June 29, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Restore the Delta Names 2012 Full Circle Fund Grantee
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001jZ0SncZoWrPJtQsQA-2jH3wLJGiWYy50RDiTPrCPf38SlzNfg7oEOl7hGhL5an7TzAmDEPWnfnA5h_BtUYDdeAryhWwGf6gzWgpTfpeYpaElGXZg2ocDjQ%3D%3D
(Congratulations, sounds like a great project.)

Restore the Delta
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001dSc8ZL6S2HHTOenRYLTkGIdhb_rTPC_7eTTpU0ysTap9g81kiLnuZGqE29-zhTyxjPOBxm6gA0yQWRtewgnkRiukdv8smxGMlfAFCvFEY5dZ5TNdt_iRbA%3D%3D

Dan Bacher
California Progress Report
Thirty-Six Groups Demand Return to 'Policy Before Pumping'
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/thirty-six-groups-demand-return-%E2%80%9Cpolicy-plumbing%E2%80%9D

DWR
Delta eNews
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=13834c521859123f&mt=application/pdf&url=https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui%3D2%26ik%3D91ccf48fdc%26view%3Datt%26th%3D13834c521859123f%26attid%3D0.1%26disp%3Dsafe%26zw&sig=AHIEtbRyEHDzJyPznZHFgd85gq3u7DVe-Q&pli=1

California Water News
ACWA.com
Comprehensive Central Valley Flood Plan Adopted
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-news/comprehensive-central-valley-flood-protection-plan-adopted

ACWA.com
PCWA Testifies at House Hydro-power Hearing
http://www.acwa.com/news/federal-relations/pcwa-testifies-house-hydropower-hearing

ACWA.com
AB 1422 Amended to Move Water Bond to 2014
(Hopefully, the next amendment puts this piece of twisted junk in the trash where it belongs.)

Hydraulically Inclined
Watershed: Solutions for the Future of the American West
http://ayresriverblog.com/2012/06/29/watershed-solutions-for-the-future-of-the-american-west/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HydraulicallyInclined+%28Hydraulically+Inclined%29

Water News
Inkstain Blog
736 Gallons Per Person Per Day
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/736-gallons-per-person-per-day/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
Early Harvest Cheers Tomato Producers
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-processing-tomatoes-w-infobox-062712

CapitalPress.com
Trade Helps California Rice Industry Flourish, Experts Say
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-california-rice-062812

American Farmland Trust
http://www.farmland.org/news/newsletters/enews/2012/June.asp

Levee News
Alex Breitler's Blog
DWR Responds to Levee Concerns
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/06/28/dwr-responds-to-levee-concerns/?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

Fisheries News
Lloyd G. Carter
Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Revised Media Policy
http://www.lloydgcarter.com/content/120629568_fish-and-wildlife-service-announces-revised-media-policy
(More like submission to muzzles and 'handlers'.)

Environmental News
EPAAbuse.com
Antarctic Ice Shelves Not Melting at All, New Field Data Show
http://epaabuse.com/7819/news/antarctic-ice-shelves-not-melting-at-all-new-field-data-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=antarctic-ice-shelves-not-melting-at-all-new-field-data-show
(As we all have complete faith and trust in the data utilized in various modeling projects for the Delta, keep this in mind:

It turns out that past studies, which were based on computer models without any direct data for comparison or guidance, overestimate the water temperatures and extent of melting beneath the Fimbul Ice Shelf. This has led to the misconception, Hattermann said, that the ice shelf is losing mass at a faster rate than it is gaining mass, leading to an overall loss of mass.

The team’s results show that water temperatures are far lower than computer models predicted ...)

Infrastructure News
Hot Air
Obama Administration Grants Permit for Part of the Keystone Pipeline
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/06/27/obama-administration-grants-permit-for-part-of-the-keystone-pipeline/

California Political News
California Institute for Federal Policy Research
http://www.calinst.org/bul2/b1920.shtml

CalWatchDog.com
Skelton Misleads on Car Tax
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/06/28/skelton-misleads-on-car-tax/

Political News
Cato Institute "A Republic - If You Can Keep It"
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/republic-you-can-keep-it

Cato Institute
A Taxing Decision
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/taxing-decision

The Classic Liberal
Do Not Consent
http://the-classic-liberal.com/thecl-report-do-not-consent/
(A healthy list of reading links)

News With Views
Laurie Roth - We the People Will Not Obey
http://www.calinst.org/bul2/b1920.shtml
(A little feisty, isn't she??!!)

American Thinker
SCOTUS Exposes the Obamacare Tax Lie
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/scotus_exposes_the_obamacare_tax_lie.html
(Interesting take on the situation.)

American Thinker: The Chief Justice Done Good
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/the_chief_justice_done_good.html
(Mull this one over...nobody thought of the ruling like this.)

American thinker
Obamacare: Things are Now Up for Grabs
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/obamacare_things_are_now_up_for_grabs.html
(Another interesting read.)

California Progress Report
Affordable Care Act Upheld! Full Speed Ahead!
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/affordable-care-act-upheld-full-speed-ahead
(And I sure hope it's right into a brick wall...the Progressive take on the SCOTUS ruling.)

California Watch
What Supreme Court's Health Care Ruling Means for Californians
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/what-supreme-courts-health-care-ruling-means-californians-16868

CalWatchDog.com
Gov. Brown Celebrates ObamaCare Ruling
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/06/28/gov-brown-celebrates-obamacare-ruling/
(What part of 'federal funding' originates out of our LOCAL pockets don't they understand??  Oh wait, my bad...these are the same people who don't pay taxes in the first place and demand entitlements purchased with YOUR hard-earned dollar who continue to believe that federal funding equals free money.)

CalWatchDog.com
ObamaCare Decision Helps a Muddled GOP
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/06/28/obamacare-decision-helps-a-muddled-gop/

Roll Call News
In Historic Vote, Attorney General Eric Holder Held in Contempt
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_160/In-Historic-Vote-Attorney-General-Eric-Holder-Held-In-Contempt-215823-1.html?ET=rollcall:e13510:80123808a:&st=email&pos=eam
(All I have to say about Pelosi and her posse is, if the tables were turned and it were a white, Republican, these wing nuts would be the ones leading the lynch mob.  Boy, are we in a world of hurt.)

American Thinker
Holder's Contempt: Who Owns the Government?
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/holders_contempt_who_owns_the_government.html

FoxNews.com
Judge Refuses to Block Florida Voter Purge
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/27/judge-refuses-to-block-florida-voter-purge/?test=latestnews

High Speed Rail News
CalWatchDog.com
California High-Speed Rail Crashing into Reality
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/06/27/california-high-speed-rail-crashing-into-reality/

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
EPAAbuse.com
Reason.com
Rio+20 Earth Summit: The End of International Environmentalism
http://epaabuse.com/7817/news/rio-20-earth-summit-the-end-of-international-environmentalism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rio-20-earth-summit-the-end-of-international-environmentalism
(At least the 'Greenies' are upfront about their intent to engage in 'civil disobedience'...hey, maybe those of us not familiar with civil disobedience should at least watch and take notes...we have some Socialism to stand up to, might as well take a page from the book of the best.)

California Progress Report
California + Quebec  + Good News for the Climate
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/california-quebec-good-news-climate

Litigation News
American Thinker
Only 43.7 Percent of Gulf 'Oil Spill' Was Actually Oil
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/only_437_percent_of_gulf_oil_spill_was_actually_oil.html

Events Calendar
Delta Stewardship Council
Delta ISB Meeting
July 9 and 10, 2012
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/event-detail/6977

June 28, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Restore the Delta
Thirty-Six Organizations Call for 'Policy Over Pumping'
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001CtjM0WlZCWJ5rLugyZPFGPZOEkuBL19jKcMv0u0gjkog_Sg8BQfeZZoWz0N1axS2yGhAOi0zHZc3VZkSyP19cS-XU3yln8cAaJlM74BNRuT8tQhHcjuIzw%3D%3D

Economic Policy Journal
Stockton, California Bankruptcy is Only the Beginning
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/06/stockton-california-bankruptcy-is-only.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29

Right Pundits
Stockton, Calif. Declares Bankruptcy
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=10259&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RightPundits+%28Right+Pundits%29

Alex Breitler's Blog
Mark Those Calendars
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/06/27/mark-those-calendars/?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
Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/06/news-articles-and-links-from-june-27.html

Water News
Aguanomics.com
Speed Blogging
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/06/speed-blogging_28.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Economic News
Nature Watch
The Foundations of a Blue Economy
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/06/blue_economy.html

The Daily Caller
USDA Suggests Food Stamp Parties to Increase Participation
http://dailycaller.com/2012/06/27/usda-suggests-food-stamp-parties-games-to-increase-participation/
(Hey when they're done signing up for food stamps, these people can take the cash they would have spent invigorating our economy and sign-up for Obama's Gift Registry and hand it over to him.  Well, well, well, looked at a little differently, isn't that the same as paying for your groceries at the market?  Just without the market?)

Political News
Unexamined Premises
'The Right Thing to Do'
http://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/2012/06/27/the-right-thing-to-do/?singlepage=true

NewsWithViews.com
Lee Duigon: The Panhandler-in-Chief
http://www.newswithviews.com/Duigon/lee154.htm

American Thinker
'They'
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/they.html
(Thoughtful read.)

Science News
Earthzine.com
Biosensor Breakthrough Means Better Chemical Detection
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/06/28/biosensor-breakthrough-means-better-chemical-detection/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Medical Express
Exposure to Environmental Chemicals in the Womb Reprograms the Rodent Brain to Disrupt Reproduction
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-exposure-environmental-chemicals-womb-reprograms.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Environmental Research Web
Aquatic Ecosystems 'Breathe' Faster in the Heat
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/50099

High Speed Rail News
Fox and Hounds
Cutting Edge California
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/06/cutting-edge-california/

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Freedom Advocates
A Tribute to Henry Lamb
http://www.freedomadvocates.org/articles/legitimate_government/a_tribute_to_henry_lamb_20120623458/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freedomadvocates+%28Freedom+Advocates+-+Articles%29

The Circle Bastiat
Property Rights and the Environment
http://bastiat.mises.org/2012/06/property-rights-and-the-environment/

Environmental Research Web
Deforestation Tracker Rio+20 Launch
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/yournews/50087

Just For Fun
OneNewsNow.com
Thomas Sowell
A Political Glossary
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=1621988

June 27, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
ACWA.com
State Board Sets Workshops on Delta Water Quality Objectives
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/state-board-sets-workshops-delta-water-quality-objectives

Aquafornia.com
Hometown Station AM 1220: Santa Clarita Radio
City Council: Delta Fears Dawn on Santa Clarita
http://hometownstation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30101:city-council-delta-fears-dawn-on-santa-clarita&catid=26:local-news&Itemid=97
(Some decent opposition to BDCP down that way!)

Aquafornia.com
Colusa Sun-Herald
Controversial Part of Flood Plan Pulled
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120626/ARTICLES/120629630/1010/sports?Title=Low-water-levels-reveal-jetty-at-mouth-of-Russian-River&tc=ar

California Farm Bureau Federation
AgAlert.com
Valley Flood Plan to be Adopted; Next Phase Begins
http://www.agalert.com/story/?id=4381

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Flood Barriers Going Up in South Sacramento
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/23/4583399/flood-barriers-going-up-in-south.html#mi_rss=Environment

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Commentary: Why Californians Should Care About Water Rights
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/69056/

Aquafornia.com
SFExaminer.com
Taste for Hetch Hetchy Water Hard to Shake
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/06/taste-hetch-hetchy-water-hard-shake

Aquafornia.com
ChicoER.com
Cal Water Wants Rate Hike: Users Could See 30 Percent Increase by 2014
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_20948106/cal-water-wants-rate-hike-users-could-see

Aquafornia.com
YubaNet.com
Nevada City Set tp Weigh in on Garden bar Dam
http://yubanet.com/regional/Nevada-City-Set-to-Weigh-in-on-Garden-Bar-Dam.php#.T-sXwRdDz91

Aquafornia.com
Merced Sun-Star.com
Modesto District Releases Details of Water Contract
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/06/26/2398980/modesto-district-releases-details.html

Aquafornia.com
Union Democrat
TUD: Repairs on the Chopping Block
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/TUD-Repairs-on-chopping-block?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
Bilingual Weekly
Will the Senate Sacrifice American Wild and Scenic Rivers for a Drop of Water?
http://bwnews.us/2012/06/26/will-the-senate-sacrifice-american-wild-and-scenic-rivers-for-a-drop-of-water/

Aquafornia.com
Press Democrat
Low Water Levels Reveal Jetty at Mouth of Russian River
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120626/ARTICLES/120629630/1010/sports?Title=Low-water-levels-reveal-jetty-at-mouth-of-Russian-River&tc=ar

Aquafornia.com
North County Times
Murrietta Council Reluctantly Approves Water Rules
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/murrieta/murrieta-council-reluctantly-approves-water-rules/article_e26bd549-a7f1-5b07-854e-91d1a4fe91f4.html

Aquafornia.com
Groksurf's San Diego
Water Rates and the Cost of Providing Service in San Diego
http://groksurf.com/2012/06/26/water-rates-and-the-cost-of-providing-service-in-san-diego/

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/06/news-articles-and-links-from-june-26.html

Water News
Inkstain Blog
Various Ways of Running Out of Water
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/various-ways-of-running-out-of-water/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Aquafornia.com
NYTimes.com
A Novel Way to Clean Wastewater
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/a-novel-way-to-clean-wastewater/

Aquafornia.com
Sacramento Press
Decontaminating Decades of Pollution: Innovative Project aims to Transform the New River
http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/70023/Decontaminating_Decades_of_Pollution_Innovative_Project_Aims_to_Transform_the_New_River

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
PNW Cherries Delayed by Cool Weather, Calif. Fruit Small
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/djw-WashCalifcherries-w-art-062612

Inkstain Blog
On the Economic Benefits of Irrigation
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/on-the-economic-benefits-of-irrigation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

CapitalPress.com
Cattle Group Praises State's Outreach Over Wolf
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-california-wolf-w-infobox-062612

Environmental News
Dan Bacher
AlterNet.org
The Top Censored Environmental Story of 2012?
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/06/24/the-most-censored-environmental-story-of-2012/

Earthzine.com
U.S. Program Continues Climate Change Preparedness
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/06/26/u-s-program-continues-climate-change-preparedness/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Infrastructure News
Aquafornia.com
Office of Representative Napolitano
Markley, Napolitano Introduce HYDRO 2.0
http://napolitano.house.gov/press-release/markey-napolitano-introduce-hydro-20

Economic News
FoxNews.com
Stockton Set to Become the Largest US City to Declare Bankruptcy
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/26/stockton-set-to-become-largest-us-city-to-declare-bankruptcy/#ixzz1yxa8jpoY

Economic Policy Journal
Stockton, Calif. Set to Become Largest City to Declare Bankruptcy
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/06/stockton-california-set-to-become.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29

California Political News
Aquafornia.com
Whittier Daily News
Bill Backs Water Replenishment District
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/picorivera/ci_20945844/bill-backs-water-replenishment-district

Science News
Aquafornia.com
Capradio.org Turning Climate Change Data into Policy is No Easy Feat
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2012/06/26/turning-climate-change-data-into-policy-is-no-easy-feat?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CapitalPublicRadioLatestNewsRSS+%28Capital+Public+Radio%3A+Latest+News+RSS%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

High Speed Rail News
California Watch
Some Senators Want Dramatic Shift in Bullet Train Plan
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/some-senators-want-dramatic-shift-bullet-train-plan-16794

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Freedom Advocates
Overwhelming Public Opposition
http://www.freedomadvocates.org/articles/transportation/overwhelming_public_opposition_20120627461/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freedomadvocates+%28Freedom+Advocates+-+Articles%29

Events Calendar
Restore the Delta
General Membership Meeting
July 12, 2012
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001_bDIN3xz3MxRMNTCNjH0IM6ZsMXovA8C4Afyjv262K0d9vlhxtbzxtgdnHiu3-1bjvQR8Gkj152im-3QGb2W31W1fEV8nOPdAEBaZ0Y68lxTNqN_5Q9aaQ%3D%3D

Just For Fun

June 26, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Lodi News
Tracy Lake Project Planning Completed
http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_80417e9c-18c5-578d-a717-9dbb478cf54a.html

Aquafornia.com
Appeal Democrat
Flood Plan Revision Drops Canal, Bypass that Farmers Disliked
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/plan-117355-flood-bypass.html
(Now, if we can do the same around here!)

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Daily Democrat
Flood Protection Nears Gov. Desk
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_20939505/flood-protection-nears-gov-desk

Aquafornia.com
Sea Level Rising Rapidly on Both Coasts, Could Even Flood San Francisco Airport in a Decade
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/68984/
(And 'they' want to build the Saltworks development in Cargill's old salt flats in Redwood City.  Not to mention that Feinstein wanted that land for mitigation to expand the SFO runways into the San Mateo area.  Follow the water-trail required to support this development...all I have to say after more than three years of reading most of this drivel...DUH.

If we're supposed to shut down, move out and move on because of eventual 'seal level rise' in the Delta some 80 miles east of San Francisco, wouldn't that mean the Bay Area cities should too??  Or is all of this really nothing more than smoke and mirrors to perpetuate resource theft and control?  Just a thought.)

Aquafornia.com
San Francisco Examiner
Hetch Hetchy Series #2: A Plan to Drain Hetch Hetchy is Gaining Traction
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/06/plan-drain-hetch-hetchy-gaining-traction-alternate-water-sources-may-not-quench-bay-ar

Aquafornia.com
Bakersfield,com
Making Strides in Mitigating Bakersfield's Flood Risks
http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/forum/x1330930506/Making-strides-in-mitigating-Bakersfields-flood-risks

Aquafornia.com
Rocklin Today News
PCWA to Replace Old Auburn Reservoirs
http://www.rocklintoday.com/news/templates/community_news.asp?articleid=10782&zoneid=4

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
Monterey Herald
Salinas Valley Growers Grill Al Cam on Desalination Project
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_20937862/salinas-valley-growers-grill-cal-am-desalination-project

Fisheries News
Dan Bacher
AlterNet.org
CPUC Approves Removal of San Clemente Dam on Carmel River
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/06/25/cpuc-approves-removal-of-san-clemente-dam-on-carmel-river/

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
KCET
Groundwater Project Begins in Panorama City
http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/lariver/confluence/river-notes/pacoima-begins-groundwater-project-today-builds-diy-rainwater-harvesting-tomorrow.html

Aquafornia.com
UTSanDiego.com
Endangered Species Act puts San Diego School in the National Spotlight
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/68951/

Economic News
Aguanomics.com
How to Become a Water Economist
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/06/how-to-become-water-economist.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Aquafornia.com
KQED Climate Watch
Why is Hydro-power Re-licensing So Complicated?
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/06/25/why-is-hydropower-relicensing-so-complicated/

Science News
Wired Science
Scientifically Test Water Quality Before You Dive In
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Scientifically_Test_Water_Quality_Before_You_Dive_In

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Canada Free Press
The Enemy at America's Gate
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/47615#When:09:50:22Z

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Legal Planet Blog
Supreme Court Grants Review in Two Clean Water Act Cases from Ninth Circuit
http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/supreme-court-grants-review-in-two-clean-water-act-cases-from-ninth-circuit/

Aquafornia.com
Inyo Register
DWP Tells State Board It's 'Done' at Owens Lake
http://www.inyoregister.com/node/2803

Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com
Supreme Court to Hear dispute Over Polluted Runoff in L.A. County
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-polluted-runoff-20120626,0,5240654.story?track=rss

June 25, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com
Jim Newton: The Ethics of a California Peripheral Canal
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-newton-column-peripheral-canal-brown-20120625,0,3018786.column
(Jeff Hart and Hemley's mentioned in the article!)

Inkstain Blog
The Sacramento Delta: An Intricacy of Endless Legal Troubles
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/the-sacramento-delta-an-intricacy-of-endless-legal-troubles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29
(An excellent post, today.)

Inkstain Blog
The Peripheral Canal Vote, 30 Years Ago
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/the-peripheral-canal-vote-30-years-on/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29
(I still say, if given to the people of California for vote, there's be more burgundy and pink sections in the central and southern portions of the state this time.  Common sense knows this is thievery cloaked in smoke and mirrors and perpetuated by lies.)

Inkstain Blog
On Dams, Pipes and Western Water
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/on-dams-pipes-and-western-water/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

4SnugHarbor
YouTube.com
Water Conveyance History
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FebGcj4BczM&feature=em-uploademail

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Dan Walters: California Lawmakers Now Face, Water, Pensions, Bullet Trains
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/25/4585994/dan-walters-california-lawmakers.html#mi_rss=Capitol%20and%20California

Stockton Record
Alex Breitler
Commission in Works to Get Delta "Recreational Trails Blazin'"
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20120625%2FA_NEWS%2F206250307%2F-1%2Frss14&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RecordEnvironmentHeadlines+%28Environment+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
SFExaminer.com
Hetch Hetchy Helped San Francisco Bloom at the Cost of Yosemite Gem
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/06/hetch-hetchy-helped-san-francisco-bloom-cost-yosemite-gem
(Interesting 'stakeholder' shifts here.)

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Cal Am Water Customers' Bills Rising Again
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/25/4586047/cal-am-water-customers-bills-rising.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
Despite Downpour, Drought Still With Us
http://www.sfgate.com/green/article/Despite-downpour-drought-still-with-us-3275114.php
(Rain in the Bay Area, snow in the mountains...we had sunshine and beautiful cloud-filled skies in the Delta.  Hmmm!)

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/68911/

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/06/news-articles-and-links-from-june-25.html

ACWA.com
New Report Stresses Urgency of Preparing California for Climate Change
http://www.acwa.com/news/climate-change/new-report-stresses-urgency-getting-california-climate-change-ready

Water News

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
California Expects Lighter Pear Crop; Pickers a Big Concern
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/djw-Califpearforecast-062512

Ag Professional
CLA Recognizes Importance of Healthy Pollinators
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/CropLife-Amercia-recognizes-importance-of-healthy-pollinators-160007645.html

Ag Professional
'Green Wheat' Wal-Mart May Transform Farming
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/In-Green-Wheat-drive-Wal-Mart-may-transform-farming-159868555.html

CapitalPress.com
Oriental Fruit Fly Eradicated, Quarantine Lifted
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-Oriental-fruit-fly-062212

Levee News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
Earthzine.com
Sea-Level Rise Accelerates Faster on US East Coast
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21969-sealevel-rise-accelerates-faster-on-us-east-coast.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=environment

Aquafornia.com
LATimes.com
North Carolina Bill Challenges Sea Level Forecast
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-sea-level-20120624,0,3935676.story

Tribal News
Aquafornia.com
Sacred Sites Along the McCloud River Endangered: Winnemum Wintu Fight for Coming of Age Ceremony Privacy
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/68925/

Infrastructure News

Economic News
TCLabs Trends
Rio+20 Economic Reality Check
http://www.tclabz.com/2012/06/22/rio20-economic-reality-check/

Aguanomics.com
Resources for Water Economics?
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/06/resources-for-water-economics.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Tourism News

California Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Book Review: "California Crackup" Isn't What It's Cracked Up to Be
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/06/24/book-review-california-crackup-isnt-what-it-is-cracked-up-to-be/

Political News
Aquafornia.com
Politico.com
Dems Douse GOP Plan on Water Quality Reports
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77766.html

Science News
Earthzine.com
Washington Post
Fareed Zakaria How Government Funding of Science Rewards U.S. Taxpayers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fareed-zakaria-how-government-funding-of-science-rewards-us-taxpayers/2012/06/20/gJQApDmJrV_story.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Science Blog
Filtering Estrogen from Drinking Water
http://scienceblog.com/55186/filtering-estrogen-from-drinking-water/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Canada Free Press
Social Justice
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/47579#When:22:16:57Z

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
California Watch
State Appellate Justices at Center of Conflict-of-Interest Concerns
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-appellate-justices-center-conflict-interest-concerns-16771

Events Calendar
ACWA.com
Commission to Take Final Action of Ag Water Measurement Regulations
July 6, 2012
http://www.acwa.com/news/conservation/commission-take-final-action-ag-water-measurement-regulations

Just For Fun

June 23 and 24, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Repaired Diversion Gates on Sacramento River Reopened for Boaters
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/23/4583470/repaired-diversion-gates-on-sacramento.html#mi_rss=Delta

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Stuart Leavenworth: Delta Water Deal Is a Long Way From Being Cooked
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Calif-rice-farmers-helping-migratory-birds-3657557.php
(Good article.)

Aquafornia.com
Valley Economy Blog
Is BDCP a Good Deal for Water Agencies? Jason Peltier and David Sunding Disagree
http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2012/06/is-bdcp-good-deal-for-water-agencies.html

Aquafornia.com
Modesto Bee
Salerno: Support San Joaquin River Restoration
http://www.modbee.com/2012/06/23/2254805/support-san-joaquin-river-restoration.html

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
The Valley Citizen
River Wars, Episode II The King of California and Imperial San Francisco
http://thevalleycitizen.com/?p=1131
(Excellent.)

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight
Patrick Higgins Settlements Sidestep Klamath's Real Problems
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jun/24/patrick-higgins-settlements-sidestep-klamaths/?partner=RSS

Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight
Paul R. Houser: Dam Removal Holds Risks, Uncertaiinties
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jun/24/paul-r-houser-dam-removal-holds-risks/?partner=RSS

Aquafornia.com
Monterey Herald
Despite Critical Report, Pacific Grove Still Open to Desal Partnership with Agha
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_20920761/despite-critical-report-p-g-still-open-desal

Aquafornia.com
KQED on YouTube: "California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown"
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/68890/
(Just in case you hadn't seen it at any of the gazillion showings up and down the state.)

Aquafornia.com
Merced Sun-Star
Sarah Lim: Water Had Dividing Effect
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/06/23/2394830/sarah-lim-water-had-dividing-effect.html

Aquafornia.com
Global Sea-Level Rise Could Hit California Hard
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/68879/

Water News
Aquafornia.com
KQED's Climate Watch
Is Hydroelectric Power a 'Renewable' Energy Source?
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2012/06/20/is-hydroelectric-power-a-renewable-energy-source/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FClimateWatchBlog+%28KQED%27s+Climate+Watch+Blog%29

Agriculture News
Aquafornia.com
SFGate.com
California Rice Farmers Helping Migratory Birds
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Calif-rice-farmers-helping-migratory-birds-3657557.php

Levee News

Fisheries News

Environmental News
Aquafornia.com
Recordnet.com
Former Mine Site Cleanup to Resume
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20120624%2FA_NEWS%2F120629914%2F-1%2Frss02&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RecordnetNewsHeadlines+%28Recordnet+News+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Tribal News

Economic News
Canada Free Press
Ken Salazar's Offshore Charade Continues
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/47557#When:01:42:32Z

Infrastructure News
Aquafornia.com
Monterey Herald
PUC Approves Project to Remove Dam on Carmel River
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_20909184/puc-approves-project-remove-dam-carmel-river

Tourism News

California Political News
Canada Free Press
Pelosi Whinnies From the Pastures
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/47564#When:13:03:40Z

Political News
Economic Policy Journal
Huge Number of Congressmen Trade in Stocks in Companies on Bills
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/06/report-huge-number-of-congressmen-trade.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29
(And that folks, is how its done.  Keep an eye on portfolios.  I bet if one were to take a look, trading for Bechtel, Caterpillar, URS just to name three, is hopping.  They make money on speculation during the political process of infrastructure (Conveyance and Rail just to name two).  Whether they actually get the contract or not, they've made millions of dollars in profits just on the rumor which facilitates insider 'pump and dumps'.  Still seems unethical to me.)

Science News
American Thinker
Assessing the Heartland Institute
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/assessing_the_heartland_institute.html

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Canada Free Press
Climate Depot Featured at UN Earth Summit
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/47559#When:03:00:33Z

Economic Policy Journal
Panic in the New World Order
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/06/panic-in-new-world-order.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29
and references article:
http://lewrockwell.com/north/north1159.html

Canada Free Press
Environmental Floundering at Failed Rio+20
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/47568#When:11:00:07Z

Earthzine.com
NYTimes.com
Rio+20 Conference Ends, With Some Progress on the Sidelines
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/world/americas/rio20-conference-ends-with-some-progress-on-the-sidelines.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Aquafornia.com
Merced Sun-Star
Beachwood Flood Suit Settled for $5 Million
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/06/23/2394831/flood-suit-settled-for-5-million.html

Aquafornia.com
San Jose Mercury News
Discovery Bay Sues Water Operator to Recoup Costs from 2008 Sewer Spill
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20920543/discovery-bay-sues-water-operator-recoup-costs-from?source=rss

Aquafornia.com
Lodi" Water District Leadership Targeted: Grand Jury Cites Conflict of Interest in Collection Fees
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/68865/

Events Calendar

Just For Fun
Snopes
Obama Event Registry
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/registry.asp
(Are you kidding me???  WOW...kids, this defines desperation and arrogance.  Headline was also on Fox News and one other sight...and Snopes says so, it must be true!!!  Still shaking my head.)