreme-court-over-obamacare/

Events

Just For Fun
Fox News
Interest in 1940 Census Paralyzes Website
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/03/interest-in-140-us-census-paralyzes-website/

Legally Weird
Man Shot Mohawk, Mistook It For a Bird
http://blogs.findlaw.com/legally_weird/2012/04/man-shot-womans-mohawk-mistook-it-for-a-bird.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LegallyWeird+%28Legally+Weird%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

April 2, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Public Water News Service
Bert Wilson: Photos of Dual Tunnel Conveyance For the Delta
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001VxpbIorwhVPJz4DQLGVLyxdWjUU8bdA3oniy4MVPkiTI53KN_s3o1nvaKKBF5IWgjcr89dRWfC_7gelDoq1KNSC9sAT15oFCIlx2IkebtV5Ar-Dbddb2FQ%3D%3D

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Appeal-Democrat
Flood Plan is Confiscation of Private Property
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/plan-115043-flood-property.html

Aquafornia.com
Press Democrat: Sebastopol Studies Water, Sewer Rate Jumps
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120401/articles/120409984?tc=ar

Co.Exist.com
The San Francisco Archipelago: A Vision of a City Underwater
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679561/the-san-francisco-archipelago-a-vision-of-a-city-underwater
(However, with respect to the ban on dredging, I read a report a couple of years ago indicating through lack of dredging coupled with more fresh water diverted from the Delta that will no longer flush silt and other debris out through the GG Bridge.  Basically, you will be able to walk from Emeryville to SF on the buildup of silt...just one small 'fact' those that think they can predict what the SF Bay would look like, either don't know about or don't care.)

Water News
Aguanomics.com
Strong Impressions From the WWF
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/04/strong-impressions-from-wwf.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
Weekend News Wrap-up
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64725
(In case I missed anything!)

Aquafornia.com
The Guardian: The Fight for Water in Las Vegas Is a Sign of Things to Come
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/las-vegas-water-scarcity-security?newsfeed=true

Agriculture News
Roll Call Politics
Farm Bill's Cloudy Forecast
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_119/Farm-Bill-Cloudy-Forecast-213570-1.html?ET=rollcall:e12670:80123808a:&st=email&pos=eam

Farm Wars
Safe Seed Company List
http://farmwars.info/?p=8158&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FarmWars+%28Farm+Wars%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Tourism News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
Humble Libertarian
Black-Listed News
Are Boys Turning Into Girls Because of Man-Made Chemicals?
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Are_Boys_Turning_in_to_Girls_Because_of_Man_Made_Chemicals%3F/18727/0/38/38/Y/M.html
(Yes they are.  Many scientific studies prove that consuming GMO-based foods and products will, by the 4th generation, feminizes the males of the species.  What we consume and how it is produced really does matter...)

Political News
Bear Witness News
Sheriff Richard Mack: The Danger of a Constitutional Convention
http://bwcentral.org/2012/04/the-dangers-of-a-constitutional-convention-2012/

Roll Call Politics
Durkee Case Jolts Elections
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_119/Kinde_Durkee_Case_Jolts_Elections-213572-1.html?ET=rollcall:e12668:80123808a:&st=email&pos=epol
(It's just a tad difficult to have much sympathy for Sen. Feinstein, other than what goes around, comes around.)

CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes: Sacto Airport Another Vanity Project
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/02/sacto-airport-another-vanity-project/

PatriotPost.com
How Marco Rubio Could Destroy the Apple Cart
http://patriotpost.us/commentary/2012/04/02/how-marco-rubio-could-destroy-the-apple-cart/

Science News
Science Blog
Dramatic Rise in Skin Cancer in Young Adults
http://scienceblog.com/53078/dramatic-rise-in-skin-cancer-in-young-adults/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
(What is not mentioned in this article is the fact that the sun block we slathered all over our children in the 80's and 90's actually contributes to or causes skin cancer as well.  Couple that with tanning beds and that is a recipe for disaster.)

High Speed Rail News
Sacbee.com
Gov. Jerry Brown to Change High-Speed Rail, Lower Cost By $30 Billion
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/31/4380423/gov-jerry-brown-to-change-high.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events

Just For Fun

April 1, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
California Water Blog:
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64722
http://californiawaterblog.com/2012/03/31/recent-news-stories-you-may-have-missed-a-compilation/
(Holy moly...I missed these too!!)

Aquafornia.com
Capitol Focus: John Laird and California's Water
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64716
(From Joe Simitian's website...ugh.)

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Redding.com: Editorial: A Simple Truth Water Is Scarce
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/apr/01/editorial-a-simple-truth-worth-repeating-water/?partner=

Inkstain Blog
John Fleck: National Research Council On the Scarcity Value of Water
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/03/national-research-council-on-the-scarcity-value-of-water/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Aquafornia.com
Ventura County Star: Good Partnerships Can Solve Water Needs
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/mar/31/good-partnerships-can-solve-water-needs/

Aquafornia.com
Napa Valley Times: Rising Utility Bills Roil the Waters of Lake Berryessa
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/rising-utility-bills-roil-the-waters-at-lake-berryessa/article_b85b87ea-7bbb-11e1-9f5c-0019bb2963f4.html

Aquafornia.com
Daily Democrat Online
Woodland's water Rate Hikes Make Good Economic Sense
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_20302317/reader-woodlands-water-rate-hikes-make-good-economic

Aquafornia.com
Santa Cruz Sentinel: No Desal Vote Until environmental Study Complete
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/rss/ci_20301473/mike-rotkin-no-desal-vote-until-environmental-study?source=rss

Aquafornia.com
Monterey Herald: Outlook Still Grim for New Water Authority
http://www.montereyherald.com/opinion/ci_20300244/outlook-still-grim-new-water-authority

Aquafornia.com
Sierra Wave: New Run-Off Year Arrives With Pumping Questions
http://www.sierrawave.net/11124/new-run-off/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Water News
Aquafornia.com
Policy Report: Water in the US American West: 150 Years of Adaptive Strategies
http://aquafornia.com/archives/64705
Link to Report:
http://cnrep.org/documents/WWF%20H20AmWest%20FULL%202.28%20LR.pdf

Aquadoc.com
Water Wired: USACE and USBR: CRAP Will Revitalize Las Vegas
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/03/usace-and-usbr-announce-crap.html

Aquafornia.com
Salon.com: The Impending Urban Water Crisis
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/31/the_impending_urban_water_crisis/singleton/

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
Boulder Daily Camera: Colorado Farms Planning for Dry Spell Losing Auction Bids For Water to Fracking Projects
http://www.dailycamera.com/state-west-news/ci_20299962/colorado-farms-planning-dry-spell-losing-auction-bids

YouTube
Enlist Herbicide and GMO Crops: Dow Chemical and Monsanto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb_VX5bIQlQ

Tourism News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
GE Crops on Southeastern Refuges Hit a Snag
http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=1567
(Excellent article and one more thing to be added to the 'check list', to ensure it doesn't happen/continue out here.)

Info Wars
California Slammed with Fukushima Radiation
http://www.infowars.com/california-slammed-with-fukushima-radiation/

ENS News Wire
Gulf of Mexico Dolphins Sick, Dying After BP Oil Spill
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2012/2012-03-30-091.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com Viewpoints: Governor Isn't Looking Out For the Environment
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/01/4380297/governor-isnt-looking-out-for.html

Political News
The Washington Post
Utah Gov. Herbert Signs Bill Demanding State Control of Federal Lands by 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/utah-gov-gary-herbert-signing-bill-demanding-state-control-of-federal-lands-by-2014/2012/03/23/gIQAlpa6VS_story.html
(It has to start somewhere...)

News With Views
Pastor Roger Anghis -- Patterns, Part 2
http://www.newswithviews.com/Anghis/roger208.htm
(Another interesting Sunday read.)

Scholars and Rogues
is It a Felony When Companies Ask for Facebook Passwords? My Letter to the FBI
http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2012/03/30/dear-facebook-password-requesting-employers-i-have-a-proposition-for-you/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scrogues+%28Scholars+and+Rogues%29
(PG-13 reading.)

Science News
Scholars and Rogues
Climate Science for Everyone: Heavy Snows Are Expected In a Warming World
http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2012/04/01/climate-science-for-everyone-heavy-snows-are-expected-in-a-warming-world/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scrogues+%28Scholars+and+Rogues%29

High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
PP Gazette
Agenda 21 on Steroids
http://ppjg.me/2012/03/14/agenda-21-on-steroids/

The Covenant is intended to become a binding Global Treaty and the template for international law. International attorneys have been hammering this out for about 16 years. The 4th draft was issued in 2010.

The Covenant is about control of development, and social engineering, by the United Nations. Remember, the United Nations is a trade organization funded by money from corporations, organizations and associations funded by corporations, and foreign governments.

The Covenant states it focuses on “social and economic pillars.”
In the Covenant’s footnotes, it refers to the constitutions of Brazil, India, Namibia, and even the Islamic Republic of Iran. But this manifesto doesn’t adhere to the U.S. Constitution. If the Covenant is adapted by the United States, it will be the end of our Constitution and our rights.

News With Views
Civil War Has Begun: America is Fatally Deceived
http://www.newswithviews.com/Evensen/greg172.htm
(Very good Sunday reading.)

Public Comment Opportunities
Humble Libertarian
http://www.humblelibertarian.com/2012/03/fda-deletes-1-million-signatures-for.html
(This article show-cases how public agencies are 'fudging' the numbers from public consensus meetings to the published Public Comments in any EIR-type document...Remember, Consensus is defined as 'complete absence of dissent/disagreement/argument'.

Litigation News

Events

Just For Fun
Right Pundits
Amazing, famous April Fools Day Jokes
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=9951&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RightPundits+%28Right+Pundits%29

Zero Hedge
Why Regulation Is Good For Growth
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/why-regulation-good-growth

CalWatchDog.com
John Seiler: Gov. Jerry Brown Resigns
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/01/gov-jerry-brown-resigns/

Wild West History
Tornadoes in the Wild West: Hunkerin' Down for the Big Winds
http://wildwesthistory.blogspot.com/2012/03/tornadoes-in-wild-west-hunkerin-down.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WildWestHistory+%28Wild+West+History%29