November 27-28, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Jeffrey Michael
BDCP Blog Falsely Claims UC Davis Report Models BDCP, and UC Davis Researches Edit the Misleading Blog Post
http://valleyecon.blogspot.com/2012/11/bdcp-blog-falsely-claims-uc-davis.html

Delta Protection Commission Elects New Vice Chair
http://rivernewsherald.org/dpc_11-21-2012.html

River News Herald
DSC Hears Potential Science Plan
http://rivernewsherald.org/deltastewardship_11-21-2012.html

River News Herald
Delta Conservancy Holds Forum in Courtland
http://rivernewsherald.org/deltaconservancy_11-21-2012.html
(Again...)

Manteca Bulletin
Plans to Expand SJ River Wildlife Refuge Seek Public Input
http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/1/article/59847/

Sacbee.com
After House Fire, Natomas Homeowner Finds Flood Law a Catch-22
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/27/5012141/after-house-fire-natomas-homeowner.html#disqus_thread

California Water News
CalWatchDog.com
Policy, Not Shortage, Causing Water Crisis
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/26/policy-not-shortage-causing-water-crisis/

ACWA.com
California Awards $34M in River Parkways Grants
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-news/california-awards-34-million-river-parkways-grants

Aquafornia.com
Office of Representative Napolitano
Statement on Colorado River Deal
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/76498/

Water News

Agriculture News
CalWatchDog.com
Business Closings Bring Huge Losses
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/28/business-closings-bring-huge-losses/
(No mention of the impact to the growers of the tomatoes and other produce...)

Blacklistednews.com
Bloomberg
DuPont Sends in Former Cops to Enforce Seed Patents
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2012-11-28/dupont-sends-in-former-cops-to-enforce-seed-patents-commodities.html

Modesto Bee
Stanislaus Ag Water Cleanup Backed
http://www.modbee.com/2012/11/27/2472475/stanislaus-ag-water-cleanup-backed.html

Levee News

Science News

Fisheries News
Press Democrat
Hailing Record Salmon Run on Russian River
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20121126/OPINION/121129714/1043/opinion?Title=PD-Editorial-Hailing-record-salmon-run-on-Russian-River&tc=ar

Marin Independent Journal
Endangered Coho Salmon Make Early Return to Marin Creeks
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_22069480

CapitalPress.com
Salmon Release is Step in California River Restoration
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-CA-River-restoration-112812

Wildlife News

Environmental News

Habitat News

Infrastructure News

Economic News
Peak Oil
Fracking Industry Keeps Eye on Obama; EPA Report Could Doom its Future
http://peakoil.com/publicpolicy/fracking-industry-keeps-eye-on-obama-epa-report-could-doom-its-future/

Tourism News

Tribal News
h/t Dan Bacher
Censored News: Hopi Message 2012 'World Waters at Risk' Prophecy
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2012/11/hopi-message-2012-world-waters-at-risk.html

National Political News
EPA Abuse
Exclusive: DOE Corruption-Appointed and Elected Officials Should Face Prison Time
http://epaabuse.com/10006/editorials/exclusive-doe-corruption-appointed-and-elected-officials-should-face-prison-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exclusive-doe-corruption-appointed-and-elected-officials-should-face-prison-time

ImpeachObama.com
An Open Letter to Gun-Grabbing Senator Dianne Feinstein
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/an-open-letter-to-gun-grabbing-senator-dianne-feinstein-2/

Fox News
Exclusive: Feinstein Commissioned Report on Housing Gitmo Detainees in U.S.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/28/exclusive-feinstein-commissioned-report-on-housing-gitmo-detainees-in-us/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29

California Political News

High Speed Rail News

Sustainable Development/Agenda 21
GodfatherPolitics.com
Boston Tea Party Was Act of Terrorism Says New School Lesson Plan
http://godfatherpolitics.com/8273/boston-tea-party-was-act-of-terrorism-says-new-school-lesson-plan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29
(This is disturbing.)

Written Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Best Best & Kreiger
Appellate Court Upholds Historic Groundwater Management Plan
http://bbklaw.com/?t=40&an=16285&format=xml

Events Calendar
BDCP Public Meeting
1:30-5:00 PM, November 29, 2012
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=87n6dgdab&v=001KdaRoZmLBVyAJewhUlHSsaVoAeo9g6Hx_qlUUAQtZNNq6ym4QJOqVZ9TwWmzqHRsesMoN8MlOlDiMAVq85Ap7OCLcl6LbavHZqC37vhZDA9wp3jke5M0Hd3lMluqGY3eWB87GlrAp0EIbG-XeutcBw3iySRvf4X98bINS-pR9DdxHt0IlRXAqw%3D%3D

Just For Fun
Wired Science
Photo of the Day
Space Rose
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/space-photo-of-the-day/?pid=5521
(This is pretty!)

YouTube.com
Chuck Woolery on Assault Weapons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evEg1VNfX3o&feature=player_embedded&ytsession=vLMy8L_rp5skLRMguZK09XGjBH02fxMurBwMvJB4TPnrmGKlmwMUjoVMEfVhCexwJGyW4GJh7lGIHho_vhm94-YNxdRaAI9-x8EKB-7wx0BLT__336J0sBvbgH-Vxw3_lol1WIkeMM4oEg_JsL5LAiGc35rQV6JMPgmqgfcX4RKq5peiWU5IcU69YLULm6N_hb2rWJPgGpt5da87b76Tf1ZrzoPxk01dDff0JuZVnNo

November 26, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
ACWA.com
Bureau of Reclamation to Close Delta Cross Channel Gates
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/reclamation-close-delta-cross-channel-gates

Davis Enterprise
Davis, Woodland Leaders Reach Agreement on Cost-Sharing for Water Project
http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/city/davis-woodland-leaders-reach-agreement-on-cost-sharing-for-water-project/

Sacbee.com
Atmospheric River May Bring Up To 3 Inches of Rain Late This Week
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/26/5010144/atmospheric-river-may-bring-up.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

Recordnet.net
S.J. Joins 11 Other Counties in Support of Delta Valley Water Projects
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20121126%2FA_NEWS%2F211260310%2F-1%2Frss14&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RecordEnvironmentHeadlines+%28Environment+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Alex Breitler
Recordnet.net
Enforcing Clean Water a Struggle
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20121126%2FA_NEWS%2F211260307%2F-1%2Frss14&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RecordEnvironmentHeadlines+%28Environment+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

California Water News

Water News
ReviewJournal.com
Lake Mead Agreement: A Promising Precedent on Water Rights
http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/lake-mead-agreement-a-promising-precedent-on-water-rights-180807021.html

Agriculture News

Levee News

Science News

Fisheries News
Dan Bacher
DailyKos.com
Feds Threaten to Wipe Out Future Sacramento Salmon Runs
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/26/1164914/-Feds-threaten-to-wipe-out-future-Sacramento-salmon-runs#

Wildlife News

Environmental News

Habitat News
Recordnet.net
Proposed Refuge Expansion Tough Sell to S.J. Ag Interests
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121126/A_NEWS/211260315/-1/A_NEWS05

Infrastructure News

Economic News
Canada Free Press
Feds Planning to Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing Despite State Successes
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/51334#When:02:04:28Z

Tourism News

Tribal News

National Political News
The Two Real Parties: The Hamiltonians and the Jeffersonians
http://www.impeachobamacampaign.com/the-two-real-parties-the-hamiltonians-and-the-jeffersonians/
(Very good read, stick with it!!)

California Political News

High Speed Rail News

Sustainable Development/Agenda 21

Written Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
Sierra Wave
MCWD, LADWP Settlement Apparently Close
http://www.sierrawave.net/15326/mcwd-ladwp-settlement/http://www.sierrawave.net/15326/mcwd-ladwp-settlement/

Events Calendar

Just For Fun

November 22-25, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
The Reporter
Opinion: Supervisor Michael Reagan
Proposed Delta Plans Show Little Concern for Those Living There
http://www.thereporter.com/opinion/ci_22062626/opinion-proposed-delta-plans-show-little-concern-those
(Excellent article.)

Recordnet.net
A Long Way to Go...40 Years After Clean Water Act SJ Still Polluted...
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20121125%2FA_NEWS%2F211250316%2F-1%2Frss02&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RecordnetNewsHeadlines+%28Recordnet+News+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

California Water News
Sacbee.com
Fire Burns in Plant Linked to Oroville Dam
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/23/5005403/fire-burns-in-plant-linked-to.html

AccuWeather.com
A Stormy Pattern Setting Up
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/clark/a-stormy-pattern-setting-up/1904298

Water News

Agriculture News
Fox News
The Drive for Grass-Fed Beef
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/11/23/drive-for-grass-fed-beef/

CapitalPress.com
Interior Secretary to Decide California Oyster Farm's Fate
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-CA-Oyster-farm-dispute-112112

Levee News

Science News

Fisheries News
Press Democrat
Record Number of Salmon Return to Russian River
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20121122/ARTICLES/121129876/1033/news?Title=Record-salmon-run-in-Russian-River&tc=ar

SFGate.com
Salmon Still Not Receiving Promised Water
http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/Salmon-still-not-receiving-promised-water-4058134.php

Wildlife News

Environmental News
LATimes
Australian Scientists Find Excess Greenhouse Gas Near Fracking
http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-australia-fracking-leakage-20121116,0,7039884.story

Ventura County Star
Siegel: Fracking Harms Environment Planet's Climate
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/nov/24/siegel-fracking-harms-environment-planets/

Habitat News
Willits News
Feds to Double Habitat for Spotted Owl ...
http://www.willitsnews.com/ci_22048972/feds-double-habitat-spotted-owl-california-oregon-washington

Infrastructure News

Economic News
GodfatherPolitics.com
Which Politician Do You Want Your Christmas Shopping to Support?
http://godfatherpolitics.com/8203/which-politician-do-you-want-your-christmas-shopping-to-support/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GodfatherPolitics+%28Godfather+Politics%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Tourism News

Tribal News

National Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Giving Up Liberties For Safety
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/25/giving-up-liberties-for-safety/

California Political News
SFGate.com
Cap-and-Trade Market Seems Fraud-Proof
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Cap-and-trade-market-seems-fraud-proof-4060315.php
(Yeah...and I was born last night and dropped off the turnip truck this morning.)

Sacbee.com
First Cap-and-Trade Auction a Bust for California Budget
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/22/5004811/first-cap-and-trade-auction-a.html

San Jose Mercury News
Money from California Carbon Auction Less than Expected
http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_22048734/money-from-california-carbon-auction-less-than-expected
(Seems to me one would logically think, if you drive manufacturing and related industries, or perpetrators of GHGs out of the state, then there aren't any players left to play 'the game'...duh.)

High Speed Rail News
Fox News
Party Train From California to Las Vegas Could Hit Tracks in 2013
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/23/party-train-from-california-to-las-vegas-could-hit-tracks-in-2013/

Sustainable Development/Agenda 21
News With Views
Debra Rae-- New Social Contract: Old Strategy, Part 1
http://www.newswithviews.com/Rae/debra223.htm

California Economic Summit
Video: Newsom California Economy Made of 'Two Worlds'
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/video-newsom-california-economy-made-of-two-worlds
(FYI, California Economic Summit is Agenda 21-based.)

Written Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events Calendar

Just For Fun
National Academies Press
Must Reads From NAP
http://notes.nap.edu/2012/11/24/must-reads-from-joseph-henry-press/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nap%2Fnotes+%28Notes+from+NAP%29#.ULJqcmewVfI

News With Views
Greg Evensen I'm Tired and I Want to Go Home
http://www.newswithviews.com/Evensen/greg177.htm
(Worthwhile read.)

November 21, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
California Watch
State Lawmaker Brothers Accused of Money Laundering
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-lawmaker-brothers-accused-money-laundering-18681
(Accused??  I'll tell you what Mr. Bill Berryhill is 'guilty' of...and that is being EFFECTIVE in his representation of not only his constituents, but the other conservative communities in the greater Delta region.

This is the best they could produce:

The commission said The Walt Disney Co. gave the lawmaker $244 worth of tickets to Disneyland, and the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians gave him a $54 ticket to a Keith Urban concert. The gifts weren’t mentioned on his financial disclosure report, the commission said.)

Bill Berryhill and Lois Wolk are two of the best representatives of their districts, understanding the nuances of Delta and water issues.  So, this headline comes as no surprise and it is horse pucky at best...and I am being nice.

California Water News
IVPressonline.com
IID Sits On the Sidelines of U.S.-Mexico Water Pact
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-iid-sits-on-the-sidelines-of-usmexico-water-pact-20121121,0,765504.story

North County Times
Mexico-U.S. Sign Historic Colorado River Deal
http://www.nctimes.com/blogsnew/news/politics/mexico-u-s-sign-historic-colorado-river-deal/article_edd2a9a3-f378-5ce6-9304-59a85449d1bd.html

ABC News
Timeline of Key Colorado River Water Use Events
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/timeline-key-colorado-river-water-events-17769830#.UK0JLWewVfI
(I'm coming to really appreciate how the in-depth, issue-based, investigative reporting used to come BEFORE an historic event, not the day after.  But hey, that's how we roll these days.)

CBS News
U.S., Mexico Inking Water-Sharing Pact With Eye on Handling Droughts
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57552250/u.s-mexico-inking-water-sharing-pact-with-eye-on-handling-droughts/
(Now we all know there's a screw-over in here somewhere...)

Politico.com
Mexico, U.S. Reach Water Deal
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/84117.html?hp=l15

Tucson News Now
U.S. & Mexico Sign Water Deal That's Expected to Affect Arizona
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/20152464/us-mexico-sign-water-deal-thats-expected-to-affect-arizona

h/t Nature Watch
UT San Diego
Mexico-U.S. Sign Historic Colorado Deal
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/nov/20/mexico-us-to-sign-historic-colorado-river-deal/

National Geographic
A Historic Binational Agreement Gives New Life to Colorado River Delta
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/11/20/a-historic-binational-agreement-gives-new-life-to-the-colorado-river-delta/

Aquafornia.com
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/76270/
(And where would all of this be without a proclamation from MWD???)

Water News
Kern Valley Sun
CAL Water Meeting Draws Exasperated Crowd
http://www.kvsun.com/articles/2012/11/20/news/doc50abf8248af31277020555.txt

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/11/news-articles-and-links-from-november_21.html

Agriculture News
BlackListedNews.com
The Family Farm Is Being Systematically Wiped Out of Existence in America
http://www.blacklistednews.com/The_Family_Farm_Is_Being_Systematically_Wiped_Out_Of_Existence_In_America/22684/0/38/38/Y/M.html
(Yeppers, in California it's called Peripheral Tunnels and High Speed Rail.)

Levee News

Science News
San Jose Mercury News
Flouridation Plan on Track for Santa Clara Valley Water District
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_22036704/fluoridation-plan-track-santa-clara-valley-water-district?source=rss
(Ugh...don't do it!)

YubaNet.com
How Does Groundwater Pumping Affect Stream Flow?
http://yubanet.com/scitech/How-Does-Groundwater-Pumping-Affect-Streamflow.php#.UK0kGWewVfJ
 
Fisheries News
Union Democrat
What's Up With the Dead Salmon in the Stanislaus?
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/Whats-up-with-the-dead-salmon-in-the-Stanislaus?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
(It's normal for the kokanee spawn.)

Wildlife News

Environmental News
The Salt Lake Tribune
Redford Lends Name to Conservancy at California College
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsmoviecricket/55316580-66/redford-pitzer-california-college.html.csp
(And this folks, is apparently how it's done...)

CalWatchDog.com
Fossil-Fuel-Phobic Brow, Nichols Pine For World That Will Never Be
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/21/fossil-fuel-phobes-brown-nichols-pine-for-world-that-will-never-be/

CalWatchDog.com
First Cap and Trade Auction Cuts NO Pollution for $233 Million
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/21/first-cap-and-trade-auction-cuts-no-pollution-for-233-million/

Habitat News

Infrastructure News

Economic News
FoxNews.com
Fewer Seek US Jobless Aid as Storm Distorts Data
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/21/fewer-seek-us-jobless-aid-as-storm-distorts-data/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29
(Exactly as planned, too.)

LATimes.com
In Response to Federal Audit, Oil Regulators Vow New Rules
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2012/11/oil-regulators-vow-new-rules.html
(So the politically correct label for 'fracking' is now 'underground injection'...Roger, that.)

Economic Policy Journal
Bill Clinton Made $13.4M in 2011 Speech Fees
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/11/bill-clinton-made-134m-in-2011-speech.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29
(Must be nice to be elite...you know he'll wiggle out paying his 'fair share' of a Billionaires' income taxes (hey, if $250,000 can be considered a 'millionaire' then $13.4 million shall be considered 'billionaire'.)

The Atlantic
The Head of Goldman Sachs Wants to Raise Your Retirement Age
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/11/the-head-of-goldman-sachs-wants-to-raise-your-retirement-age/265475/
(Good Lord, I have to wait until I'm like 70 (just turned 50, fyi) as it is now.  But yeah, like there's going to be any retirement funds left any way...at least not in my 401(k)'s. and social security account.)

Tourism News

Tribal News

National Political News
The Great Debate
To See Future Electorate, Look at California Voters Now
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2012/11/20/to-see-future-electorate-look-at-california-voters-now/
(Another reason to be a 'proud' Californian, for sure.)
  
AllGov.com
Controversies - FCC Prepares to Open Top 20 Media Markets to Cross Ownership of TV, Newspapers and Radio
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/fcc-prepares-to-open-top-20-media-markets-to-cross-ownership-of-tv-newspapers-and-radio-121121?news=846260
(Wow...like we can get honest reporting the current monopolies provide...FCC is going to allow and encourage this?  Oh geez...control communications, then food and water supplies, then...)

AllGov.com
Unusual News, Drivers in Republican Leaning States More Likely to Die in Accidents Those in Democratic Leaning State
http://www.allgov.com/news/unusual-news/drivers-in-republican-leaning-states-more-likely-to-die-in-accidents-than-those-in-democratic-states-121121?news=846257
(How's about THIS for an explanation?! Republican leaning states tend to be where people actually travel to WORK for a living?  Wide open spaces, rural communities located pretty far apart.  Democratic leaning states?  Well, look at how the metropolises are stacked on top of each other.  Most people not only DON'T OWN A VEHICLE, they don't even know HOW to drive.  Kinda hard to die in an auto-related accident when one walks, bikes, subways, buses, etc. to work.

Now, wanna go over them crime and murder rates in same said leaning states???)

Right Pundits
Liberal Media Begins to Negatively Define Marco Rubio
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=10705&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RightPundits+%28Right+Pundits%29
        
California Political News
NYTimes.com
California's CO2 Now Has a Price, But a Low One
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/californias-co2-now-has-a-price-but-a-low-one/

Office of the President
Treasurer of the Regents
http://www.ucop.edu/treasurer/index.html
(For those of you keeping track of this stuff!)
 
CalWatchDog.com
New Law Needed to Simplify CA Budget
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/21/new-law-needed-to-simplify-ca-budget/

CalWatchDog.com
Things Californians Are Thankful For This Year
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/20/things-californians-are-thankful-for-this-year/

From Tom McClintock
Common Sense After a Close Election
http://www.tommcclintock.com/blog/common-sense-after-a-close-election

High Speed Rail News

Sustainable Development/Agenda 21
California Economic Summit
Applying for SF Enterprise Zone Tax Credit?
http://www.caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/applying-for-san-francisco-ez-tax-credit-theres-an-app-for-that 
(If you have time and are interested, do a web search on Enterprise Zones.  Feinstein files Enterprise Zone variances all the time, especially in Victorville.)

PJ Media
House Aims to Block UN Arms Trade Treaty Implementation
http://pjmedia.com/blog/house-aims-to-block-un-arms-trade-treaty-implementation/

Claycord.com
Concord Police Department Seeks Applicants for Citizens Police Academy
http://claycord.com/2012/11/21/concord-police-department-seeks-applicants-for-citizen-police-academy/
(16 years old??  In another time and place, I would have thought, cool, kids wanting to go into law enforcement have an opportunity.  Today, knowing Concord is 100% ICLE and Agenda 21.  Teenagers, really?  Citizens Policing??  Any of my more seasoned readers want to draw the conclusion here??? Oh my.)

BlackListedNews.com
Bring it On: Battle Looms with United Nations Over Pot Legalization
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Bring_it_On%3A_Battle_Looms_with_the_United_Nations_Over_Pot_Legalization/22694/0/38/38/Y/M.html
(Out of all the things I've posted and commented on today, this one is probably the worst...

The head of the UN drug watchdog (the International Narcotics Control Board or INCB), Raymond Yans, has come out in a press release essentially instructing the Attorney General of the United States to enforced Federal Prohibition of pot against the rights of the states to implement a law that is not only Constitutional, but a perfect example of a free people deciding what they want for themselves.

Written Comment Opportunities

Litigation News
KMTG Natural Resources Blog
'Pattern and Practice' Lawsuit Challenges State's CEQA Compliance in Permitting Fracking
http://kmtg-naturalresources.blogspot.com/2012/11/pattern-and-practice-lawsuit-challenges.html
(Aah...someone else 'gets' it.  It's patterns folks, and past patterns of behavior that, if properly held to the fire can and will make a huge difference in all these wealth redistribution fights we are engaged in at the present time!)

Events Calendar
Willows Journal
Family Water Alliance Hosts Annual Fund Raiser
http://www.willows-journal.com/news/water-9319-family-alliance.html  

Delta Stewardship Council
Delta ISB Meeting November 29 and 30, 2012
http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/event-detail/7991
(Be sure to click the agenda, funny...MWD has an engineer representative on the tour...where's Nor Cal's??  If it's a public meeting, shouldn't there be equal representation?.  Hey, here's a thought...why don't we merge MWD into DWR and get it over with already?  MWD is driving state water policy any how.  We could call it Department of Metropolitan We Got It All Water Resources Dictatorship...look out Feds...it could happen!)

Southern California Water Committee
e-News
http://marketing.proofinteractive.com/hostedemail/email.htm?CID=21105329462&ch=25A6673192FA1CADB805C94785324EF3&h=019457e6ab1f57ef830e7c4e7a48122c&ei=TvrygxLNn
(And this is how SoCal/MWD/WWD have accomplished what they have....just saying.)

MyDesert.com
Judge Controls Fate of Water Pact, Salton Sea
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20121120/NEWS0701/311200038/Judge-controls-fate-water-pact-Salton-Sea?odyssey=nav|head&nclick_check=1

Just For Fun
Veterans Today
Ventura Busts Tesla Ray "Death Ray- Death Squad" Secret
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2012/11/16/ventura-busts-tesla-ray-death-ray-secret/

Conspiracy Theory Death Ray
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6AiFL9FSz-E
(I watched this and for those of you still in denial about inside, shadowy kinda stuff...just watch it as science fiction.  But pay attention to the SCIENCE.  This is well worth the 45 minutes of your time and life this will take, or I would not waste one second of one minute of that time if it weren't relevant.)

The Survivalist Blog
Wednesday Miscellany
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/wednesday-miscellany-23/
(Some good links for reading.)

FoxNews.com
Kevin Clash Underage Sex Scandal: Could It Mean the End of Elmo?
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/11/21/kevin-clash-underage-sex-scandal-could-it-mean-end-elmo/
(Oh, please Lord above let it be yes!! Elmo dances on that last parental nerve, more than Barney!!!  Good riddance, I say!)

November 16-20, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Burt Wilson
Public Water News Service
Dr. Robert Pyke is New DWR Boogeyman
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=jsitf5iab&v=001OwqOR7yhbtV9odCRyUE40nsvlz65DZETdfqff2pb7JuhIErYNqQQ_ct6cUD6zgZWiFUL9jPFqz8iI9IS5bIB8ziy-2B6MsVPN9tzc5QSoMLkw33LH7ZYDw%3D%3D

Lloyd G. Carter
By request: REPEATING Budgets, Billionaires, Bonds, Big Profits and the Brown Family Parts 1 and 2
http://www.lloydgcarter.com/content/121119588_repeating-budgets-billionaires-bonds-big-profits-and-brown-family-%E2%80%93-parts-one-and-

Restore the Delta
Newsletter
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=xp76ilcab&v=001OwqOR7yhbtV9odCRyUE40rKpyaphFn19eWGcSF89KI096es37Sz360o8m9w08QRwooCkzqpl0nBqu6XBvdSdgKqHymE7MPbCuSiQV3I9ZzJPTbmh8sczMw%3D%3D

Aquafornia.com
Weekend Wrap-Up
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/76145/

Recordnet.net
What Will Council's Sea Change Mean For the Delta/
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20121118%2FA_NEWS%2F211180309%2F-1%2Frss14&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RecordEnvironmentHeadlines+%28Environment+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

California Water News
Siskiyou Daily News
Doubt and Distrust
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/article/20121116/NEWS/121119855/1001/NEWS

Pacific Institute
New Analysis Argues for Transition From Water Storage to Retention
http://pacinst.org/reports/storage_to_retention/index.htm

The Valley Citizen
All You Need to Know About Water in California
http://thevalleycitizen.com/?p=1735

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/11/news-articles-and-links-from-november_19.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/11/news-articles-and-links-from-november_20.html

Water News

Agriculture News
AgProfessional.com
Light Exposure Affects Organic Weed Control
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/Light-exposure-affects-organic-weed-control-179734321.html

AgProfessional
Monsanto Using Farmer Trials to Prove Roundup Value
http://www.agprofessional.com/newsletters/agpro-weekly/articles/Monsanto-using-farmer-trials-to-save-Roundup-sales-179338661.html
(My question is:  How long until the weeds mutate and adapt to this round of Agent Orange, I mean Roundup programs? )

Levee News

Fisheries News
Dan Bacher
DailyKos.com
Secretary of Defense/Former CIA Director Backed MLPA Initiative
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/18/1162930/-Secretary-of-Defense-former-CIA-Director-backed-MLPA-Initiative

Recordnet.net
Spawning Experiment Takes Salmon Upstream
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20121120%2FA_NEWS%2F211200310%2F-1%2Frss14&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RecordEnvironmentHeadlines+%28Environment+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Environmental News
Dan Bacher
Indybay.org
Coastal Commission Rejects PG&E Seismic Testing Plan
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/11/16/18725854.php

Lloyd G. Carter
Patricia Schifferle Responds to Selenium Polluters on San Joaquin River
http://www.lloydgcarter.com/content/121117587_patricia-schifferle-responds-selenium-polluters-san-joaquin-river

Tribal News

Habitat News
SFGate.com
Wildlife HabitatPatterns Changing
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Wildlife-habitat-patterns-changing-4046806.php#page-2

OpEdNews.com
Kern River Preserve, Audubon Saviors of Birds and Riparian Ecosystems
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Kern-River-Preserve-Savio-by-Tracy-Turner-121115-386.html

Sacbee.com
Reform Urged for Wildlife Services - Wildlife Investigation
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/18/4994107/reform-urged-for-wildlife-services.html#mi_rss=Environment

Infrastructure News

Economic News

Tourism News

California Political News
CalWatchDog.com
Secrecy Pollutes First CA Cap and Trade Auction
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/20/secrecy-pollutes-first-ca-cap-and-trade-auction/

Albany Tribune
California Is Destroying Itself: The U.S. Is Next
http://www.albanytribune.com/17112012-california-is-destroying-itself-the-u-s-is-next-oped/#.UKkWPGewVfI

CalWatchDog.com
It's Official: California Now a Third World Republic
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/18/its-official-california-now-a-third-world-republic/

Political News
American Policy Center
Private Property Ownership Is The Only Way to Eradicate Poverty
http://americanpolicy.org/2012/11/19/private-property-ownership-is-the-only-way-to-eradicate-poverty/

Science News

High Speed Rail News
Sacramento Business Journal
Sacramento County Rejects Ag Request to Delay HSR
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/11/20/high-speed-rail-delay-rejected-calif.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_sacramento+%28Sacramento+Business+Journal%29

Huffington Post
California High Speed Rail Lawsuit Blocked by Judge
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/17/california-high-speed-rail-lawsuit_n_2150455.html?show_comment_id=207209660#comment_207209660
(This article shows how far from Rule of Law we've come.  Also indicates that all farming/agriculture interests in the Prime Soils areas of the state unite to protect and defend their land from both HSR and the Tunnel Debacle.  There is a bigger picture and higher agenda to both of these questionable projects and it's time for us Regular Folk to wake up and act.)

h/t Nature Watch
SFGate.com
Judge Backs California High Speed Over Farmers
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Judge-backs-Calif-high-speed-rail-over-farmers-4042693.php

h/t Nature Watch
San Jose Mercury News
In California's Central Valley, Farmers Fight In Their Fields and In Court to Block HSR
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-high-speed-rail/ci_22003475/californias-central-valley-farmers-fight-their-fields-and#1

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Canada Free Press
National Heritage Sites and Agenda 21
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/51160#When:17:40:14Z
(Excellent article on yet another valid reason to oppose and object to a National Heritage Area designation for the Delta.)

Canada Free Press
Make Thanksgiving 2012 an "Agenda 21 Knowing Thanksgiving
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/51207#When:14:10:21Z

American Policy Center
Yesterday Looked Hopeless...That's Changing!
http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=3af5d41d21ad9fce53c86ba9d&id=05457a9500&e=75b5b6dbb8

Public Comment Opportunities
Natural Resources Agency
Bay Delta Conservation Plan Public Meeting
November 29, 2012
http://baydeltaconservationplan.com/Home.aspx

Litigation News
h/t Nature Watch
UTSanDiego.com
Lawsuit Could Threaten SD Water Supplies Part 2 of 3
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/nov/14/lawsuit-could-threaten-sd-water-supplies/?page=2#article

SierraWave.com
State Air Board Rules Against LADWP
http://www.sierrawave.net/15277/state-air-board-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sierrawave+%28Sierra+Wave%3A+Eastern+Sierra+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Fresno Bee
State: LA Must Do More to Stem Dust
http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/11/20/3073134/state-la-must-do-more-to-stem.html

Events Calendar
Aquafornia.com
Calendar
http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/76150/

Just For Fun
Wired Science
Second Cutest Book Ever: ZooBorns Goes Exotic
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/zooborns-next-generation-gallery/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredscience+%28Wired%3A+Blog+-+Wired+Science%29

Wall Street Journal
Quarterbacks Speak Fluent Gibberish
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323353204578129381777622430.html?mod=e2tw
(There's always something to be applied to every day life from a football analogy...and it's almost Turkey/Football Day!)

November 16, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
California Water Blog
The Dog That Didn't Bark: Unexpected Small Effects of Export Changes On Delta Farms
http://californiawaterblog.com/2012/11/14/the-dog-that-didnt-bark-delta-farms-wont-be-destroyed-by-salt/ 
(I don't trust this one either...)

ACWA.com
Public Benefits of Water Projects Under Bond Act
http://www.acwa.com/news/infrastructure/water-commission-discusses-public-benefits-water-projects-eligible-funding-under

Businessweek.com
California's Katrina
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-15/californias-katrina
(Again, the fear-mongering, barely true statements...)

CBS Sacramento
West Sacramento Can't Meet Deepening Deadline Funds Going to Bridge Instead
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/11/15/west-sacramento-cant-meet-delta-deepening-deadline-uses-funds-to-build-bridge-instead/#respond
(Seems to me if W. Sac was participating in some of the Near Term Delta coalition project meetings, they might have gained more leverage in the project as this contributes to 'Delta as Place', 'Sustained Economic Viability', etc. But hey, the bridge is good, too!)

Sacbee.com
Sacramento City Council OKs Plans to Open Levee Trail
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/15/4987422/sacramento-city-council-oks-plan.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

DWR's Delta eNews
http://www.water.ca.gov/deltainit/docs/Delta_eNews_111512.pdf

California Water News
Modesto Bee
San Francisco Hits Up Oakdale District for Sale of Water
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/ivp-water-transfer-is-subsidizing-the-iid-water-department-and-stabilizing-water-rate-20121114,0,624437.story

Farm Water News
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/11/news-articles-and-links-from-november_15.html
http://farmwaternews.blogspot.com/2012/11/news-articles-and-links-from-november_16.html

Water News

Agriculture News
CapitalPress.com
Existing Farm-to-School Efforts Propel Grants in West
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-farm-to-school-w-infobox-111512

Agricultural Secrecy: Going Dark Down on the Farm: How Legalized Secrecy Gives Agribusiness a Federally Funded Free Ride by Regina Steinzor...
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2146240

FoxNews.com
Ranchers, Farmers Brace for 'Death Tax'
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/16/ranchers-farmers-brace-for-death-tax-impact/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29
(I won't even get started...)

CapitalPress.com
Groups Urge Congress to Maintain Estate Tex Relief
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/TH-estate-tax-w-infobox-111512

Levee News
Appeal Democrat
Property Lines Along West Linda Will Be Moved
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/property-121101-state-levee.html

Read more: http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/property-121101-state-levee.html#ixzz2CRMeqwE4

After two surveyors said the state's work was sound, Philip Miller, Carol's brother, said he wasn't surprised.
"I knew it was going to happen," he said. "You're a public agency, you rely on your staff."
But though several board members took pains to say they strongly felt property owners should have a say, Lagrand said she felt otherwise.
"They don't listen," she said. "We're being bullied into a deal we don't want to accept.
"I'd advise anyone who has property that backs up to a levee to watch your back."


Read more: http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/property-121101-state-levee.html#ixzz2CRMIe2VUFisheries NewsRed Bluff Daily News

California Salmon Fall Short
http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/news/ci_22001946/california-salmon-fall-short

Environmental News
San Jose Mercury News
Amy Meyer: Point Reyes' Natural Treasure Is At Risk
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_21998460/amy-meyer-point-reyes-natural-treasure-is-at
 
Tribal News

Habitat News

Infrastructure News

Economic News
AllGov.com
Controversies In a Regulatory First, JP Morgan Suspended from Trading in Energy Market in California
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/in-a-regulatory-first-jpmorgan-suspended-from-trading-in-energy-market-121116?news=846219

Calitics.com
Millions in Prop 30 Tax Revenues Will Be Diverted From Higher Ed to Wall Street, Thanks to Regents
http://www.calitics.com/diary/14696/millions-in-prop-30-tax-revenues-will-be-diverted-from-higher-ed-to-wall-street-thanks-to-regents
(Remember, Mr. Mrs. Feinstein is a Regent AND a couple of his investment firms handles same-said investments. Meaning, he gets his $$millions, win, lose or draw and lately it's been mostly lose on the investment portfolios.)

Tourism News

California Political News
The Daily Caller
Golden State Turns to Lead, Now Leads Poverty Rankings
http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/16/golden-state-turns-to-lead-now-leads-poverty-rankings/
(Oh yeah, only in the great Socialist state of California...ain't it good to be Number 1???)

Dan Bacher
DailyKos.com
Walton Family Foundation Dumped $71.4M into Green-washing in 2011
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/12/1160859/--Walton-Family-Foundation-Dumped-71-4-Million-Into-Greenwashing-in-2011
(Connected to Stewart Resnick)

Political News
BlackListedNews.com
32 Questions that All Americans Must Answer
http://www.blacklistednews.com/32_Questions_That_All_Americans_Must_Answer_/22621/0/0/0/Y/M.html
(Good list, too.)

Canada Free Press
The Alligator At Our Door
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/51091#When:21:14:47Z

What’s our best chance? I asked.
“Well, there is fear in DC, real fear, of not secession itself, but the spirit of the people behind the secession movement. If the people figure it out in time, unite and say no more for you until you get your act together, well, like I said, it is this that they fear the most.”

Canada Free Press
Original Argument: Maybe We Should Stop Arguing and Just Fix the Problem
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/51107#When:22:18:33Z

NewsWithViews.com
Sexy CIA Stories, Generals, Chicks and Classified Documents
http://www.newswithviews.com/Roth/laurie349.htm


Unfiltered News
Wife Mows Down Husband With Car For Allowing Obama to Win
http://natmonitor.com/2012/11/14/wife-mows-down-husband-with-car-for-allowing-obama-to-win-video/
(The stuff at the end of the article I abhor; but this here had me laughing out loud...I can just see it now!!  Probably should have kept that dirty look to himself!!)

Holly Solomon, a pregnant Arizona woman, ran over her husband for not voting in the 2012 presidential election, according to CBS affiliate KPHO. Ms. Solomon’s husband reportedly stepped out of the car during an argument and gave his wife a dirty look, at which point the woman became enraged and chased her husband around a parking lot in their Jeep SUV.

ImpeachObama.com
Are Secession Petitions a Liberal Plan To Usher in Martial Law?
https://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=jq#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.allgov.com%2FRSS%2FNews
(Don't put nothing past any of them...just saying.)

Science News
Science Codex
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Type 1 Diabetes
http://www.sciencecodex.com/vitamin_d_deficiency_linked_to_type_1_diabetes-102238

CSMonitor.com
How Reliable Are Drought Predictions? Study Finds Flaw in Popular Tool
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2012/1115/How-reliable-are-drought-predictions-Study-finds-flaw-in-popular-tool?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fenvironment+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+|+Environment%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development/California 
CalWatchDog.com
Cal Chamber Sues State for Profiting from SB 32
http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/16/cal-chamber-sues-state-for-profiting-from-ab-32/

Public Comment Opportunities
ACWA.com
Delta Plan Final Draft
November 30, 2012
http://www.acwa.com/news/delta/delta-stewardship-council-announces-upcoming-release-final-draft-delta-plan

Litigation News
CapitalPress.com
Final Arguments Heard in California Water War Case
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/AP-California-water-wars-111512

Events Calendar

Just For Fun
Quadski...I WANT ONE!!!  It's perfect for Delta farming!!
http://www.agriculture.com/family/15-unique-gifts-f-farm-families_327-sl27482

Aaah...This is the Life!!

November 14, 2012 Delta Water and News Links

Delta News
Lodinews.com
Massive Tunnel Project Raises Questions for Agriculture, Lodi and the Greater Delta
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/14/4984111/rain-and-snow-forecast-good-news.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region

7x7.com
Travel to Locke, California
http://www.7x7.com/travel/locke-california

Capitol Weekly
For Lois Wolk, the Senate District is New But Core Issues Remain the Same
http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=1102f370o9gddn1&xid=1102dzx33jeh3qv&done=.1102f370o9gjdn1

California Water News
ACWA.com
California Farmland Underutilized for Water Storage, Coalition Says
http://www.acwa.com/news/water-supply-challenges/california-farmland-underutilized-water-storage-coalition-says

Sacbee.com
Rain and Snow Forecast, Good News for Reservoirs
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/14/4984111/rain-and-snow-forecast-good-news.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region
(Ok, I get it now, prior to October 1st or the 'new' water year, the reservoirs are half empty...come first day of brand new water year, viola...they are magically half full!)

Siskiyou Daily News
Supervisors Praise Groundwater Plan
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/article/20121113/NEWS/121119935/1001/NEWShttp://

Water News
Aguanomics
Speed Blogging
http://www.aguanomics.com/2012/11/speed-blogging_14.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aguanomics+%28Aguanomics%29

Barry Nelson
NRDC Switchboard: Water Woes A New Report About Endangered Species and Water
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bnelson/water_woes_-_a_new_report_abou.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Fee29d%3A+switchboard_bnelson+%28Switchboard%3A+Barry+Nelson%27s+Blog%

Agriculture News
ScienceCodex
Ingredient in Diarrhea Medicine Leads to Sustainable New farm Fertilizer
http://www.sciencecodex.com/ingredient_in_diarrhea_medicine_leads_to_sustainable_new_farm_fertilizer-102085

Levee News

Fisheries News

Environmental News

Tribal News

Habitat News

Infrastructure News

Economic News

Tourism News

California Political News
Eco Watch
Drakes Bay Oyster Co. is Still Illegal
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/drakes-bay-oyster-company-is-still-illegal/Content?oid=3390131
(That's their opinion.)

Political News
Economic Policy Journal
Ron Paul Farewell Speech Quotes that Should Go Down in History
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/11/ron-paul-farewell-speech-quotes-that.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+%28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29

FoxNews.com
Interior Secretary Regret Threatening to 'Punch' Reporter
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/14/interior-secretary-regrets-threatening-to-punch-reporter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Internal+-+Politics+-+Text%29
(The Banty Rooster's starting to show his true character!)

Science News
Science Codex
Enhancing Breast Cancer Detection
http://www.sciencecodex.com/enhancing_breast_cancer_detection-102071
(Thermography is awesome!!  I've studied thermal mammograms, thermal photography; it's amazing the heat signatures that appear 10-15 years before a detectable tumor is ever discovered.  For a cancer cell to develop, it must create its own nutrition source, which generates heat long before the tumor is developed.)

Science Codex
Triclosan in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Can Increase Allergy Risk
http://www.sciencecodex.com/triclosan_in_cosmetics_and_personal_care_products_can_increase_allergy_risk-102057
(Triclosan is an endocrine disruptor, it is a chemical agent that is poisoning our water supply.  I did not know triclosan has been put into tooth paste?? Yuck!  Endocrine disruptors are contributing factors to hormonal issues in developing children.)

High Speed Rail News

UN/Agenda 21/Sustainable Development
Environmental Research Web
Sustainable Development Is Not Dead
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/opinion/51488
(Please read this, then the following quote from an email I received today...

Here’s a bit of hope for those who are on the front lines here in California.  We may not be able to save our own state, but the rest of the country is watching us and hopefully they will save themselves.

A few weeks ago I was asked to brief a handful of legislators from another state about Agenda21 and what is happening here in California. I won’t mention which one because I don’t want to compromise their efforts to fight this cancer from taking over their own state. They asked me to brief them so that they could be prepared for what might be coming their way.

The fact that another state is interested in learning about this issue and how it is being implemented in California gives me hope. They were so blown away by what they heard that they scheduled another briefing. The second briefing was given by me, Sheriff Lopey from Siskiyou and Ken Delfino a City Council member from Colfax.  The briefing was attended by almost 60 state legislators, city and county officials as well as sheriffs.   This gives me hope that our fight here in California will not be in vain. This gives me more reasons to fight to expose Agenda21.

Ken Delfino, City Councilman from Colfax kicked off the briefing. He discussed how he learned about Agenda21 in his community and how he and his fellow Council members refused to go along with the regional communitarian plan being pushed by SACOG (Sacramento Council of Governments).  His town also passed an anti-Agenda21 resolution and continues to oppose it and any other attacks on private property rights and individual liberties.

Sheriff Lopey then followed and spoke about the plight of the rural folks up in the Northern part of our state. He explained how the spotted owl decades ago was the beginning of the devastation of the livelihood of the communities in the North by the extreme environmentalists. His County has since suffered unrelenting attacks on private property rights and now the very life blood, water is being used as a tool to put the final nail in the coffin for his community.

He and other sheriffs are fighting together to save their communities. He and fellow Constitutional Sheriffs stand as a beacon of hope for not just the people of the northern part of our state, but the rest of the country.

Then it was my turn. I spent my time connecting the dots for the legislators by explaining how the plans for the rural areas relate to the Sustainable Development plans for suburbs and cities.

The meeting lasted almost 2 hours. In the end we took questions and that was it.

I’m telling you all of this, because many of you are so dejected after the election that we all need to know that our efforts are making a difference. Maybe not here, but somewhere else people are paying attention and are heading our warnings! This is why I fight………………..

God bless America and those who care enough to speak the truth and defend her from enemies both domestic and foreign!

Do NOT give up the fight!

American Farmland Trust
November Newsletter
http://www.farmland.org/news/newsletters/enews/2012/November.asp

Public Comment Opportunities

Litigation News

Events Calendar
Delta Stewardship Council Meeting Reminder
West Sac City Galleria
November 15, 2012

Restore the Delta
Walnut Grove Screening
Over Troubled Waters
6-8:00 PM
Jean Harvey Center

Just For Fun
Water Education Foundation
Become a Water Leader in 2013
Application for Enrollment deadline:  December 10, 2012
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