Delta News
Restore the Delta-Led Press Conference
Photo Gallery
Infinite Perceptions Photography
https://plus.google.com/photos/114638192210052326306/albums/5769591097676307857
Modesto Bee
Berryhill: 'Peripheral Tunnels' Just Another Half-Baked Scheme
http://www.modbee.com/2012/07/25/2296995/uncertain-future-for-peripheral.html
Planning and Conservation League
PCL in the News
http://greenroots.pcl.org/2012/07/25/pcl-in-the-news-the-environment-will-not-benefit-from-the-35-billion-peripheral-tunnels-water-project/
Alex Breitler's Blog
Delta Notebook Dump
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/07/25/delta-notebook-dump/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+san-joaquin-river-delta+%28Alex+Breitler%27s+San+Joaquin+D
(These quotes are one take-away from yesterday.)
Bay Delta Conservation Plan
Governor Brown and Obama Administration Outline Path Forward for BDCP
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=87n6dgdab&v=001lCvgE9Gdh_Zyay9AXVohPfIyItdVwy8GRvb2okvy0uCuZLuNiZx4Dbc_PGXQoHfl5iqsDLEAlQdyF_8X29uDnz6crtE1752yfItcnI7UIYmzgAfS0lx35hAiXhxVnjCDqAzNX5pXOE8jR4UJfWgYx8d57i4F10ikAFQnVcjtWLSLf_o6vo6wvA%3D%3D
NYTimes.com
A New Plan to Fix California Water System
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/26/us/a-new-plan-to-fix-california-water-system.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
Business Week
Brown Says $14 Billion Plan Will Boost California Water
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-25/brown-says-14-billion-plan-will-boost-california-water
Seattle Times
California, Federal Officials Reveal Water-Tunnel Plan
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2018773226_watertunnel26.html?prmid=head_main
SFGate.com
New State Water Plan: Tunnels Under Delta
http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/New-state-water-plan-tunnels-under-delta-3735999.php#photo-3239509
LATimes.com
Gov. Brown Pushes $23Billion Plan to Tunnel Under delta
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-water-tunnel-20120726,0,5647580.story
(I see, we've gone from $14 billion to $23 billion in costs in just three post links...a bad portent...or the truth finally oozing out!)
Wall Street Journal
California Pushes Water Tunnel Plan
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444840104577549361727697058.html
Reuters
California Governor Unveils Ambitious Water Plan
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/us-california-water-idINBRE86P01I20120726
NPR
Calif., Federal Officials Reveal Water Tunnel Plan
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=157390764
NPR
California's Jerry Brown Water Tunnel Shows: "I Want to Get S__T Done"
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/07/25/157381596/gov-brown-unveils-new-water-tunnel-plans-for-california
(Finally a truthful statement, yep all of this is nothing more than a steaming pile of dung and Brown wants to apparently just 'get 'er done'. Because all of a sudden, his close friends start dropping off like flies?? I suppose that excuse will do as well as any.)
Huffington Post
California Water Tunnel Project Revealed: Jerry Brown Unveils Controversial Plan
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/25/california-water-tunnel-project_n_1703726.html
Bloomberg
Jerry Brown Wants to 'Get S--- Done'
http://go.bloomberg.com/political-capital/2012-07-25/jerry-brown-wants-to-get-s-done/
Bloomberg Business Week
Brown to Unveil California Water Project for 25 Million
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-25/brown-to-unveil-california-water-project-for-25-million
Market Watch
Metropolitan Board Chairman Issues Statement Regarding Delta Announcement...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/metropolitan-board-chairman-issues-statement-regarding-delta-announcement-by-gov-brown-interior-secretary-salazar-2012-07-25
San Jose Mercury News
Gov. Jerry Brown Fires First Shot in New Water War
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-budget/ci_21155436/gov-jerry-brown-fires-first-shot-new-water?source=rss
Brown unveiled plans to build a $14 billion pair of tunnels -- to be willingly paid for by farmers and other water users with no need for voter input -- to move water more easily from the north to the south.
(Finally, one reports on the 'no need for voter input' s---, to quote our astute governor.)
Delta National Park
Having Cake, Eating It, Too
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/having_cake_and_eating_it_too/
(Looks like 'Happy learned to put' (Happy Gilmore)!! As Mr. Bass has gotten to the upper side of the 'Delta, California Water' massive learning curve, his posts are getting better.)
California Water News
KABC.com
TalkRadio 790 AM
http://www.kabc.com/Article.asp?id=2501084&spid=38628
UTSanDiego.com
State Unveils Water Project
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/26/tp-state-unveils-water-project/
Lake County News
Water: Groups, California Members of Congress React to 'Peripheral Tunnel' Plan
http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26129:water-groups-california-members-of-congress-react-to-peripheral-tunnel-plan&catid=1:latest&Itemid=197
MyDesert.com
Plan Aims to End Fights Over Water
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20120726/NEWS07/207260311/Plan-aims-end-fights-over-water
The Reporter
Solano County Leaders Against Delta Tunnel Plan
http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_21161836/solano-county-leaders-against-delta-tunnel-plan
Modesto Bee
Feds, State On Same Page for Delta Tunnels
http://www.modbee.com/2012/07/26/2297306/feds-state-on-same-page-for-delta.html
CivSource.com
California Unveils New Water Plan, Maryland Examines Power Grid
http://civsourceonline.com/2012/07/26/california-unveils-new-water-plan-maryland-examines-power-grid/
Daily Democrat
Brown Fires First Shot in Calif.Water War
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_21161758/brown-fires-first-shot-calif-water-war
Stockton Record
Delta Plan Meets Fierce Opposition
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120726/A_NEWS/207260327/-1/A_NEWS06
News and Review
Tunnel Vision
http://www.newsreview.com/chico/tunnel-vision/content?oid=6861338
(Too bad the skit was not performed in Sacramento.)
Central valley Business Times
Brown's Mega Tunnel Plan Unveiled
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=21537
Twin Tunnel Reaction Sorts Out Sides
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=21546
Redding Record Searchlight
North State Leery of Water Tunnel Plan
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jul/25/north-state-leary-of-water-tunnel-plan/
News10.net
Analysis: Drown Dives Deep into State's Water Saga
http://www.news10.net/video/default.aspx?bctid=1754470285001
FOXNews.com
Calif., Federal Officials Reveal Water Tunnel Plan
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/25/calif-federal-officials-reveal-water-tunnel-plan/
NBC Los Angeles
A New Water War in California?
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/blogs/prop-zero/Opinion-A-New-Civil-War-In-California-163698706.html
(Nah, it ain't anything 'new', this is just Round 4. You know: Same verse, same as the first...a little bit louder and a little bit worse! Thank goodness for cheerleaders!!!)
Aguanomics.com
California's Delta Plan
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/07/californias-delta-plan.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29
Aquafornia.com
Fresno Bee
Editorial: Let Delta Plan Be a Starting Point for State's Water Needs
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/07/25/2922496/editorial-let-delta-plan-be-a.html
Aquafornia.com
Santa Margarita Water District Board Continues Decision on Proposed Cadiz Project
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/70659/
Aquafornia.com
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/70653/
(Maven's list of links. There are so many out there, it's overload.)
Aquafornia.com
Redding.com
Bruce Ross' Blog
Time to Organize Against Peripheral Tunnels
http://blogs.redding.com/bross/archives/2012/07/nielsen-time-to.html
(Well, glad to see they're ready to join the battle...better late than never.)
San Diego County Water Authority
Water Authority Calls for MWD to Secure Firm Financial Commitments from its Member Agencies for Bay-Delta Fix
http://www.sdcwa.org/water-authority-calls-mwd-secure-firm-financial-commitments-its-member-agencies-bay-delta-fix
(Here's another flank of the war to watch. Might SDCWA actually be able to force MWD into a bona fide cost/benefit analysis??)
Aquafornia.com
Upcoming Delta Online Events Today
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/70626/
Barbara Barrigan-Parilla, Jason Peltier and Karla Nemeth on KQED at 9 AM. Live chat with Alex Breitler at noon.)
Aquafornia.com
California Water Wars
A Feisty Brown Unveils New Water Plan
http://calwaterwars.com/2012/07/25/a-feisty-brown-unveils-new-water-plan/
Aquafornia.com
Bloomberg
San Francisco Needs a Free Market Not Free Water
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-25/san-francisco-needs-a-free-market-not-free-water.html
Water News
Hydraulically Inclined
Criteria for Selecting Hydraulic Models, Part 1
http://ayresriverblog.com/2012/07/26/criteria-for-selecting-hydraulic-models/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HydraulicallyInclined+%28Hydraulically+Inclined%29
Aquadoc.com
1937: C.F. Tolman and 'New Science of Ground-Water Hydrology'
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2012/07/1937-cf-tolman-and-the-new-science-of-ground-water-hydrology.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29
The Blog of David Guy
Thinking About a New Algorithm: Food + Water + Energy = Human Health and Well-Being
http://www.waterfoodandtheenvironment.com/2012/07/25/thinking-about-a-new-algorithm-food-water-energy-human-health-and-well-being/
Agriculture News
Western Farm Press
California Bay Delta Water System Gets Rigorous Environmental Review
http://westernfarmpress.com/government/california-water-system-gets-rigorous-environmental-review
(Rigorous??? Come on...we all know this will never stand up to a rigorous environmental review...that's why Brown, et al, wants to dismantle the public process, including our State Constitutional RIGHT TO VOTE ON THIS and to exempt this and HSR from CEQA.)
HoumaToday.com
Agriculture is Bright Spot in California Economy
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20120725/APN/1207251071?Title=Agriculture-is-bright-spot-in-California-economy
FOXNews.com
USDA Under Fire for Backing 'Meatless Monday's, Linking Ranching to Climate Change
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/26/usda-under-fire-for-backing-meatless-mondays-linking-ranching-to-climate-change/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29
(Well...what do you expect these days?? Anything closely resembling reasonable, normal??? Bahahahaha I say!)
CapitalPress.com
Agriculture is Bright Spot in California Economy
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-CA-Crop-records-072512
Levee News
Fisheries News
Wired Science
Bear Cam: Watch Brown Bears Catch Salmon in Alaska
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/07/bear-fishing-cam/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredscience+%28Wired%3A+Blog+-+Wired+Science%29
Aquafornia.com
Klamath Blog
Preventing Another Klamath Salmon Kill
http://klamblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/preventing-another-klamath-salmon-kill.html
Environmental News
CalWatchDog.com
How California Made Liquid Smog
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/07/25/how-california-made-liquid-smog/
Tribal News
Dan Bacher
Indybay.org
Fishermen, Tribal Members and Enviros Blast Brown Tunnel Plan
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/07/25/18718322.php
Infrastructure News
Aquafornia.com
Jay Lund: Get Out Your Tool Belt - It's Time for State to Remodel Water System
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/70641/
(Aaaah...there you have it folks. Follow the money and the trail leads you back to UC Davis connections, which leads us to Bechtel, which leads us to Resnick.
A little conflict of interest here? I'd say just a tad.)
Economic News
California Economic Summit
Let the Water Wars Begin
http://www.caeconomy.org/blog/entry/let-the-water-wars-begin
CalWatchDog.com
California Exports Regulations Worldwide
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/07/26/california-exports-regulations-worldwide/
(Too bad we don't make any money on these exports!)
Tourism News
California Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Convention Time: How Badly Off is the CA GOP?
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/07/25/convention-time-how-badly-off-is-the-ca-gop/
Aquafornia.com
Redding Record Searchlight
Editorial: Feuding Factions Agree: Delta Plan Heralds Disaster
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jul/26/editorial-feuding-factions-agree-delta-plan/?partner=RSS
Political News
ImpeachObama.com
Video: Senator Feinstein Contradicts Obama on Intelligence Leaks
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/video-sen-feinstein-contradicts-obama-on-intelligence-leaks-3/
(From Comment 2:
On Monday, Democratic Leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Dianne Fienstein, said the White House leaked some classified info adding she didn't believe Obama himself leaked anything. Obama expressed OUTRAGED that anyone, much less one of the most prominent Democratic politicians, would stoop so low as to effectively acuse him and/or his campaing of treason.
On Tuesday, presumptive Republican nominee, Mitt Romney quoted Dianne Fienstein. Dianne Fienstein (sic) promptly backtracked on her previous statement and acused Romney of playing politics with national security.
America should be OUTRAGED by the obvious....that Obama and/or his campaign "got to" Dianne Fienstein.
Now that's quite an accomplishment for this Administration/campaign. This could get very interesting. Somehow, I believe Senator Feinstein does not take too kindly to being b-slapped by this Administration. But then again, this IS Chicago Thug Politics in action.)
FOXNews.com
House Approves 'Audit the Fed' Bill, Marking Capstone on Rep. Paul's Career
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/25/house-approves-audit-fed-bill-marking-capstone-on-rep-paul-career/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29
Science News
Delta Stewardship Council
Science News
http://archive.deltacouncil.ca.gov/delta_science_program/publications/sci_news_0712.html
High Speed Rail News
Isn't it nice to not have any items to post here today?
UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
ImpeachObama.com
UN Gun Control Treaty Will Kill Second Amendment
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/un-gun-control-treaty-will-kill-second-amendment/
The Liberty Sphere
Investigators Expose Gun Control in UN Small Arms Treaty
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/un-gun-control-treaty-will-kill-second-amendment/
The Humble Libertarian
Inhofe and DeMint: U.N. Treaties mean LOST U.S. Sovereignty
http://www.humblelibertarian.com/2012/07/inhofe-and-demint-un-treaties-mean-lost.html
The Humble Libertarian
TSA Expands Invasion to CA Trains Stations and Bus Terminals
http://www.humblelibertarian.com/2012/07/tsa-expands-invasion-to-ca-train.html
(Oh good grief, really???)
Public Comment Opportunities
Litigation News
Cato Institute
Countrywide Corruption on Capitol Hill
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/countrywide-corruption-capitol-hill
Events Calendar
Just For Fun
Scholars and Rogues
Be Honest: Even if Facts Are Just Ripped From a Press Release, Journalists Must Cite the Source
http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2012/07/26/be-honest-even-if-facts-are-just-ripped-from-a-press-release-journalists-must-cite-the-source/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scrogues+%28Scholars+and+Rogues%29
