April 27, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
California Delta Guardians
The 'Running Cost' of Water in California
http://caldelta.org/wp/blog/2012/04/27/the-running-cost-of-water-in-california/
(Another excellent post!)

California Water Impact Network
SF Chronicle: Bill to Determine Water Plan Costs Clears
http://www.c-win.org/content/sf-chronicle-bill-determine-water-plans-true-cost-clears.html

Sacramento Business Journal
Progress at the $96.2M Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/04/27/progress-at-the-folsom-dam-spillway.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29&page=all

CalWatchDog.com
Feinstein Offers Pact with Water Devil
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/27/feinstein-offers-pact-with-water-devil/

Aquafornia.com
The Main Street Business Journal
Legislation Introduced to Create Jobs in the West
http://mainstreetbusinessjournal.com/articleview.php?articlesid=6191&volume=15&issue=15
(Includes HR1837 verbiage)

Aquafornia.com
Idaho State Journal
Crapo, Risch Support West Act
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/state/article_a587692c-8fd9-11e1-a141-0019bb2963f4.html
(Another version of the article above.)

Aquafornia.com
Office of Congresswoman Napolitano: Scientific Review Shows Threat to Salmon Industry, Democratic Lawmakers Respond
http://napolitano.house.gov/press-release/scientific-review-shows-threat-salmon-industry-democratic-lawmakers-respond

Aquafornia.com
Delta Stewardship Council Science News
http://archive.deltacouncil.ca.gov/delta_science_program/publications/sci_news_0412.html

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Kern valley Sun
Dam Fixes Questioned
http://www.kvsun.com/articles/2012/04/26/news/doc4f97306f84d56695501996.txt
(I say, welcome to our nightmare...seems to me, every 'project' somehow leads to more water bypassing local watersheds to be fast-tracked into that water bank.

Note to self: There are 'regular Joe's' in the Central Valley just like us in the Delta...subject to the whims of federal agencies and ultimately WWD and KCWB.)

Aquafornia.com
San Diego County Water Authority
Water Authority Extends Temporary Agricultural Water Rate Program for Two Years
http://www.sdcwa.org/water-authority-extends-temporary-agricultural-water-rate-program-two-years

Aquafornia.com
Christian Science Monitor: Saga of California's Salton Sea: A Tragic Chapter Ahead?
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2012/0426/Saga-of-California-s-Salton-Sea-a-tragic-chapter-ahead
(Tulare Lake Basin is the largest naturally occurring lake/basin in California.  Salton Sea is a freak result of nature, at least get that part of the story right.

I'd much rather see water diverted to restore some or all of TLB, not continue to falsely supply fresh water to a place that should have evaporated naturally, not be the receptacle of agriculture run-off, especially in the Central Valley's naturally high toxic soils.  That having been said, remediation of the dried 'lake bed' has to be addressed.  Another California-made mess we have to address.)

Science Daily
First Evaluation of the Clean Water Act's Effects on Coastal Waters in CA Reveals Major Successes
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120426134931.htm

Aquafornia.com
Siskiyou Daily News
Guest Opinion: Who Killed the Birds?
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/opinions/letters_to_the_editor/x1780495819/Guest-opinion-Who-killed-the-birds

Water News
Springfield Sun-News
House Agriculture Committee Backs Great Lakes Water Plan
http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/springfield-news/house-agriculture-committee-backs-great-lakes-water-plan-1365319.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

ReviewJournal.com
Water Pipeline faces Another Legal Threat: Snails
http://www.lvrj.com/news/snails-at-center-of-planned-lawsuit-against-water-pipeline-project-149144005.html

Aquafornia.com
YouTube.com
Watershed: Solutions for the Future of the American West
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/65982

Agriculture News
Economic Policy Journal
Farm Kids Tell Big Brother to Get the Hell Off the Farm
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/04/farm-kids-tell-big-brother-to-get-hell.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

The Humble Libertarian
NaturalNews.com
Monsanto Buys Leading Bee Research Firm After Being Implicated in Bee Colony Collapse
http://www.naturalnews.com/035688_Monsanto_honey_bees_colony_collapse.html

Levee News

Tourism News

Fisheries News
Dan Bacher
Indybay.org
Agency Records Reveal Oroville Dam Plan Likely Harmful to Protected Fish
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/04/26/18712144.php


Aquafornia.com
Siskiyou Daily News
Montague Water District Pitches In for Coho
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/features/x787573926/Montague-water-district-pitches-in-for-coho

Aquafornia.com
Yubanet.com: SYRCL: What Does it Take to Restore Salmon in California
http://yubanet.com/regional/SYRCL-What-does-it-take-to-restore-salmon-in-California-and-the-Yuba-River.php#.T5tkdJhmMud

Aquafornia.com
USACE: Corps Seeks Fish-Friendly Habitat During Erosion Repairs
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/65971

Environmental News
Science Blog
'Warming Hole' delayed Climate Change Over Eastern United States
http://scienceblog.com/53712/warming-hole-delayed-climate-change-over-eastern-united-states/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Political News

California Political News
Bill Berryhill for Senate
Modesto Council Members Endorse Bill Berryhill for Senate
http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=1db924ff5d229c83877fef9df&id=a2c538fd29&e=d9503a764f


California Research Institute for Federal Policy Research
http://www.calinst.org/bul2/b1912.shtml

Science News

Science Blog
Boron Nano-tubes Show Potential in Cancer Treatment
http://scienceblog.com/53711/boron-nanotubes-show-potential-in-cancer-treatment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Freedom21.org
April 28, 2012 Newsletter
http://www.freedom21.org/Newsletters/NL-2012/nl-042812-1.pdf

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Pacific Legal Foundation: The Recreational Fishermen Go to Court
http://blog.pacificlegal.org/2012/the-recreational-fishermen-go-to-court/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-recreational-fishermen-go-to-court

Events

Just For Fun
LewRockwell.com
The Causes of the Revolution of 1776
http://lewrockwell.com/nock/nock22.1.html

April 26, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Dan Bacher
California Progress Report: Bill Requiring Peripheral Canal Cost-Benefit Analysis Clears Committee
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/bill-requiring-peripheral-canal-cost-benefit-analysis-clears-committee

Restore the Delta
Newsletter
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001f92fxbmkmiAnBMmmGu9cME06q41wW-CSyXXSIU-RqtOnj5RdBDmkawYTQSqnrvvF2oBmPqscGT2GMi-XuHVYAlpU0qfZr76DpUFy3JjoULWCZE0zsu58xw%3D%3D

ACWA.com
State Board Proposes Workshops on Delta Water Quality Objectives
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/state-board-proposes-workshops-delta-water-quality-objectives
(Oh good grief...on this schedule, and rehashing of facts the exporters do not want to acknowledge, we'll NEVER this accomplished.  Wouldn't flow criteria determinations, based upon historic data coupled with the North Delta Water Agency's Contract protecting water quality in the North Delta, be enough to make these determinations?

In the real world it would.)

ACWA.com
Proposed Delta Stewardship Council Merger Examined
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/proposed-merger-delta-stewardship-council-natural-resources-agency-examined

Link to submit comments
http://www.lhc.ca.gov/reorg/comments.html

CalWatchDog.com
Water Reform re-Hatched in U.S. Senate
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/26/hr-1837-re-hatched-in-u-s-senate/
(Told ya she has to be watched.)

ACWA.com
Bureau to Increase Releases from Folsom Feservoir
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-news/bureau-increase-releases-folsom-reservoir

Aquafornia.com
Daily Democrat: Flood Protection Bill Flows Out of Committee
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_20484812/flood-protection-bill-flows-out-committee
(Our governments are so messed up, we have to pass a law to get information that should be available all over the place.)

Aquafornia.com
Bay Delta Conservation Plan
Fish Agency Red Flag Comments and Responses on Draft Effects Analysis
http://baydeltaconservationplan.com/News/News/12-04-25/Fish_Agency_Red_Flag_Comments_and_Responses_on_Draft_Effects_Analysis.aspx

California Water News
Aguanomics.com
Proposed Water Laws in California
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/04/proposed-water-laws-in-california.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Aquafornia.com
McClatchy DC
Deal-Cutting Time Comes for California Water
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/04/26/146892/deal-cutting-time-comes-for-california.html

ACWA.com
ACWA-Sponsored Bill on Safe Drinking Water Funding Clears Committee
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-quality/acwa-supported-bill-safe-drinking-water-funding-clears-committee

ACWA.com
Federal Bill Includes Funding for California Water and Other Measures
http://www.acwa.com/news/federal-relations/federal-bill-includes-funding-california-water-and-other-measures

Aquafornia.com
The Hill's Floor Action
Hatch Looks to Free Up House-Passed Energy Bills in Senate
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/223545-hatch-looks-to-free-up-house-passed-energy-bills-in-senate

Aquafornia.com
MarketWatch.com
Report Confirms Motivations Behind $3Billion Cost Shift - West Basin Participates in Report to Protect Rate Payers
http://www.scribd.com/doc/91284578/Water-Users-respond-to-CVPIA-Workplan

Aquafornia.com
Times Standard Online
Upper Klamath Basin Refuge Crisis Will Not Be Solved by Restoration Agreements
http://www.times-standard.com/guest_opinion/ci_20485040/upper-klamath-basin-refuge-crisis-will-not-be

Aquafornia.com
Chico Enterprise Record
Funding One Step Closer for Hamilton Flood Control Project
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_20484705/funding-one-step-closer-hamilton-flood-control-project

Water News

Agriculture News
The Humble Libertarian
News From the AP: Govt Backs Off New Limits on Child Labor on Farms
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FARM_LABOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-04-26-19-44-56

Aquafornia.com
Western Farm Press
California Target Vital Agriculture, Environmental Issues
http://westernfarmpress.com/management/california-targets-vital-agriculture-environmental-issues
(Looks like some good research projects.)

Farm Wars
Remember, the USDA OWNS the 'Organic' Name
http://farmwars.info/?p=8328&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FarmWars+%28Farm+Wars%29

Aquafornia.com
The Tribune & San Luis Obispo
Blakeslee Bill Proposes More Scrutiny for Water Rules
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/04/25/2043858/blakeslee-bill-more-water-scrutiny.html

Levee News

Tourism News
Rural Tourism Marketing
Pinterest for Rural Tourism Businesses
http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2012/04/a-pinterest-page-example-any-rural-tourism-business-can-copy/

Fisheries News
Aquafornia.com
Water Users Respond to CVPIA Work Plan
http://www.scribd.com/doc/91284578/Water-Users-respond-to-CVPIA-Workplan
(Probably one of the best articles written to date.)

Environmental News
Canada Free Press
Ken Salazar's Fairy Tale Energy Policy
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/46278#When:00:09:24Z

Aquafornia.com
Department of Interior
New Guide on Use of Adaptive Management in Natural Resource Decision-Making
http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Interior-Department-Publishes-New-Guide-on-Use-of-Adaptive-Management-in-Natural-Resource-Decision-Making.cfm

Political News
CalWatchDog.com
California Blog Regulations Could Hit Drudge, Citizen Journalists
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/25/calif-blog-regulations-could-hit-drudge/

LewRockwell.com
'Paleo' Nutrition Blogger Will Go to Jail if He Does Not Recant
http://lewrockwell.com/north/north1131.html
(And it begins...)

The Classic Liberal
Isabella, the Wichita Terrorist
http://the-classic-liberal.com/isabella-the-wichita-terrorist/
(The mother's Facebook account before it was censored.  Again I ask, is this what we've allowed our society to become?

Just the thought that I could NOT get to one of my toddler daughters to protect them from assault is more than I can stand...make it a toddler grand daughter/child, oh my.)

Canada Free Press
Joy of Achievement vs Sense of Entitlement
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/46282#When:11:11:59Z

Science News


Energy News
FoxNews.com
Energy in America: Refinery Promises No Mideast Oil Imports, Offering only 'Made in USA' Gas
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/25/energy-in-america-refinery-promises-no-mideast-oil-imports-offering-only-made/#ixzz1t7ExQAYk
(Wish we had this guy out here.  Oh wait, this is California where our august legislators years ago decided Californian's will only purchase gasoline that has been refined only in California.  Then they go and add oxygen to our now unleaded fuel, refuse to allow state-of-the-art light crude drilling anywhere in the state...no wonder we're going under.)

High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Environmental Research Web
Australia at Rio+20 Summit Collective Action for Sustainable Development
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/event/17802

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
North County Times: Metropolitan Water District Fires Back Against SDCWA
http://www.nctimes.com/blogsnew/business/morning/metropolitan-water-district-fires-back-against-san-diego-county-water/article_30c90d8a-f4e0-5ddb-bba4-89eb796f4b5a.html
(More he said, she said.)

CapitalPress.com
Siskiyou Farm Bureau Water Lawsuit to Go to Trial
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-siskiyou-lawsuit-w-infobox-042612

Canada Free Press
The Heartland Institute is Fighting Mad
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/46272#When:23:15:32Z

Environmental News Service
First Gulf Oil Spill Arrest: Former BP Engineer Charged
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2012/2012-04-24-02.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Events

Just For Fun
Aguanomics.com
The Death and Life of...Cities
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/04/death-and-life-of-cities-review.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Wired Science
High-Tech Snowflakes A Biochemist's Homegrown Snow
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/snowflake-growing-machine/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredscience+%28Blog+-+Wired+Science%29

April 25, 2012 Delta Water and News Links, 2nd Post

Delta News
Assemblyman Bill Berryhill's Website
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/65840
(Woo Hoo!!)

Aquafornia.com
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/65845
More links to Berryhill's Victory!
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/65845

Dan Bacher
Indybay.org
Bill Requiring Cost-Benefit Analysis of Peripheral Canal Clears Committee
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/04/24/18712037.php

Restore the Delta
Consumer, Environmental Advocates Succeed in Passing Cost-Benefit Analysis
http://www.restorethedelta.org/1746

Restore the Delta
Newsletter
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001UQ183hrEIiGpVkyFbfrY-ifz8M2rCftx9QNTUF-6EXD5_BkpuV91A0BlOGGZkh7L8xQe_VB6ixwiJ-AuOhQzClXukPnuO8wATP_gPAnx1IS0SinGdfACYg%3D%3D

ACWA.com
Federal Bill Includes Funding for California Water and Other Measures
http://www.acwa.com/news/federal-relations/federal-bill-includes-funding-california-water-and-other-measures

California Water News
ACWA.com
Mark Cowin Confirmed as DWR Director
http://www.acwa.com/news/state-legislation/cowin-confirmed-dwr-director

ACWA.com
Round Table Aims to Improve ESA Implementation
http://www.acwa.com/news/endangered-and-invasive-species/roundtable-aims-improve-esa-implementation

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Spin Cycle on the California Water
http://blog.sfgate.com/opinionshop/2012/04/24/spin-cycle-on-the-california-water/

Aquafornia.com
NYTimes.com
The Water Fight that Inspired 'Chinatown'
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/the-water-fight-that-inspired-chinatown/
(A little reminder of one of the reasons we've ended up where we are today!)

Aquafornia.com
LA Daily News: DWP Pursuing 10.5% Electric, 5% Water Hikes
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_20472360/dwp-pursuing-10-5-electric-5-water-hikes?source=rss

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com: $22.5 Million Water Rate Hike Backed for California American Water Co.
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/25/4440020/225-million-water-rate-hike-backed.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News: Late Rains Help East Bay Water District
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20470841/late-rains-help-east-bay-water-district

Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com: Feud Between 2 Little-Known Water Agencies Costs Consumers
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-water-wars-20120425-106,0,2187837.story
(My when the web begins to unravel!)

Water News
Aguanomics.com
Speed Blogging
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/04/speed-blogging_25.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Aquafornia.com
Deseret News: Utah Groups Join Legal Challenge to Nevada Groundwater Pumping Plan
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865554531/Utah-groups-join-legal-challenge-to-Nevada-groundwater-pumping-plan.html

Agriculture News
The Daily Caller
Child Labor Laws Farming
http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/25/rural-kids-parents-angry-about-labor-dept-rule-banning-farm-chores/
(In order to transform an agrarian-based society, you must eliminate or transform the agrarians and what better way than this?)

Aquafornia.com
Ag Alert: Farm Groups Seek Changes to Coast Water Program
http://agalert.com/story/?id=4131

LewRockwell.com
Food Freedom News: Another Way to Kill US Farmers: Seize Their Bank Accounts on Phony Charges
http://lewrockwell.com/rep3/feds-seize-farmer-bank-accounts.html
(Isn't this what you call a 'shake down'?)

CapitalPress.com
Strawberry Commission to Do Without MAP Funds This Year
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-strawberries-MAP-042512
(Nice to see investments made to domestic marketing!)

The Humble Libertarian
Judy Morris Report: How Sweet It Is - For Big Sugar Daddies & Other Corporate Welfare Queens
http://judymorrisreport.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-sweet-it-is-for-big-sugar-daddies.html

Levee News

Tourism News
Sacramento Business Journal
Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau Offers Searchable Winery Website
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/04/24/sacramento-wineries-guide-visitors-burea.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

Fisheries News
Lloyd G. Carter
Cowardice at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.lloydgcarter.com/content/120425557_cowardice-us-fish-and-wildlife-service

Environmental News
Science Blog
Geophysicists Employ 'Fingerprints' to ID Sources of global Sea Level Rise
http://scienceblog.com/53650/geophysicists-employ-fingerprints-to-id-sources-of-global-sea-level-rise/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Political News
Delta Tea Party Patriots
Tom McClintock Speaks Stop IRS Harassment of TEA Parties
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=g5prq4hab&v=001UQ183hrEIiFpK-ge5CUdZ3mtrhpm1ftLjr2hfbqS_BwFlts50p6UWB66b2Jqtv29QITlcWa3EnhgeKeJ89A5bN7rlpf0ygShJHYaSA_bYmbqeV7lBWgmfxnvXBnethkjJ_3dKdaqzg5LRXZ2PYnbVqNev2OahV5wlNh20rbTC1VAsHwYe5GKp48jmRwhOZ9wRmb1v1d5-Bd2zWTC06YhIsvWt0tdAaAt_5McI0VbF3E%3D

Fox and Hounds
Steinberg's Initiative Proposal and Prop 13
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/04/steinbergs-initiative-proposal-and-prop-13/
(Whatever it takes to get around that 2/3 majority?...If politicians would legislate within the means of its income, we would not be in the predicament.  Prop 13 works, it's the political process that has failed.)

PatriotPost.com
Does Comedy Central Have a Right to Freedom of Speech?
http://patriotpost.us/opinion/terence-jeffrey/2012/04/25/does-comedy-central-have-a-right-to-freedom-of-speech/

The Humble Libertarian
Mail Online: Weeping Four-Year Old Girl Accused of Carrying a Gun by TSA...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134280/Weeping-year-old-girl-accused-carrying-GUN-TSA-officers-hugged-grandmother-passing-security.html
(Is this what we have really become?? I think I'd much rather face a 'terrorist' in the sky than continue this unabashed assault on our babies.  The emotional harm done is inexcusable.)

CalWatchDog.com
Proposition 29 Why Should Voters Care?
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/25/proposition-29-why-should-voters-care/

Science News

New Scientist
Real-Time GPS Sensor Could Give Earlier Quake Warning
http://lewrockwell.com/rep3/feds-seize-farmer-bank-accounts.html

Science Blog
That's Amore! Pizza Seasoning Component Kills Prostate Cancer Cells
http://scienceblog.com/53640/thats-amore-pizza-seasoning-component-kills-prostate-cancer-cells/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29
(Oil of Oregano is awesome!)

Science Blog
Daily dark Chocolate Might Keep the Doctor Away
http://scienceblog.com/53644/daily-dark-chocolate-might-keep-the-doctor-away/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29
(Always good news!)

Science Blog
List of the Top 10 Toxic Chemical Suspected to Cause Autism and Learning Disabilities
http://scienceblog.com/53686/list-of-the-top-10-toxic-chemicals-suspected-to-cause-autism-and-learning-disabilities/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Science Blog
Let the Sun Shine In: Intense Light Prevents, Treats Heart Attacks
http://scienceblog.com/53683/let-the-sun-shine-in-intense-light-prevents-treats-heart-attacks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events
Restore the Delta Fundraiser
Saturday, May 19, 2012
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001UQ183hrEIiGpVkyFbfrY-jIWtSPwNnK_xw5Ruw_IWWrCcNW9v_wRc_LKPvZsFIPWw-81QS0GuQFdQdG_Oa7muijUrSBYgAZuF8-kUUgecLB6h9WpNesGxw%3D%3D

Just For Fun

April 25, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
ACWA.com
Assembly Committee Rejects AB2000, Approves Two Other Bills on the Delta
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/assembly-committee-rejects-ab-2000-approves-two-other-bills-delta
(Two victories in one day for the Delta???  Congratulations Assemblyman Berryhill!)

DeltaREvision.com
Nicky Suard, Esq. Managing Partner, Snug Harbor Resorts, LLC

At a meeting last fall in which Mr. Isenberg spoke, he denied that only the use of surface water was the original stated purpose of the original CVP of the 1960's.  

I tracked down the PR or summary documents from that time...It is interesting to note that DWR is not only breaching its agreement regarding water, but also transportation and recreation commitments, too!  Here's the link to a copy of 1960 Bulletin No. 76 Delta Water Facilities.  

http://snugharbor.net/images2012/deltastuff/1960Bulletin_No._76_Delta_Water_Facilities-Color.pdf
(Page 12 is specific to what Ms. Suard is referring to.)


Aquadoc.com
Phil Isenberg: California Bumps Up Against Hard Facts: Water and the Delta
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/04/phil-isenberg-california-bumps-up-against-hard-facts-water-and-the-delta-.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29
(Mr. Isenberg has been earning his keep these days, I'd say...!)

Aquafornia.com
McClatchyDC.com
Senate Panel Approves Water Bill with Provisions for California Farmers
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/04/23/146545/senate-panel-approves-water-bill.html
(Note to self...keep eye on this committee, bill, etc. for any last-minute amendments.)

Aquafornia.com
Recordnet.com
Capitol Awash in Delta Canal Bills
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120424/A_NEWS/204240315/-1/A_NEWS14

Aquafornia.com
Central Valley Business Times
Groups Call for Analysis of Cost of Canal/Tunnel
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=20898

Aquafornia.com
Office of Congressman George Miller
Letter to Congressman Jeff Denham
http://www.aquafornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1179_001.pdf

Aquafornia.com
California Report
State Opposes Feds on Clearing Levee Trees
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201204230850/b

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Facts and Information on California's Water and Environmental Debates
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/65765

Aquafornia.com
NYTimes.com
San Diego Takes Water Fight Public
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/24/us/san-diego-takes-water-fight-public.html?_r=1

Aquafornia.com
The Westside Connect
Ag Water Allocations Hiked
http://www.westsideconnect.com/2012/04/23/ag-water-allocations-hiked/

Aquafornia.com
MontereyHerald.com
Cal Am Has New Plan for Desal
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_20462551/cal-am-announce-water-supply-proposal

Water News
Aquafornia.com
Nevada State Ruling on Rural Water is Challenged in Court
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/65730
(A couple other links as well.)

Aquafornia.com
Independent Voter Network
California Water Wars Spotlight: Nevada Didn't Grab Enough
http://ivn.us/2012/04/23/california-water-wars-spotlight-nevada-didnt-grab-enough/

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
Survey Shows Ag Easements Growing in Popularity
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-ag-easements-w-infobox-042412

Levee News

Tourism News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
Better Roads
Federal Court Rules Against EPA in Wetlands Case
http://www.betterroads.com/federal-court-rules-against-epa-in-wetlands-case-calling-agency%E2%80%99s-actions-%E2%80%98illogical-impractical%E2%80%99-2/

Political News

Science News

Science Blog
Fracking Requires a Minimum Distance of At Least .6 Kilometers From Sensitive Rock Strata
http://scienceblog.com/53633/fracking-requires-a-minimum-distance-of-at-least-0-6-kilometers-from-sensitive-rock-strata/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

Science Blog
'Junk DNA' Can Sense Viral Infection
http://scienceblog.com/53626/junk-dna-can-sense-viral-infection/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29
(Seems to me, that ncRNA isn't 'junk' after all.)

Aquafornia.com
USGS.gov
Medical Fight Against Cancer May Hold Lessons for Battling Aquatic Invasive Species
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3181&from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsgsNewsroom+%28USGS+Newsroom%29&utm_content=Google+Reader#.T5dNkrNDz91

High Speed Rail News
CalWatchDog.com
High Speed Special Interest Halts Bill
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/24/high-speed-special-interest-halts-bill/

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events
ACWA.com
Water Infrastructure Issues in Focus at ACWA Conference
May 8-11, 2012
Monterey, CA
http://www.acwa.com/news/infrastructure/water-infrastructure-issues-focus-acwa-conference

Just For Fun

April 24, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Reminder via Delta Protection Commission
Water Education Foundation's Delta Levee Standards Conference
May 2, 2012
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/65694
(Important information from Mike Machado, Delta Protection Commission:  "This is important to tell DWR that the Delta shouldn't settle for a lessor standard that is being proposed".  It is critical in-Delta residents and interests attend.  Scholarships are available for this conference.  Contact the Water Education Foundation from the link above for scholarship information.  


Scholarships are 50% or $65 instead of $125 per person.  I've applied for mine!  Please take advantage of scholarship opportunities so we may continue to be involved in this ever-increasing expensive and time-consuming progress.


Sacramento River Watershed Program
2012 State of the Sacramento River Forum
May 22, 2012
http://sacriver.org/ourwork/conferences/2012-state-sacramento-river-watershed-forum
(Scholarships are available for this one as well.  It is important that those who can attend do attend.  Faces of locals in the room is important, voices at the microphone are critical.  


All of these different processes occurring concurrently, it is hard to keep up with it all...but one face and voice in the room is priceless, compared to none at all.  


Please take advantage of scholarships offered, they are intended to enable private citizens and small businesses the opportunity to attend and participate.)


Delta Stewardship Council
Council Letter to Little Hoover Commission
http://deltastewardshipcouncil.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/CB37070B076D82E8/7C0F276835B38C546D5E5F9A8728A5A6

Via Alex Breitler's Blog
Tom Zuckerman's Testimony before LHC, 4/25/12
http://www.lhc.ca.gov/reorg/reorg/GRP%201%202012/ZuckermanApr12.pdf
(Excellent testimony, as usual.  Thank you, Mr. Zuckerman!!)

Inkstain Blog
Isenberg: You Want More Storage? Who's Gonna Pay?
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/04/isenberg-you-want-more-storage-whos-gonna-pay/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

This gets to the heart of an issue I’ve been thinking about: the possibility that we’ve really seen the last of the West’s great concrete...

 (Among the top three reasons for the BDCP is concrete, lots and lots of concrete.  Lots and lots of concrete equals lots and lots of heavy equipment required equals Mr. Feinstein and Co., just one of their octopus-arms in this.)

The Humble Libertarian
Mail Online
Is There a Drone in Your Neighborhood?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134376/Is-drone-neighbourhood-Rise-killer-spy-planes-exposed-FAA-forced-reveal-63-launch-sites-U-S.html
(FYI...MWD has used drone technology in the Delta.)

California Water News

Water News
Hydraulically Inclined
A Few Good Reads (4/23/12)
http://ayresriverblog.com/2012/04/23/a-few-good-reads-42312-the-slow-climb-out-of-recession/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HydraulicallyInclined+%28Hydraulically+Inclined%29
(A link to Delta levees)

Aquadoc.com
Oregon Water Markets: IWW and INR White Paper
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/04/oregon-water-markets-iww-and-inr-white-paper.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Agriculture News

Levee News

Tourism News

Fisheries News
California Watch
Chicago Aquarium Offers to Take Salmon-Eating Sea Lion
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/chicago-aquarium-offers-take-salmon-eating-sea-lion-15885
(What I would like to know now is, how in the world do these mammals develop 'pre-cancerous genital herpes'??  Maybe a direct reflection of the toxins and altered natural processes in our ocean and fresh water environments?  Maybe lack of enough wild food for them?  Maybe surfaces they scoot along??  Well, regardless of the source, it is disturbing.

I'm not a fan of indiscriminate 'takings' of wildlife, but if sea lions appearing in this dam have this disease, maybe euthanizing them is the kinder, humane thing to do...just saying.)

American Thinker
Where Are the Rolling Heads from NOAA?
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/04/where_are_the_rolling_heads_from_noaa.html

Environmental News
EPAAbuse.com
ALEC Releases Economy Derailed: State-by-State Impacts of the EPA Regulatory Train Wreck
http://epaabuse.com/6536/news/alec-releases-economy-derailed-state-by-state-impacts-of-the-epa-regulatory-train-wreck/?utm_source=EPA+Abuse&utm_campaign=add74e7b7d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email

Canada Free Press
Soros or ALEC: Whom Would the Founders Support?
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/46222#When:09:55:32Z
(Explains who and what American Legislative Exchange Council is.)

(PS I hate it when these websites automatically play videos.)

Political News
Right Pundits
Nancy Pelosi Wishes You Pay More Taxes
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=10030&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RightPundits+%28Right+Pundits%29
(She believes in redistributing all wealth BUT her .01%ers...Or what's mine is mine and what's your's is mine. I like to believe there's a 'special' place in Heaver for Nancy!)

Science News


High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
e360
As Threats to Biodiversity Grow, Can We Save World's Species?
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/as_threats_to_biodiversity_grow_can_we_save_worlds_species/2518/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29
(From Yale and more 'sustainable' theory, under the subcategory of BS.)

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events

Just For Fun
Heritage Foundation Launches Online Guide to the Constitution
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/04/24/morning-bell-do-you-know-what-the-constitution-really-means/

FoxNews.com
Volcano Behind Atlantis Legend Re-Awakens
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/24/volcano-behind-atlantis-legend-re-awakens/

April 22, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
California Delta Guardians
Money Goes Where the Flow Goes
http://caldelta.org/wp/blog/2012/04/23/money-goes-where-the-flow-goes/
(Excellent visual!)

Restore the Delta
Water Exporters Don't Want You to Know the Cost of the Peripheral Canal
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001zO3-DzIs5zYeFQwodT8YcjPupdhwZu5uynJMHGl8WGYBuv7aALfjwyDZsJ1vIrrPUtL1XPjeJWmTNFr_B7f74K3GIumoOUSgMQETTje6f_LMfyG_06UjVQ%3D%3D
(See Assembly Parks & Wildlife hearing information below.)

Alex Breitler's Blog
Habitat Plan Coming Soon?
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/04/23/habitat-plan-coming-soon/?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

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
The Valley Citizen
Valley Leaders and Media AWOL on MID Water Sale
http://thevalleycitizen.com/?p=977

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/65698

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Aerojet, Boeing Agree to $35 Million Settlement for Sac County Groundwater Contamination
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/22/4432584/aerojet-boeing-agree-to-35-million.html#mi_rss=Environment

Water News

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
Reimbursement Offered for Eco-Friendly Treatments
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-grapevine-moth-w-infobox-042312

Aquafornia.com
NPR: How Making Food Safe Can Harm Wildlife and Water
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/04/23/151047957/how-making-food-safe-can-harm-wildlife-and-water?ft=1&f=1025

Levee News

Tourism News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Restoration of Hugh Bay Wetlands Nearing Completion
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_20456758/restoration-huge-wetland-near-redwood-city-nearing-completion?source=rss

Aquafornia.com
UTSan Diego
Bugs and Worms Steal Spotloght in Wetland Restoration
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/apr/22/water-bugs-take-center-stage-cleanup-plans/

Political News
The Humble Libertarian
ChrisInMarysville's Blog
Tennessee Sheriffs Cracks Down on Obama Federal Agents Gone Wild
http://chrisinmaryville.net/tennessee-sheriffs-cracks-down-on-obama-federal-agents-gone-wild.html

Science News


High Speed Rail News
California Watch
Final Bullet Train Report Out for Merced-Fresno
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/final-bullet-train-report-out-merced-fresno-15884

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Examiner.com
U.N. to Debut Plan for World Socialism in June -- Time for US to Exit
http://www.examiner.com/article/un-to-debut-plan-for-world-socialism-at-rio-20-conference-time-for-us-to-exit
(Good article.)

Junkscience.com
Rio+20 Agenda: Trillions Per year in Green Taxes, Transfers and Price Hikes
http://junkscience.com/2012/04/22/rio20-agenda-trillions-per-year-in-green-taxes-transfers-and-price-hikes/

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events
Restore the Delta
Consumer Advocates Call for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Canal
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001zO3-DzIs5zYeFQwodT8YcrTR7ji-wkpCjnjfX2O8CSBRV3urRrA5GYae1enUMQ-eLw7XIDf8gPIvuhAl97E7G9NAitsB32FFyQFELPHi_N_FcwQzkK2I3g%3D%3D

Just For Fun

April 21 and 22, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
California Delta Guardians
Eve of Water Privatization in California?
http://caldelta.org/wp/blog/2012/04/19/links-to-water-privatization-efforts/
(The best summary of the bigger picture I've seen yet!)

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Faces Deadline for Restoring Fish Habitat
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/22/4432946/sacramento-san-joaquin-delta-faces.html

Aquafornia.com
Appeal-Democrat
Phil Isenberg: Logue's Delta Plan Concerns Misplaced
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/delta-115524-plan-state.html

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Silicon Valley Must Protect Against Catastrophic Sea-Level Rise
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_20451180/mercury-news-editorial-silicon-valley-must-protect-against
(I agree with the second comment!)

Aquafornia.com
Daily Democrat Online
Woodland Council Was at Its Best on w\Water Rate Hike
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/ci_20440637/woodland-council-was-at-its-best-water-rate?source=most_emailed

California Water News
Food and Water Watch
Stop the Corporate Water Grab
http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=11346

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
San Francisco Marine Biologist Ponders the Return of the harbor Porpoise
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/22/4432470/san-francisco-marine-biologists.html

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Migrating Waterfowl Die from Lack of Water
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/21/MNML1O44VB.DTL&feed=rss.news

Aquafornia.com
Colusa Sun-Herald
Flood Issues Critical to downtown Colusa Plan
http://www.colusa-sun-herald.com/news/flood-8421-businesses-colusa.html

Water News
Aquafornia.com
Oregonlive.com
In the Klamath basin, too Little Water Promised to Too Many Interests
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/04/in_the_klamath_basin_too_littl.html

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
The Daily Journal
Op-Ed: Agriculture's Climate Protection Solutions
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=232860&title=OP-ED:%20Agriculture%E2%80%99s%20climate%20protection%20solutions

Levee News

Tourism News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
Dan Bacher
Indybay.org
Brown Celebrates John Muir Day as He Fast-Tracks Peripheral Canal
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/04/21/18711812.php

Political News
Fox and Hounds
Darrell Steinberg's Response to ADA Predatory Lawsuits...Yawn
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/04/darrell-steinbergs-response-to-ada-predatory-lawsuits-yawn/
(I have less respect for Mr. Steinberg than I do Mrs. Feinstein...but this being politics, I hope she slaps him silly!

Mrs. Feinstein is correct on this issue, these predatory lawsuits directed specifically at small business, must stop.  There are better ways to achieve ADA compliance than this.)

CalWatchDog.com
Brown Needs to Cut Moonbeams, Not Welfare
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/20/brown-needs-to-cut-moonbeams-not-welfare/

CalWatchDog.com
Government Takeover of the Sheeple
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/20/government-takeover-of-the-sheeple/

End of the American Dream
16 Reasons to Move Away from California
http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/16-reasons-to-move-away-from-california?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=16-reasons-to-move-away-from-california

Science News

Science Blog
Mild Winters are Detrimental to Butterflies
http://scienceblog.com/53519/mild-winters-are-detrimental-to-butterflies/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29
(Sad as it is, doesn't it stand to reason caterpillars would migrate to more hospitable climates for their survival?)

Wired Science
How Science Failed During the Gulf Oil Disaster
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/opinion-reddy-gulf-oil-spill/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredscience+%28Blog+-+Wired+Science%29

High Speed Rail News

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Economic Policy Journal
How the Government Will Take Over Your Car
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/04/how-government-will-takeover-your-car.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29

CalWatchDog.com
Katy Grimes: Politicians Are the One-Percent
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/20/politicians-are-the-1-percent/

Canada Free Press
Earth Day and Agenda 21
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/46145#When:20:20:16Z

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events
Delta Stewardship Council
ISB to Discuss NRC Report on the Bay Delta, BDCP, State Board Bay Delta Plan
http://deltastewardshipcouncil.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/978DAC74403362A1/7C0F276835B38C546D5E5F9A8728A5A6

Sacramento River Watershed Program
Watershed Management Workshops
http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101840097618-225/WorkshopsSchedule.pdf

Just For Fun
Science Blog
Neuroscience Explains the 'Brain Freeze'
http://scienceblog.com/53585/neuroscience-explains-the-brain-freeze/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29