January 10, 2012 News, Articles and Links

California Water Commission Agenda for January 18th hearing
Oh my....Decisions of Necessity Hearings for Delta Landowners....oh so disconcerting. (was so not prepared to read this)
http://www.water.ca.gov/calendar/materials/january2012_agenda_final_13133.pd

Restore The Delta
Press Release
Ed Begley Jr. to Narrate RTD's documentary "Over Troubled Waters"
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001o5JO1J1ZcgsnNbZ0uMX_KXukNUtlF80p_LNztoHQ39TlzRjNcwnyYryf_gTlpuUcSR3Ry-bYTQmVKtzr-CVO6B4q4Y7sDfo6mIi4wC7ZudoIpa2fOsV37w%3D%3D

TheBlaze.com
Supreme Court takes EPA to task
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/supreme-court-justices-blast-epa-for-telling-couple-they-cant-build-on-protected-wetlands/?t-build-on-?protected-wetlands?/

Department of Interior
Secretary Salazar Decides to Withdraw Public Lands near Grand Canyon from New Mining Claims
http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Secretary-Salazar-Announces-Decision-to-Withdraw-Public-Lands-near-Grand-Canyon-from-New-Mining-Claims.cfm

PPIC
Transitions for the Delta Economy
http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=913

LA Times
Protecting California's Marine Protected Areas
(Looks like a repeat article from a week or so ago)
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-0110-marine-20120110,0,2128112.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Feditorials+%28Los+Angeles+Times+-+Editorials%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

NRDC's notice of Tina Swanson's appearance at the Delta Science lunch/meeting
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/tswanson/science_as_a_second_language_t.html

SustainableDelta.com
SJ Coalition Should Look in the Mirror
http://www.sustainabledelta.com/pdf/DeltaWatch2012-1.pdf

Environmental Policy UC Davis
Whiskey is for drinking, water is for cooperation
http://environmentalpolicy.ucdavis.edu/blog/2012/01/222

Woodland Record
Woodland League of Women Voters hosting Jeff Lund
http://woodlandrecord.com/lwv-to-host-annual-lunch-county-water-issues-are-the-focus-p2395-1.htm

kmtg.com
Legal Alert regarding Frost Protection Water Use in Russian River
http://www.kmtg.com/data/rc_legal_alerts/alert___1181938979.php

Monterey Herals
Explanation needed on desal spending
http://www.montereyherald.com/opinion/ci_19710490

Hydroworld.com
Reclamation Tackles Quagga and Zebra mussel issues
http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/article-display/5832836684/articles/hydro-review/volume-30/issue-8/articles/reclamation-tackles-quagga-and-zebra-mussel-issues.html?cmpid=EnlHydroJanuary32012

High Speed Rail Links
California Progress Report
With Friends Like the Peer Review Committee, Who Needs Enemies
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/%E2%80%98friends%E2%80%99-peer-review-committee-who-needs-enemies
CalWatchDog.com
Why Jerry Will Kill HSR
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/01/10/why-jerry-will-kill-high-speed-rail/
California Watch
Critics Fear HSR approvals will be fast-tracked (no pun intended, I'm sure!)
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/critics-worry-high-speed-rail-approvals-will-be-fast-tracked-14381

CalWatchDog.com
Blackmail Goes Green
These are critical to keep an eye on, as they set precedent for 'fast-tracking' what ever conveyance comes out of BDCP/Delta Plan as illustrated above.
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/01/10/blackmail-goes-green/

California Watch
Is it possible, good old American ingenuity/market demands have invented something worthwhile?
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/usc-scientists-develop-material-trap-carbon-dioxide-14378

Representative Herger to Retire LaMalfa to run in his place
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-herger-lamalfa-011312


Earthzine.com
International but local!  Importance of Correct Estimation of Water Resources
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/01/09/water-availability-in-reference-to-water-needs-in-poland-the-importance-of-correct-estimation-of-water-resources/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29


Science Blog
Legionnaires' Outbreak traced to hospital fountain
http://scienceblog.com/51508/legionnaires-outbreak-tied-to-hospital-decorative-fountain/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28ScienceBlog.com%29

It's been a while since I've found something cool and 'just because'!
Wired Science
High Resolution Photos from NASA's Gemini Missions

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/gemini-space-photos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredscience+%28Blog+-+Wired+Science%29







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