February 22, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

Delta/California/Water News
Mystery Creature Caught on Camera in American River
KTXL
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2013/02/22/1938757/

AquAlliance Troupers in 'Bad Plan Meets Active Citizen"
http://vimeo.com/51718807
(Creative 3 minute video!)

News From Restore the Delta
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001F21jA-5PIHasgus8I2ZfOcmyAmYffW0IVGqOhHOcoqNFZc8jTFVBpUiy86rTpU6uCQJ4RvlmK5wGC0shysIDOhwWgGdlO1q1jMsuTu8-XyePH-rlG0NHGg%3D%3D

Fresno Bee Opinion: Carolee Krieger: Land Retirement Solves Selenium Problem
C-WIN
http://www.c-win.org/content/fresno-bee-opinion-carolee-krieger-land-retirement-solves-selenium-problem.html

KPBS Dueling Proposals Are the Latest in Plan for Sacramento Delta
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/feb/21/dueling-proposals-are-latest-plan-sacramento-delta/

Waste Not, Want Not
Pacific Institute
http://pacinst.org/reports/urban_usage/

California Farm Water Coalition
Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/02/news-articles-and-links-from-february_22.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Rural County Representatives of California
Weekly Newsletter
http://www.rcrcnet.org/rcrc/

Agriculture/Science News

Levee/Infrastructure News
Federal Scientists Release Final Klamath Dam Report
Two Rivers Tribune 
 http://www.tworiverstribune.com/2013/02/federal-scientists-release-final-klamath-dam-report/

Controversial Dam Removal Founded on Value Conflicts
ScienceCodex.com
http://www.sciencecodex.com/controversial_dam_removals_founded_on_value_conflicts-107384

From Offices of Congressman Miller and Congresswoman Matsui

Today, Congressman George Miller (CA-11) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) led a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar urging him to provide full consideration to a portfolio-based conceptual alternative for the BDCP proposed by a coalition of Northern and Southern California water agencies, and business and environmental groups. The letter was also signed by six other Members of Congress representing communities in the Bay Delta region: Reps. McNerney, Thompson, Speier, Garamendi, Bera and Huffman.

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
Over 300,000 Salmon Returned to Klamath River in 2012
Dan Bacher
FishSniffer.com
http://www.fishsniffer.com/reports/details/over-300000-salmon-returned-to-klamath-river-in-2012/

Will California Restore the Lower San Joaquin River and Its Salmon?
Doug Obegi Blog NRDC
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/dobegi/will_california_restore_the_he.html

Environmental News
The Case Against Fluoridating Water
PressDemocrat.com
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130220/OPINION/130229988/0/search?p=1&tc=pg

Economic/Tourism News
The New Oil Landscape
National Geographic Magazine
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/bakken-shale-oil/dobb-text

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News

National Political News

California Political News
Capitol Alert: California Analyst Rejects Gov. Jerry Brown's Clean Energy Plan
Sacbee.com
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/02/california-analyst-rejects-gov-jerry-brown-clean-energy-plan.html

Litigation News

Tribal News

Calendar

Written Comment Opportunities

Because It's Cool!
Washington's Birthday Provides Lesson in Self-Government
The Foundry
http://blog.heritage.org/2013/02/22/on-washingtons-birthday-a-lesson-in-self-government/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-washingtons-birthday-a-lesson-in-self-government

Calvin Coolidge: Champion of Budget Cuts, Tax Reductions
The Foundry
http://blog.heritage.org/2013/02/22/celebrating-coolidge-champion-of-budget-cuts-tax-reductions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrating-coolidge-champion-of-budget-cuts-tax-reductions