Monday, June 3, 2013

June 3, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

"No country can be called free which is governed by an absolute power; and it matters not whether it be an absolute royal power or an absolute legislative power, as the consequences will be the same to the people."
--Thomas Paine, Four Letters on Interesting Subjects, 1776

Delta Related and Water News
Debbie Elliot ( David J. Elliot & Sons)
Pass this on so everyone is aware these two pieces ran this week. Channel 3 coverage
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/29/5454161/brown-tries-to-roll-delta-in-rush.html  (This is also a good editorial piece done by Steve Heringer from Clarksburg in case you missed it.)

Members of Congress Slam Brown's Peripheral Tunnel Plan
Dan Bacher at Indybay.org

LETTER: Delta Tunnel Plan? It's Ludicrous
http://www.pe.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-headlines/20130530-letter-june-3.ece

Capitol Weekly: Delta Project Price Tag Rises - With the Controversy
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=11gwes0yg0nlxv0&xid=11gwdmxqik9pliz&done=.11gwes0yg0nxxv0
(Very well written article)

The Conversation: Brown's Tunnel Tactics Spur Delta Rage
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/02/5462324/browns-tunnel-tactics-spur-delta.html
(So now Meral is the 'Broker' in this deal???  Sounds to me like 'blood money' to me...maybe a little undertone of extortion?, just a thought.)

What Lies in Drake's Estero
RussianRiverTimes.com
http://russianrivertimes.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/what-lies-in-drakes-estero/
(Excellent, relevant reading related to in-Delta issues, on the horizon, in my opinion, with the National Park Service and the stupid, ill-advised National Heritage Area designation...mark my words.)

What Was the Deal?
RussianRiverTimes.com
http://russianrivertimes.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/what-was-the-deal/

Maven's Notebook
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/06/03/new-page-for-the-bdcp-road-map-project-costs-and-funding/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/30/delta-stewardship-councils-statement-on-the-lawsuit-against-the-delta-plan/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/30/the-bay-delta-conservation-plan-road-map-dont-get-lost-use-the-map/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/30/science-news-and-reports-floodplain-management-sustainable-fisheries-stormwater-fykes-el-nino-water-rights-economics-and-more/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/28/court-documents-for-delta-plan-lawsuit/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/28/blog-round-up-bloggers-on-the-bdcp-the-delta-plan-drinking-water-an-awesome-interactive-delta-map-and-more/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/24/lawsuit-filed-against-delta-plan/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/22/science-notes-and-reports-aquifer-depletion-delta-levee-innovations-monitoring-insecticides-water-scarcity-and-more/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/20/mavens-minutes-joint-informational-hearing-natural-resources-and-water-and-select-committee-on-the-sacramento-san-joaquin-delta-the-bay-delta-conservation-plan-perspectives-on-the-plan/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/20/blog-round-up-bdcp-and-storage-endangered-species-salmon-doubling-water-bond-delta-plan-climate-change-and-a-lot-more/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/15/science-and-report-notes-fish-floodplains-and-economics-winning-apps-warmer-springs-and-more/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/15/capitol-weekly-landmark-state-water-plan-defended-by-those-who-want-to-build-it/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/13/prominent-scientists-discuss-collaborative-science-at-interagency-ecological-program-annual-workshop/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/13/blog-round-up-seismic-risk-in-the-delta-bdcp-environmental-docs-costa-and-the-esa-and-more/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/10/weekend-reading-bay-delta-conservation-plan-environmental-documents-released/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/09/mavens-minutes-implementing-the-delta-plan/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/08/governor-brown-obama-administration-commit-to-october-1st-deadline-for-draft-bay-delta-conservation-plan-and-environmental-documents/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/08/mavens-minutes-joint-informational-hearing-natural-reasources-and-water-and-select-committee-on-the-sacramento-san-joaquin-delta-the-bay-delta-conservation-plan-overview-of-the-issues/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/08/science-and-report-notes-airborne-snow-surveys-new-groundwater-management-tool-snowmelt-recession-levees-the-bdcp-and-tunnels-and-more/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/06/blog-round-up-bdcp-and-science-11th-hour-alternatives-and-more/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/05/california-water-commission-sends-letter-to-secretary-laird-outlining-swp-recruitment-and-retention-issues/

http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/05/05/final-delta-plan-documents-posted/

Delta Related Private/Public Propaganda News
What drivel...'thankfully, we've got one'???  Wanna guess who paid him off?  And just who is Andy Bell???  A mouthpiece from down south way, seems to me.
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_23363402/bay-delta-conservation-plan-system-tunnels-levee-reconstruction

More propaganda from DWR/BDCP
http://www.sacramentoriverdelta.net/2013/05/30/calif-tunnels-delta-restoration-at-24-54-billion/

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Round-up
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2013/06/03/weekend-wrap-up-latest-bdcp-chapters-released-bay-delta-tour/

Calitics.com
Delta Tunnels Get SomePromotion
http://www.calitics.com/diary/15052/delta-tunnels-get-some-promotion

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Defend Rural America Action Plan for Surrounding Counties of Sacramento County
Kirk McKenzie:  I want to thank all the speakers and attendees at Saturday's urgent meeting of California counties. The presentations highlight the need for ACTION NOW! Here is an electronic copy of the action plan. All of the related information and documents are hyperlinked, including proposed board resolutions. You can forward the plan to others by sending them a copy, or by sending them the download link:
http://www.defendruralamerica.com/files/ActionPlan.pdf

American Policy Center
Here It is...the Smoking Gun
The Direct Link Between Agenda 21 and Local Planners
http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=3af5d41d21ad9fce53c86ba9d&id=bdebec051d&e=75b5b6dbb8

Freedom Advocates
Agenda 21 News
http://agenda21news.com/

Constitutional/2nd Amendment News
The Government May Not, Under the First Amendment, Prevent or Punish Speech
http://commonamericanjournal.com/the-government-may-not-under-the-first-amendment-prevent-or-punish-speech/

Random Acts of Revolution
LewRockwell.com
http://lewrockwell.com/luther/luther34.1.html
(Excellent article, in spite of title.)

Agriculture/Science News
California Conservative Ag Interests Are Paying for Their Pro-Business Ways
http://www.examiner.com/article/california-conservative-ag-interests-are-paying-for-their-pro-business-ways

Political Distortion of Science
Attorney Jonathan Emord - News with Views
http://www.newswithviews.com/Emord/jonathan302.htm
(And don't we know it, too!)

Top 5 Alkaline Foods for Better Health
LouRockwell.com
http://naturalsociety.com/top-5-alkaline-foods-for-better-health/

Chemist Highlights Best Flouride Filter to Protect Family
ThePeoplesChemist.com
http://thepeopleschemist.com/best-fluoride-filter-how-to-remove-all-fluoride-and-chlorine-compounds-from-tap-water/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-fluoride-filter-how-to-remove-all-fluoride-and-chlorine-compounds-from-tap-water

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
Fish Taken From Delta Have Most Mercury in California
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Fish-taken-from-Delta-have-most-mercury-in-Calif-4569892.php
(Duh...that's the problem with residual pollution from the Mining Era...)

Environmental News

Economic/Tourism News

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News

National Political News
The IRS Scandal Is Much Worse Than Anyone Realizes
Bear Witness Central
http://bwcentral.org/2013/05/the-irs-scandal-is-much-worse-than-anyone-realizes/
http://bwcentral.org/

Conservative Manchurian Candidate Radio Talk Show Hosts
Paul McGuire - News with Views
http://www.newswithviews.com/McGuire/paul175.htm
(Something to think about.)

California Political News
PPIC Statewide Survery: Californians and Their Government
http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=1059
(If you can stomach it...)

Calitics: Enterprise Zones Killing the California Dream
http://www.calitics.com/diary/15051/enterprise-zones-killing-the-california-dream

Litigation News

Tribal News


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