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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

April 23, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

The mission of the Maddy Institute, according to its website (www.Maddyinstitute.org) is to inspire citizen participation, elevate government performance, provide non-partisan analysis and assist in providing solutions for public policy issues important to the region, state and nation.

and this:

Several individuals prominent in the food industry are on the Maddy Institute Board of Directors, including Westlands rancher/grower John Harris of Harris Farms, Melissa Poole of Paramount Farms (owned by Beverly Hills billionaire Stewart Resnick), Jim Coleman of E & J Gallo, as well as Rep. JIm Costa and former Republican assemblyman Mike Villines.

Non-partisan analysis my backside....

Litigation News

Tribal News

Calendar
Joint Committee Hearing on BDCP Set for April 30th
http://www.acwa.com/news/state-legislation/joint-legislative-committee-hearing-bdcp-set-april-30

Because It's Cool!

Monday, March 25, 2013

March 25, 2013 Delta, Water Related News Links

Delta Related and Water News
News from Restore the Delta
Special to the Bee
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001qwhULkbmHDuLgr_3K_AEaRcB17jMN8syK9OQFI67y1_H1rEtoLQe17m-dC97d0G9vX3tfaj5wnv3KMyMB575eXaKtNNXQIQOs5Ub2wJLG87mfnHI8aCQyA%3D%3D

Grading the BDCP Propaganda Mill
Burt Wilson's Public Water News Service
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001qwhULkbmHDujYUHtuNcCBlvioDwve6wOehaYQwyge9L8OwZllf8l6ZhcMncZw2dMr2ZJI4z3_Q9D1HKk-oMtsNRZ_XH4xNGkXw90v-t-RfC8QROb0Kj55fjpH4qxmAtu7XO_MpWgoDcI5OG9lW_BRjQTqF11pHRUecDG7PQf56n4624X-wms_dxVB9F2rQNR8yU5t7hxV2GsWKWFxfNVKyjEMZIA4aVda6LhsL46hf5Loqxt1w08ZgwyNr2KeB8smb-4DDgcFGhi2zQarKHTscJdwbgrACYVUIJKOIxm_h9FEe9t3dcg5CSRLThV6htb1U9SQ1LOJoOtALN_NO2ApKHQjy6rI6BFF5EKpgTbrAHy-6Vo8-NubhNZz9ZJrTz83_WhmUAG7A_5pzgvfCf8cJ1KRkx8NqtVWATOS-1IxE_n5dNnQ8umMY-QRybptI7lVyE62EzYrRB75gXQGrwwUZzDXHUvzUE6SJ86JQ2RZQc%3D&id=preview

Maven's Notebook
Blog Round up: BDCP Meeting...
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/03/25/blog-round-up-bdcp-meeting-state-water-board-flow-objectives-hearing-plus-a-new-water-war-between-la-and-phoenix-and-more/

McClintock, Zetland Wage California Water War
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/25/mcclintock-zetland-wage-ca-water-war/

Water Bond Politics: "Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Dam"
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/03/water-bond-politics-frankly-my-dear-i-dont-give-a-dam/

Hydraulically Inclined: A Few Good Reads
http://ayresriverblog.com/2013/03/25/a-few-good-reads-32513-delta-plan-released-elwha-continues-to-gnaw-away-at-sediment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HydraulicallyInclined+%28Hydraulically+Inclined%29

Valley Officials, Politicians Call Water Decision All Wet
http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/business/x595150514/Valley-officials-and-politicans-call-US-water-decision-all-wet

California Voters, Lawmakers Have No Say in OK of Major River Diversion Plan
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/03/24/5288162/california-voters-lawmakers-have.html

Are African Land Grabs Really Water Grabs
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/22/opinion/water-grabs-africa/

Delta Related Private/Public Propaganda News
Water Education Foundation's
Aquafornia.com Weekend Round-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/index.php/2013/03/25/weekend-wrap-up-reclamation-announces-water-releases-integrated-water-management-workshop/

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/03/news-articles-and-links-from-march-25.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Posts from Agenda21News.com
http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=800dc866b07b1507874c7f71b&id=a7ffcd9302&e=351a8e101e
(These links are anti-Agenda 21.)

Planetizen.com
http://www.planetizen.com/
(This IS Agenda 21 in action.)

2nd Amendment News
The UN Plans to Disarm Civilians
http://thenewamerican.com/reviews/books/item/14887-the-un-plan-to-disarm-civilians

County Sheriffs Form a Line of Defense Against Federal Overreach
http://www.examiner.com/article/county-sheriffs-form-line-of-defense-against-federal-overreach

Agriculture/Science News
Free Trade: The Best Plan for Farmers and Ranchers
http://blog.heritage.org/2013/03/24/the-best-plan-for-farmers-and-ranchers-free-trade/

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
Q&A Biologist Takes a Look at Sacramento Valley's Vernal Pools
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/03/25/2443612/qa-biologist-takes-a-look-at-sacramento.html

Environmental News
Floods and Drought? Get Used to It
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/floods-and-drought-noaa-says-get-used-to-it-130325?news=849533

Mississippi State Rep. Jessica Upshaw Found Dead
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Mississippi_State_Rep._Jessica_Upshaw_found_dead/24944/0/0/0/Y/M.html

Economic/Tourism News
Where is the Money Going? Super Rich Have Different Government Spending Priorities, More Influence
http://www.allgov.com/news/where-is-the-money-going/super-rich-have-different-government-spending-prioritiesand-more-influence-130325?news=849531

Where is the Money Going: Energy Dept. Contractor's Employees Switch to Private Sector, Earn More and Taxpayers Foot the Bill
http://www.allgov.com/news/where-is-the-money-going/energy-dept-contractors-employees-switch-to-private-sector-earn-moreand-taxpayers-still-foot-the-bill-130324?news=849523

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
Good and Bad News on Bullet Train(s) Front
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/03/24/good-and-bad-news-on-bullet-trains-front/

National Political News
Las Vegas Passes Anti-NDAA Resolution
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/las-vegas-passes-anti-ndaa-resolution/

Blueprint to Restore the Republic
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/blueprint-to-restore-the-republic-2/

CIA Strategy: Collect All Data and Keep It Forever
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/cia-strategy-collect-all-data-and-keep-it-forever-130325?news=849534

Controversies: Study Shows Disconnect Between Politicians and Voters
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/study-shows-disconnect-between-politicians-and-voters-130324?news=849522

Articles: Barack Obama's Excellent Israeli Adventure
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/03/barack_obamas_excellent_israeli_adventure.html
(Good read!)

Feinstein, Rubio to Co-Chair Senate National Security Working Group
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=07a422ee-ff9a-4f0e-bf16-85df9267dd52

Feinstein on Confirmation of Troy Nunley for Eastern District Court
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=f000ce79-1d68-4270-8ebd-eb2cb1cb79c5

California Political News
Public Weighs In as Sacramento Drafts Fracking Rules
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201303220850/a?category=science

Litigation News
Is There Any Way to Get the Imposter Out of the WH
Devvy Kidd - News With Views
http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd580.htm
(Very good reading, excellent resource links.)

Tribal News

Calendar

Written Comment Opportunities

Additional Reading
Paul McGuire: Invasion from the Stars: Operation Blue Beam and the Tides of the Nephilim War
http://www.newswithviews.com/McGuire/paul166.htm

Articles: The Power Motive and the Profit Motive
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/03/the_power_motive_and_the_profit_motive.html

Because It's Cool!

Monday, March 18, 2013

USACE Willow Poles Along Sacramento River

From Snug Harbor Resorts, LLC
USACE Willow Poles Along Sacramento

USACE (Us,the taxpayers) is spending $1.8 million for the placement of willow branches along the Sacramento River banks. It is supposed to help the fish by creating shady overhang. However, from our actual, "on the ground" experience at Snug Harbor, here is what happens:

1. Spring planting of willow branches close to water's edge or in the water.

2. Willows take off and grow pretty well until the fall months.

3. Beaver climb up to the willows, or burrow under the rocks to get at the willow roots. Willows seem to be their favorite trees!

4. By December, any willow that is not ALSO protected by metal mesh fencing is cut down and dragged off by the beaver, leaving a hole where the rocks protecting the banks were moved, allowing for erosion of the bank we tried to protect.

They have to know this. So why is USACE allowing the planting of a tree that is going to attract MORE beaver?

Friday, February 22, 2013

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

February 21, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

Blend up a pitcher of these, It's National Margarita Day!

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/02/22/national-margarita-day/

Delta/California/Water News
Battle to Stop the Delta Tunnel Boondoggle Targets Southern California with TV Commercials and Website Launch
Yubanet..com
http://yubanet.com/california/Battle-to-Stop-the-Delta-Tunnels-Boondoggle-Targets-Southern-California-with-TV-Commercials-and-Website-Launch.php#.USeLHTdaaSo
Regardless of where one resides in California, this is nothing more than a power/water/land grab by a very few elite. Theft is theft, at least it was the last time I checked, regardless of perpetrator.)
Southern California Water Alliance
http://www.deltatunnelsboondoggle.com/

Governor Brown Met Privately With Beverly Hills Ag Queen, Junk Bond King
Dan Bacher
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/02/09/1185886/--Governor-Brown-met-privately-with-Beverly-Hills-Ag-Queen-Junk-Bond-King#

DWR's Delta eNews
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/science-event-detail/8649

Chronicle Editorial: Delta Pipes Pitch Less Than Perfect
C-WIN
http://www.c-win.org/content/chronicle-editorial-delta-pipes-pitch-less-perfect.html

Equite, Scarcite, Liberte
Delta National Park
http://www.deltanationalpark.org/blog/view/equite_scarcite_liberte/

State Water Plan eNews
http://www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/docs/enews/2013/cwp_e-news022013.pdf

California Farm Water Coalition
Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/02/news-articles-and-links-from-february_21.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Prominent American Scientists Call for Eco-Dictatorship Under U.N. Rule
BlackListedNews.com
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Prominent_American_Scientists_Call_For_Eco-Dictatorship_Under_UN_Rule/24367/0/0/0/Y/M.html
(This is scary...really scary...

Upcoming Scientific Publication: “(…) governments can and even should move beyond existent levels of public permission in order to shift norms, allowing public sentiment to later catch up with the regulation.”

American Farmland Trust: E Newsletter
http://www.farmland.org/news/newsletters/enews/2013/February.asp

Rural Counties Representatives of California
Newslette
http://www.rcrcnet.org/rcrc/
(Again, this is AG21, and your county has PAID DUES to this private, incorporated entity/organization to further entrench them into U.N. policies...another wolf in sheep's clothing, folks.)

Question Everything
Laurie Roth
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/Roth/laurie365.htm

Agriculture/Science News
Agricultural Climate Adaptation Can Mitigate, Too
EnvironmentalResearchWeb.org
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/52444

The Questions that Won't Be Asked
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/agmag/2013/02/questions-won-t-be-asked?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ewg_alltopics+%28EWG%3A+All+Topics%29
(Good read.)

EWQ's Farm Subsidy database
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/node/353?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ewg_alltopics+%28EWG%3A+All+Topics%29

Farms, Land in Farms, Livestock Operations Summary 2012
Cornell University
http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/nass/FarmLandIn/2010s/2013/FarmLandIn-02-19-2013.pdf

Grapefruit Seed Extract Information
http://grapefruitseedextract.org/
(Very interesting information.)

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News
50,000 Juvenile Salmon Released in Flooded Rice Field
Recordnet.com
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130220/A_NEWS/130229995/-1/A_NEWS14

Environmental News
Darrell Steinberg to Unveil CEQA Reform Bill Tomorrow (2.22.13)
High Speed Rail Blog
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/02/darrell-steinberg-to-unveil-ceqa-reform-bill-tomorrow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=darrell-steinberg-to-unveil-ceqa-reform-bill-tomorrow

Economic/Tourism News
Taxing Rich Ignores Underlying Problem
National Center for Policy Analysis
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=22871&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ncpadpd+%28Daily+Policy+Digest%29

Feds Want Your Retirement Accounts
AmericanThinker.com
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/02/the_feds_want_your_retirement_accounts.html

Rand Paul Returns Surplus Operating Budget
DailyCaller.com
http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/21/rand-paul-returns-surplus-operating-budget/

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
How Philosophy Explains High-Speed Rail
Fox and Hounds
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/02/how-philosophy-explains-high-speed-rail/
(Excellent satire.)

High-Speed Rail Enthusiasts Dream of National System
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/02/20/high-speed-rail-enthusiasts-dream-of-national-system/

And instead of taking a day or more to get from L.A. to NYC, it takes only 5 hours and 23 minutes. And costs just $318, nonstop.
The high-speed rail enthusiasts, including Gov. Jerry Brown and President Obama, seem not to know that in 1903 Americans Orville and Wilbur Wright invented trains with wings. Nowadays, the flying trains hold hundreds of people and fly in excess of 500 mph.

Draft California Rail Plan Released
California High Speed Rail Blog
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/02/draft-california-rail-plan-released/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=draft-california-rail-plan-released

National Political News
Chuck Baldwin--Christian: It Is to Vote With Your Feet
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin741.htm

Columbine Survivor Pens Bold Open Letter to Obama Rejecting Gun Control
TheBlaze.com
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/20/columbine-survivor-pens-bold-open-letter-to-obama-rejecting-gun-control-whose-side-are-you-on/

Disturbing Trend in Our Military: Viewing Citizens as Threats
BlackListedNews.com
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Disturbing_Trend_in_our_Military%3A_Viewing_citizens_as_threats/24359/0/0/0/Y/M.html

Conservatives Hit University Where it Hurts - The Pocketbook
CollegeFix.com
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/12727?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thecollegefixfeed+%28The+College+Fix%29
(Interesting!)

Let's Stop Acting Like There's a Debate About the 2nd Amendment
GodFatherPolitics.com
http://godfatherpolitics.com/9567/lets-stop-acting-like-theres-a-debate-about-the-2nd-amendment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29

Firearms Company Striking Back at Anti-Gun NY by Cancelling All Orders for NYPD
GodFatherPolitics.com
http://godfatherpolitics.com/9560/firearms-company-striking-back-at-anti-gun-ny-by-cancelling-all-orders-for-nypd/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29

Disarming America's Heroes
ImpeachObamaCampaign.com
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/disarming-americas-heroes/

Comcast Cable Network Bans All Firearms Related Advertising
GodFatherPolitics.com
http://godfatherpolitics.com/9573/comcast-cable-network-bans-all-firearms-related-advertising/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29

Tracking Current Federal Gun Control Legislation
GodFatherPolitics.com
http://godfatherpolitics.com/9575/tracking-current-federal-gun-control-legislation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29
(Damn...)

California Political News

Litigation News
High Treason Against the United States of America and Its People
Bear Witness Central
http://bwcentral.org/2013/02/high-treason-against-the-united-states-of-america-and-its-people/
(Incredibly disturbing, please take the time to read just how deep high treason has gone in America.)

Fix the Law to Fix America
AmericanThinker.com
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/02/fix_the_law_to_fix_america.html
(Good read.)

Tribal News

Calendar
Restore the Delta's
Train the Water Advocate Conference
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001VJlu5GGZPDThqqfb-RaJqWLUjsVHii8Vrv2r3vDP3ELlbbEAM_4dVIwzBTtgc2vUilKD2T-vTTVwoxYM3TqiSBhH7QEgG52IqYRLoma0Z5MhbWj3CUbZzA%3D%3D

Delta Stewardship Council's Delta Science Program
Brown Bag Unifying Aquatic Science for Adaptive Management of SSJ Delta
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
12-1PM
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/science-event-detail/8649

Written Comment Opportunities

Because It's Cool!
Two Classics, One Car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHwwwJ83oWo
(Very cool!!!)

7 Types of Chicks Who Annoy Everyone Just By Their Very Existence
PJ Media.com
http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2013/02/13/7-types-of-chicks-who-annoy-everyone-just-by-their-very-existence/?singlepage=true
(A good chuckle!!)

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

February 20, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

Delta/California/Water News
Maven's Minutes: California Water Policy Seminar Series Continues with Tim Quinn: In Pursuit of 'Coequal' Goals: An ACWA Statewide Perspective
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/02/20/mavens-minutes-california-water-policy-seminar-series-continues-with-tim-quinn-in-pursuit-of-coequal-goals-an-acwa-statewide-perspective/

Maven's Notebook: Natural Hydrographs in Regulated Rivers: Conference Video Now Available Plus Comments Sought on DISB's Review of BDCP governance, and More!
http://mavensnotebook.com/2013/02/20/science-notes-natural-hydrographs-in-regulated-rivers-conference-video-now-available-plus-public-comments-sought-on-disbs-review-of-bdcp-governance-and-more/

A Rare Alignment
Alex Breitler's Blog
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2013/02/19/a-rare-alignment/?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

Anything But Water
Aguanomics.com
http://www.aguanomics.com/2013/02/anything-but-water_20.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Restore the Delta
Press Release: RTD Responds to Contractors Comparison of Proposed Tunnels
http://www.restorethedelta.org/news-alerts-archive/

Delta Stewardship Council
Council Names Deputy Executive Officers
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/13-0220_Council_Names_Deputy_Executive_Officers_v2.pdf

ACWA Submits Comment Letter on Aquatic Weed Control
ACWA.com
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-quality/acwa-submits-comment-letter-aquatic-weed-control-permit

California Farm bureau Federation: water Supplies Shrink as Officials Act to Protect Fish
SierraSuntimes.com
http://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/mariposa-daily-news-2013/143-february/7665-california-farm-bureau-federation-water-supplies-shrink-as-officials-act-to-protect-fish

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/02/news-articles-and-links-from-february_20.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
U.S., Other Nations Quietly Maneuvering to Rein In Sprawling U.N. System
FoxNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02/20/us-other-nations-quietly-maneuvering-to-rein-in-sprawling-inefficient-un-system/

The U.N. organizations themselves — including such high-profile entities as the United Nations Development Program, UNICEF, the World Food Program, the World Health Organization and more than 30 others —are not invited to the meetings.

(Right on! Now they know what it feels like to be a Delta representative.)

Articles: America Education: Rotting the Country From the Inside
AmericanThinker.com
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/02/american_education_rotting_the_country_from_the_inside.html

Who Needs the Family?
CanadaFreePress.com
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/53237#When:12:52:35Z

Opinion: We Could Learn a Lot from the Chinese
CollegeFix.com
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/12723?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thecollegefixfeed+%28The+College+Fix%29

Actually, a child begins learning at home, as soon as he is born. If a parent is unwilling to teach his child colors, numbers, the alphabet, and self-control, he should not be a parent.

Monday, January 28, 2013

January 28, 2013 Delta Water and News Links

Delta/California/Water News
BDCP Benefit-Cost Analysis Is Going Off-Track
Dr. Jeff Michael
http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2013/01/bdcp-benefit-cost-analysis-is-going-off.html
(Excellent post.)

'Over Troubled Waters' Made Official Selection at NorCal Film Festival
Restore the Delta
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001w_-M_3FUdLenNHDwagD9bV7Xy9s4os4TUFITpsWKy1JYe0iNLKxAehAh6FLWQCZani-ywVY60r0HcEEaW4zM3eWbOBe4uzcG41DrfcLgqrtTA8hsAQbA5g%3D%3D

Jerry Brown's Water Plan Faces Mixed Reviews
Sacbee.com
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/26/5142201/jerry-browns-water-plan-faces.html#disqus_thread
(I don't know what's scarier...the BDCP scam right now, or the people making comments on these articles.)

Groups: Tunnel Planned for Sacramento River is Too Large
TheReporter.com
http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_22460912/groups-tunnel-planned-sacramento-san-joaquin-river-delta

Panel to Debate Solutions for Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta
TheReporter.com
http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_22456191/panel-debate-solutions-sacramento-san-joaquin-river-delta

Water Agencies Opposing Delta Tunnels Endorsement
ABCLocal.com
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=8969376

California Groups Want State to Study Smaller Tunnel
News10.net
http://www.news10.net/news/article/227011/2/California-groups-want-state-to-study-smaller-tunnel

More Shenanigans by MWD in SDCWA territory!
Battle Water Districts Feud Over PR Contract
NBC7SanDiego.com
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Battling-Water-Districts-Fight-Over-PR-Contract-188447861.html

CWIN Slams Brown's Cal to Build the Twin Tunnels
Dan Bacher
Indybay.org
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Battling-Water-Districts-Fight-Over-PR-Contract-188447861.html

PPIC Tackles Water Management in Latest State Issues Report
ACWA.com
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-supply-challenges/ppic-tackles-water-management-latest-state-issues-report

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2013/01/news-articles-and-links-from-january-28.html

Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
The Boneta Bill in Virginia to Protect the Right to Farm
Canada Free Press
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/52684#When:02:24:19Z

Voters Educate the Elected
Devvy Kidd
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd572.htm

Breaking Down the Feinstein AWB
Canada Free Press
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/52710#When:14:38:29Z

Feinstein's Gun Ban Bill Exempts Government Officials
CalWatchDog.com
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/52710#When:14:38:29Z

Feinstein Bill Puts Sights on Parents With Guns
GodFatherPolitics.com
http://godfatherpolitics.com/9200/feinstein-bill-puts-sights-on-parents-with-guns/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29

Feinstein: Gun Control Faces Uphill Climb on Capitol Hill
FoxNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/27/feinsteint-gun-control-faces-uphill-climb-on-capitol-hill/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

Agriculture/Science News
Normative Science: When Scientists Become Stealth Policy Advocates
Waterwired.com
http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/2013/01/normative-science-when-scientists-become-stealth-policy-advocates.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fwaterwired+%28WaterWired%29

Levee/Infrastructure News

Fisheries/Wildlife/Habitat News

Environmental News
CEQA Week in Review - Who Said What
California Economic Summit
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/ceqa-week-in-review-whos-saying-what-this-week

Economic/Tourism News
FYI Governor Brown: Katrina and Sandy Killed Over a Thousand People and Destroyed Thousands of Homes
Dr. Jeff Michael
ValleyEconomist.com

How Economists Routinely Get it Wrong on High Speed Rail
California Progress Report
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/how-economists-routinely-get-it-wrong-high-speed-rail
(Oh my...)

High Speed Rail/BDCP Conveyance News
CA Bullet Train Crashes Through Federal, State Safeguards
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/28/ca-bullet-train-crashes-through-federal-state-safeguards/

Anticipating the Upcoming Great California High Speed Rail Disaster 2013
Redstate.com
http://www.redstate.com/2013/01/27/california-high-speed-rail/

LA Times Sees a Land Acquisition Crisis Where None Exist
California High Speed Rail Blog
http://www.cahsrblog.com/2013/01/la-times-sees-a-land-acquisition-crisis-where-none-exists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=la-times-sees-a-land-acquisition-crisis-where-none-exists

National Political News
The Future of America, Cosmic Warfare, Parallel Universes, and the Matrix
Paul McGuire
NewsWithViews.com
http://www.newswithviews.com/McGuire/paul158.htm

Nullification: An Overview of its Many Forms
Bear Witness Central
http://bwcentral.org/2013/01/nullification-an-overview-of-its-many-forms/

California Political News
Brown Official: You're Our Slave
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/26/brown-official-youre-our-slave/

Mamet: Govt. Should NOT Enslave Us
CalWatchDog.com
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2013/01/27/mamet-govt-should-not-enslave-us/

Litigation News

Tribal News

Calendar
Delta Conservancy
Promoting Travel and Recreation-Based Worshop
February 8, 2013
11:30-1:00PM
Delta Conservancy Open House
February 15, 2013
2-5PM
http://www.deltaconservancy.ca.gov/

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