California Cornerstone

It turns out that past studies, which were based on computer models without any direct data for comparison or guidance, overestimate the water temperatures and extent of melting beneath the Fimbul Ice Shelf. This has led to the misconception, Hattermann said, that the ice shelf is losing mass at a faster rate than it is gaining mass, leading to an overall loss of mass.

The team’s results show that water temperatures are far lower than computer models predicted ...)

Infrastructure News
Hot Air
Obama Administration Grants Permit for Part of the Keystone Pipeline
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/06/27/obama-administration-grants-permit-for-part-of-the-keystone-pipeline/

California Political News
California Institute for Federal Policy Research
http://www.calinst.org/bul2/b1920.shtml

CalWatchDog.com
Skelton Misleads on Car Tax
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/06/28/skelton-misleads-on-car-tax/

Political News
Cato Institute "A Republic - If You Can Keep It"
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/republic-you-can-keep-it

Cato Institute
A Taxing Decision
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/taxing-decision

The Classic Liberal
Do Not Consent
http://the-classic-liberal.com/thecl-report-do-not-consent/
(A healthy list of reading links)

News With Views
Laurie Roth - We the People Will Not Obey
http://www.calinst.org/bul2/b1920.shtml
(A little feisty, isn't she??!!)

American Thinker
SCOTUS Exposes the Obamacare Tax Lie
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/scotus_exposes_the_obamacare_tax_lie.html
(Interesting take on the situation.)

American Thinker: The Chief Justice Done Good
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/the_chief_justice_done_good.html
(Mull this one over...nobody thought of the ruling like this.)

American thinker
Obamacare: Things are Now Up for Grabs
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/obamacare_things_are_now_up_for_grabs.html
(Another interesting read.)

California Progress Report
Affordable Care Act Upheld! Full Speed Ahead!
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/affordable-care-act-upheld-full-speed-ahead
(And I sure hope it's right into a brick wall...the Progressive take on the SCOTUS ruling.)

California Watch
What Supreme Court's Health Care Ruling Means for Californians
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/what-supreme-courts-health-care-ruling-means-californians-16868

CalWatchDog.com
Gov. Brown Celebrates ObamaCare Ruling
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/06/28/gov-brown-celebrates-obamacare-ruling/
(What part of 'federal funding' originates out of our LOCAL pockets don't they understand?? Oh wait, my bad...these are the same people who don't pay taxes in the first place and demand entitlements purchased with YOUR hard-earned dollar who continue to believe that federal funding equals free money.)

CalWatchDog.com
ObamaCare Decision Helps a Muddled GOP
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/06/28/obamacare-decision-helps-a-muddled-gop/

Roll Call News
In Historic Vote, Attorney General Eric Holder Held in Contempt
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_160/In-Historic-Vote-Attorney-General-Eric-Holder-Held-In-Contempt-215823-1.html?ET=rollcall:e13510:80123808a:&st=email&pos=eam
(All I have to say about Pelosi and her posse is, if the tables were turned and it were a white, Republican, these wing nuts would be the ones leading the lynch mob. Boy, are we in a world of hurt.)

American Thinker
Holder's Contempt: Who Owns the Government?
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/holders_contempt_who_owns_the_government.html

FoxNews.com
Judge Refuses to Block Florida Voter Purge
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/27/judge-refuses-to-block-florida-voter-purge/?test=latestnews

High Speed Rail News
CalWatchDog.com
California High-Speed Rail Crashing into Reality
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/06/27/california-high-speed-rail-crashing-into-reality/

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
EPAAbuse.com
Reason.com
Rio+20 Earth Summit: The End of International Environmentalism
http://epaabuse.com/7817/news/rio-20-earth-summit-the-end-of-international-environmentalism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rio-20-earth-summit-the-end-of-international-environmentalism
(At least the 'Greenies' are upfront about their intent to engage in 'civil disobedience'...hey, maybe those of us not familiar with civil disobedience should at least watch and take notes...we have some Socialism to stand up to, might as well take a page from the book of the best.)

California Progress Report
California + Quebec + Good News for the Climate
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/california-quebec-good-news-climate

Litigation News
American Thinker
Only 43.7 Percent of Gulf 'Oil Spill' Was Actually Oil
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/only_437_percent_of_gulf_oil_spill_was_actually_oil.html

Events Calendar
Delta Stewardship Council
Delta ISB Meeting
July 9 and 10, 2012
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/event-detail/6977

Friday, June 29, 2012

June 28, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Restore the Delta
Thirty-Six Organizations Call for 'Policy Over Pumping'
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001CtjM0WlZCWJ5rLugyZPFGPZOEkuBL19jKcMv0u0gjkog_Sg8BQfeZZoWz0N1axS2yGhAOi0zHZc3VZkSyP19cS-XU3yln8cAaJlM74BNRuT8tQhHcjuIzw%3D%3D

Economic Policy Journal
Stockton, California Bankruptcy is Only the Beginning
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/06/stockton-california-bankruptcy-is-only.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29

Right Pundits
Stockton, Calif. Declares Bankruptcy
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=10259&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RightPundits+%28Right+Pundits%29

Alex Breitler's Blog
Mark Those Calendars
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-river-delta/2012/06/27/mark-those-calendars/?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

California Water News
Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/06/news-articles-and-links-from-june-27.html

Water News
Aguanomics.com
Speed Blogging
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/06/speed-blogging_28.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Economic News
Nature Watch
The Foundations of a Blue Economy
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/06/blue_economy.html

The Daily Caller
USDA Suggests Food Stamp Parties to Increase Participation
http://dailycaller.com/2012/06/27/usda-suggests-food-stamp-parties-games-to-increase-participation/
(Hey when they're done signing up for food stamps, these people can take the cash they would have spent invigorating our economy and sign-up for Obama's Gift Registry and hand it over to him. Well, well, well, looked at a little differently, isn't that the same as paying for your groceries at the market? Just without the market?)

Political News
Unexamined Premises
'The Right Thing to Do'
http://pjmedia.com/michaelwalsh/2012/06/27/the-right-thing-to-do/?singlepage=true

NewsWithViews.com
Lee Duigon: The Panhandler-in-Chief
http://www.newswithviews.com/Duigon/lee154.htm

American Thinker
'They'
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/they.html
(Thoughtful read.)

Science News
Earthzine.com
Biosensor Breakthrough Means Better Chemical Detection
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/06/28/biosensor-breakthrough-means-better-chemical-detection/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Medical Express
Exposure to Environmental Chemicals in the Womb Reprograms the Rodent Brain to Disrupt Reproduction
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-exposure-environmental-chemicals-womb-reprograms.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Environmental Research Web
Aquatic Ecosystems 'Breathe' Faster in the Heat
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/50099

High Speed Rail News
Fox and Hounds
Cutting Edge California
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2012/06/cutting-edge-california/

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Freedom Advocates
A Tribute to Henry Lamb
http://www.freedomadvocates.org/articles/legitimate_government/a_tribute_to_henry_lamb_20120623458/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freedomadvocates+%28Freedom+Advocates+-+Articles%29

The Circle Bastiat
Property Rights and the Environment
http://bastiat.mises.org/2012/06/property-rights-and-the-environment/

Environmental Research Web
Deforestation Tracker Rio+20 Launch
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/yournews/50087

Just For Fun
OneNewsNow.com
Thomas Sowell
A Political Glossary
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=1621988

June 27, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
ACWA.com
State Board Sets Workshops on Delta Water Quality Objectives
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/state-board-sets-workshops-delta-water-quality-objectives

Aquafornia.com
Hometown Station AM 1220: Santa Clarita Radio
City Council: Delta Fears Dawn on Santa Clarita
http://hometownstation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30101:city-council-delta-fears-dawn-on-santa-clarita&catid=26:local-news&Itemid=97
(Some decent opposition to BDCP down that way!)

Aquafornia.com
Colusa Sun-Herald
Controversial Part of Flood Plan Pulled
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120626/ARTICLES/120629630/1010/sports?Title=Low-water-levels-reveal-jetty-at-mouth-of-Russian-River&tc=ar

California Farm Bureau Federation
AgAlert.com
Valley Flood Plan to be Adopted; Next Phase Begins
http://www.agalert.com/story/?id=4381

Aquafornia.com
Sacbee.com
Flood Barriers Going Up in South Sacramento
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/23/4583399/flood-barriers-going-up-in-south.html#mi_rss=Environment

California Water News
Aquafornia.com
Commentary: Why Californians Should Care About Water Rights
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/69056/

Aquafornia.com
SFExaminer.com
Taste for Hetch Hetchy Water Hard to Shake
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/06/taste-hetch-hetchy-water-hard-shake

Aquafornia.com
ChicoER.com
Cal Water Wants Rate Hike: Users Could See 30 Percent Increase by 2014
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_20948106/cal-water-wants-rate-hike-users-could-see

Aquafornia.com
YubaNet.com
Nevada City Set tp Weigh in on Garden bar Dam
http://yubanet.com/regional/Nevada-City-Set-to-Weigh-in-on-Garden-Bar-Dam.php#.T-sXwRdDz91

Aquafornia.com
Merced Sun-Star.com
Modesto District Releases Details of Water Contract
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/06/26/2398980/modesto-district-releases-details.html

Aquafornia.com
Union Democrat
TUD: Repairs on the Chopping Block
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/TUD-Repairs-on-chopping-block?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UnionDemocrat+%28The+Union+Democrat%2C+Sonora%2C+CA+News%2C+Sports%2C+%26+Weather%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Aquafornia.com
Bilingual Weekly
Will the Senate Sacrifice American Wild and Scenic Rivers for a Drop of Water?
http://bwnews.us/2012/06/26/will-the-senate-sacrifice-american-wild-and-scenic-rivers-for-a-drop-of-water/

Aquafornia.com
Press Democrat
Low Water Levels Reveal Jetty at Mouth of Russian River
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120626/ARTICLES/120629630/1010/sports?Title=Low-water-levels-reveal-jetty-at-mouth-of-Russian-River&tc=ar

Aquafornia.com
North County Times
Murrietta Council Reluctantly Approves Water Rules
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/murrieta/murrieta-council-reluctantly-approves-water-rules/article_e26bd549-a7f1-5b07-854e-91d1a4fe91f4.html

Aquafornia.com
Groksurf's San Diego
Water Rates and the Cost of Providing Service in San Diego
http://groksurf.com/2012/06/26/water-rates-and-the-cost-of-providing-service-in-san-diego/

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/06/news-articles-and-links-from-june-26.html

Water News
Inkstain Blog
Various Ways of Running Out of Water
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/various-ways-of-running-out-of-water/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

Aquafornia.com
NYTimes.com
A Novel Way to Clean Wastewater
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/a-novel-way-to-clean-wastewater/

Aquafornia.com
Sacramento Press
Decontaminating Decades of Pollution: Innovative Project aims to Transform the New River
http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/70023/Decontaminating_Decades_of_Pollution_Innovative_Project_Aims_to_Transform_the_New_River

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
PNW Cherries Delayed by Cool Weather, Calif. Fruit Small
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/djw-WashCalifcherries-w-art-062612

Inkstain Blog
On the Economic Benefits of Irrigation
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/2012/06/on-the-economic-benefits-of-irrigation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JfleckAtInkstain+%28jfleck+at+inkstain%29

CapitalPress.com
Cattle Group Praises State's Outreach Over Wolf
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-california-wolf-w-infobox-062612

Environmental News
Dan Bacher
AlterNet.org
The Top Censored Environmental Story of 2012?
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2012/06/24/the-most-censored-environmental-story-of-2012/

Earthzine.com
U.S. Program Continues Climate Change Preparedness
http://www.earthzine.org/2012/06/26/u-s-program-continues-climate-change-preparedness/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Earthzine+%28Earthzine%29

Infrastructure News
Aquafornia.com
Office of Representative Napolitano
Markley, Napolitano Introduce HYDRO 2.0
http://napolitano.house.gov/press-release/markey-napolitano-introduce-hydro-20

Economic News
FoxNews.com
Stockton Set to Become the Largest US City to Declare Bankruptcy
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/26/stockton-set-to-become-largest-us-city-to-declare-bankruptcy/#ixzz1yxa8jpoY

Economic Policy Journal
Stockton, Calif. Set to Become Largest City to Declare Bankruptcy
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/06/stockton-california-set-to-become.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29

California Political News
Aquafornia.com
Whittier Daily News
Bill Backs Water Replenishment District
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/picorivera/ci_20945844/bill-backs-water-replenishment-district

Science News
Aquafornia.com
Capradio.org Turning Climate Change Data into Policy is No Easy Feat
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2012/06/26/turning-climate-change-data-into-policy-is-no-easy-feat?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CapitalPublicRadioLatestNewsRSS+%28Capital+Public+Radio%3A+Latest+News+RSS%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

High Speed Rail News
California Watch
Some Senators Want Dramatic Shift in Bullet Train Plan
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/some-senators-want-dramatic-shift-bullet-train-plan-16794

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Freedom Advocates
Overwhelming Public Opposition
http://www.freedomadvocates.org/articles/transportation/overwhelming_public_opposition_20120627461/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freedomadvocates+%28Freedom+Advocates+-+Articles%29

Events Calendar
Restore the Delta
General Membership Meeting
July 12, 2012
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001_bDIN3xz3MxRMNTCNjH0IM6ZsMXovA8C4Afyjv262K0d9vlhxtbzxtgdnHiu3-1bjvQR8Gkj152im-3QGb2W31W1fEV8nOPdAEBaZ0Y68lxTNqN_5Q9aaQ%3D%3D

Just For Fun