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Weekend wrap-up: Compact call on the Colorado River?, the future of California farmland and the Sites Reservoir making news, plus a look at the calendar for the week ahead

Updated: 2012-04-30 16:00:36

: , Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Aquafornia News Exclusives Category Click here to view all posts Weekend wrap-up : Compact call on the Colorado River the future of California farmland and the Sites Reservoir making news , plus a look at the calendar for the week ahead Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 8:00 am Here’s the weekend : wrap-up On Saturday the Summit Daily News Colorado pondered whether a call would be issued on the Colorado River and the Smithsonian takes a look a reformatting California farmland for the future Sunday’s top story was the Colusa Sun-Herald’s coverage on the proposed Sites Reservoir being included in a Senate legislative package also popular was the Cal Watchdog blog saying

George Skelton column: Water bond is circling the drain

Updated: 2012-04-30 15:28:16

: Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Legislation State Federal Category Click here to view all posts George Skelton column : Water bond is circling the drain Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 7:28 am From the Los Angeles Times , this column by George : Skelton Might as well scratch one measure from the likely crowded November ballot : a pork-filled 11.1-billion water bond that is dying of its own . weight The Legislature produced this monster in late 2009 after years of wrangling by competing interests , culminated by an all-nighter in the . Capitol It had been slated for the 2010 ballot , but the Legislature and then-Gov . Arnold Schwarzenegger wisely delayed seeking voter approval until this . year Now ,

California sifts gold claims: Proposal to end ban on riverbed dredging prompts rush of lawsuits, objections

Updated: 2012-04-30 15:10:21

: , Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Lake Tahoe , the Sierras foothills Category Click here to view all posts California sifts gold claims : Proposal to end ban on riverbed dredging prompts rush of lawsuits , objections Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 7:10 am From the Wall Street : Journal California is proposing to lift a ban on a once-common method of dredging gold from riverbeds , raising objections from some state regulators and prompting lawsuits against the state by anti-mining and pro-mining . groups At issue is suction-dredge mining , 8221 which uses equipment to vacuum up gravel and sift out gold . State lawmakers imposed a temporary ban on the method in 2009 to protect fish and water quality . In

Tale of the tape for California snowpack May 1

Updated: 2012-04-30 15:08:52

Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Drought , Weather Snowpack Category Click here to view all posts Tale of the tape for California snowpack May 1 Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 7:08 am From the Western Farm : Press The Department of Water Resources DWR will conduct this year’s fifth and final snow survey on May 1. One focus of media attention will be the manual survey scheduled for 11 a.m . off Highway 50 near Echo Summit about 90 miles east of . Sacramento Manual surveys up and down the state will be combined with electronic readings from remote sensors to indicate the rate at which the mountain snowpack is melting into the state’s streams , reservoirs and aquifers . Continue reading from the Western Farm

Hear top speakers at Delta Levee Conference, May 2: Last chance to register!

Updated: 2012-04-30 15:06:22

, : Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Events Category Click here to view all posts Hear top speakers at Delta Levee Conference , May 2 : Last chance to register Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 7:06 am From the Water Education : Foundation The Delta Levee Standards Conference is just a few days away . Don’t miss this amazing educational opportunity to learn from the experts about Delta levee standards and how they affect three key areas conveyance , habitat and public . safety Scholarships are available contact the Foundation at 916 444-6240 for information . The morning starts off with Jeff Mount , Professor of Geology and Founding Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at U.C . Davis . He’ll explain

Calendar notes: Upcoming seminars and meetings added to the calendar

Updated: 2012-04-30 15:05:46

: Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Events Category Click here to view all posts Calendar notes : Upcoming seminars and meetings added to the calendar Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 7:05 am These conferences and meetings have been added to the : calendar WATER COMMISSION TO CONSIDER AG MEASUREMENT : REGULATIONS The California Water Commission will meet to give final consideration to agricultural water measurement regulations on Tuesday , May 8th . The meeting will be held in Sacramento , and teleconferenced in Gustine and in Glendale . For more information , click here BROWN BAG : SEMINAR Water Regulation and Governance : Collaboration , Compliance and : Enforcement The Delta Science Program’s Brown Bag

Commentary: $500 salmon versus $10 trout

Updated: 2012-04-30 15:03:33

: Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Wildlife Endangered Species Category Click here to view all posts Commentary : 500 salmon versus 10 trout Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 7:03 am From Western Farm Press , this : commentary I guess you can call me a fisherman because I like to fish . However , I am no angler . You definitely do not want me in the boat with you at a bass . tournament Regardless , I love fish . stories This one is a doozy . It is about dubious salmon that could be the world’s most expensive fish and thousands of remarkably inexpensive trophy trout that will be caught by thousands of fisherman young and old . The trout are in a beautiful 5,500-foot elevation mountain lake in the Sierra Nevada

Delta National Park blog: A visit to Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Updated: 2012-04-30 15:02:15

: Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Delta Issues Category Click here to view all posts Delta National Park blog : A visit to Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 7:02 am From the Delta National Park : blog On a sunny and breezy Saturday morning , I joined a tour of the northern part of Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge . Situated just east of I-5 south of Sacramento , Stone Lakes is the largest urban wildlife reserve in the . US Our guide was USFWS volunteer Ray Mendonsa , who came equipped with extra pairs of binoculars and a broad knowledge base from which he could draw upon . Here he is telling us a story about why early Californian documents were penned in brown ink .

Water projects’ intertie canal to be dedicated

Updated: 2012-04-30 14:28:57

From the Central Valley Business Times: “A half-mile long concrete lined ditch approximately five miles west of Tracy will be officially dedicated Wednesday, marking a major step toward more flexibility in delivering irrigation water in California. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and the California Department of Water Resources, began work on the project in October 2010, overcoming 21 years of bureaucratic foot-dragging and turf wars. … “ Continue reading from the Central Valley Business Times by clicking here.

Upper Truckee River restoration project: Riffles in the river

Updated: 2012-04-30 14:26:48

: Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Northern California Category Click here to view all posts Upper Truckee River restoration project : Riffles in the river Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 6:26 am From the Tahoe Daily : Tribune Floaters bobbing down the Upper Truckee may notice a few new bends and ripples as the river winds past Lake Tahoe . Airport The new curves are the result of an 8 million restoration project that replaced the river’s old runway-straight channel with one that more naturally meanders . This spring marks the first flood season for the new . stretch We wanted to float the whole section and see what it looked like , said South Shore resident Mike Alexander . I was surprised to see the

East Bay Municipal Utilities District proposal to raise Pardee Dam drowns in vote

Updated: 2012-04-30 14:24:02

From the Stockton Record: “The proposal to raise Pardee Dam and drown a popular whitewater run where the Mokelumne River crosses Highway 49 is officially dead. As expected, the East Bay Municipal Utility District Board of Directors unanimously voted last week to approve a Water Supply Management Plan for the next 30 years that omits the expansion of Pardee Reservoir. … “ Continue reading from the Stockton Record by clicking here.

Inyo fears over LADWP pumping plan

Updated: 2012-04-30 14:21:34

Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Eastern Sierra Category Click here to view all posts Inyo fears over LADWP pumping plan Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 6:21 am From Sierra : Wave Uneasy . That’s how Inyo officials feel about the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power groundwater pumping plan . For the first time , LADWP has proposed pumping in a wide range of acre feet with no one specific number . The Inyo Supervisors instructed their water director to express these concerns to LADWP in an official response . today Under the Long Term Water Agreement , LADWP comes up with a pumping plan every year , and Inyo County can respond . LA rarely if ever changes anything in its initial proposal . In short ,

Water pipeline dreams revived in the desert

Updated: 2012-04-30 14:20:06

Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Las Vegas Nevada Category Click here to view all posts Water pipeline dreams revived in the desert Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 6:20 am From U-T San : Diego Eager to diversify its water supplies , the San Diego County Water Authority has resurrected a long-shot plan that could top 2 billion to build a pipeline for importing water directly from Imperial County . At the same time , it’s trying to cement a long-term deal for desalinating seawater in . Carlsbad Both moves are part of an initiative to further reduce reliance on the Metropolitan Water District of Los Angeles , which once delivered nearly all of the county’s water but today provides less than half . The two

Plastic pollution in ocean likely underestimated, researchers say

Updated: 2012-04-30 14:18:42

, Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Oceans Beaches Category Click here to view all posts Plastic pollution in ocean likely underestimated , researchers say Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 6:18 am From California : Watch The cause célèbre of plastic litter in the ocean is the Texas-sized , swirling island of plastic debris thousands of miles off the coast of California in the Pacific . Ocean But researchers from the Universities of Washington and Delaware and the Sea Education Association in Woods Hole , Mass . say the story is much bigger , and scarier , than that . They say scientists have only skimmed the surface on the devastating pollution caused by plastic debris in the ocean , and the research

Bellagio fountains help whet appetite for learning during science festival

Updated: 2012-04-30 14:14:28

Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Las Vegas Nevada Category Click here to view all posts Bellagio fountains help whet appetite for learning during science festival Posted by : Maven on April 30, 2012 at 6:14 am From the Las Vegas : Sun Ever wonder how deep the water is outside the Bellagio Or how the fountains work The artificial lake has an average depth of 8 feet . Near Las Vegas Boulevard , the water is about 4 feet deep and increases to 13 feet by the jets that create the fountain . display Thomas Pinney , assistant manager of the Bellagio fountains , shared those secrets with a tour group Sunday as part of the Las Vegas Science Festival , a weeklong event with more than 50 free programs exposing science ,

News Feed: Fracking study requests extension - Towerlight

Updated: 2012-04-30 04:18:10

News Feed: Lawmaker wants to exempt Bucks County from Marcellus Shale law - Allentown Morning Call

Updated: 2012-04-30 00:27:38

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Sunday’s top of the scroll: U.S. Senate’s sights on Sites

Updated: 2012-04-29 15:55:53

: . Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Legislation State Federal Category Click here to view all posts Sunday’s top of the scroll : U.S . Senate’s sights on Sites Posted by : Maven on April 29, 2012 at 7:55 am From the Colusa : Sun-Herald The same day the powerful U.S . Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 33.3 billion energy and water funding bill which could include the long-debated Sites Reservoir and will include a certain battle over California water candidates for two Colusa County supervisorial districts waded into the . debate Three of the four candidates at the Soroptimist International of Colusa County event said they support the construction of the . reservoir The fourth , Curtis Boewer , who is

Five-year Lake Tahoe report: Concern continues over clarity, near shore

Updated: 2012-04-29 15:48:05

: , Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Lake Tahoe , the Sierras foothills Category Click here to view all posts Five-year Lake Tahoe report : Concern continues over clarity , near shore Posted by : Maven on April 29, 2012 at 7:48 am From the Sierra : Wave Much of Lake Tahoe’s environment has stayed the same or improved during the past 25 years , but the biggie restoring Lake Tahoe’s historic clarity remains over the horizon , according to a report released last . week The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s 2011 Threshold Evaluation Report is a once-every-five-years look at how the agency is doing on environmental goals required by its founding . document The report provides a basis for the Regional Plan Update’s

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District addresses proposed user fee

Updated: 2012-04-29 15:43:02

Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Desalination Category Click here to view all posts Monterey Peninsula Water Management District addresses proposed user fee Posted by : Maven on April 29, 2012 at 7:43 am From the Monterey County : Herald On April 23, California American Water filed its application for the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project . Cal Am’s solution to the Peninsula’s water problem includes a portfolio of projects consisting of a desal plant in north Marina , expanded aquifer storage and recovery ASR and groundwater replenishment GWR The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District plays a large role in the latter . two In order to fulfill its financial commitment to ASR and GWR , the district is

Cal Am urged to partner with public agencies for desal plant; Cal Am seeks to own plant

Updated: 2012-04-29 15:41:31

Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Desalination Category Click here to view all posts Cal Am urged to partner with public agencies for desal plant Cal Am seeks to own plant Posted by : Maven on April 29, 2012 at 7:41 am From the Monterey County : Herald California American Water’s proposal for a privately owned desalination plant could be facing a rocky road , according to three prominent public . officials Following the well-publicized collapse of the public-private partnership at the core of the failed regional desal project , Cal Am decided to pursue building , owning and operating its own desal plant as part of its new water supply proposal filed with the state Public Utilities Commission on . Monday Cal Am is

Riverside: Water pipe turbine still being tested

Updated: 2012-04-29 15:39:57

: Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Southern California Category Click here to view all posts Riverside : Water pipe turbine still being tested Posted by : Maven on April 29, 2012 at 7:39 am From the Riverside : Press-Enterprise Technology has improved so much in two years that a test turbine installed in a Riverside Public Utilities water pipe can now generate enough power for ten households , and the city may add new testing . locations The pilot project has gotten some attention lately . In March , city utility officials took a delegation from Zambia to the water booster station near UC Riverside where the turbine is installed in a 60-inch pipe , and Portland , Oregon-based Lucid Energy Technologies , which

San Diego County Water Authority Water Authority extends discounts to North County farmers

Updated: 2012-04-29 15:37:59

Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the San Diego Category Click here to view all posts San Diego County Water Authority Water Authority extends discounts to North County farmers Posted by : Maven on April 29, 2012 at 7:37 am From the North County : Times After getting a two-year extension on an agricultural water discount program , North County farmers and the water agencies that supply them must now make the most of their . reprieve The farmers got the break in their water bills Thursday from the San Diego County Water Authority’s board of directors . The board extended the agricultural discount program to Jan . 1, 2015. The Water Authority imports most of the water used in the county , reselling it to retail water .

Inkstain blog: Should we embrace the Bellagio Fountain?

Updated: 2012-04-29 14:37:35

: Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Las Vegas Nevada Category Click here to view all posts Inkstain blog : Should we embrace the Bellagio Fountain Posted by : Maven on April 29, 2012 at 6:37 am From the Inkstain : blog Humans here in the West use and therefore value water for basically three sorts of : reasons for domestic use cooking , bathing , drinking , flushing away waste for economic purposes agriculture being the most obvious , but also things like computer chip manufacturing for environmental purposes water in the river to look at and enjoy , for recreation , or because of the intrinsic value we place in water in the river and the ecosystems it supports Continue reading from the Inkstain blog by clicking .

News Feed: Keep our forests fracking-free - Anniston Star

Updated: 2012-04-29 09:01:51

News Feed: Lord Browne: fracking would only impact "tiny bits" of countryside - Telegraph.co.uk

Updated: 2012-04-28 21:04:32

Lake Mead water levels dropping

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:52:20

Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Colorado River the Southwest Category Click here to view all posts Lake Mead water levels dropping Posted by : Maven on April 28, 2012 at 6:52 am From the Accu-Weather Western Weather : Blog Despite a late season surge in precipitation across a large part of the West , Lake Mead is still expected to experience noticeable lower levels than when they peaked late last year . Of course the huge rises in Lake Mead last year were brought about because of the exceptionally snowy Winter over the Colorado River watershed . So a drop this year would have taken place even with a normally snowy Winter . Therefore it should not be a shock to anyone that the current level of Lake Mead is about

Suit against Army Corps’ tree policy in California to go forward

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:50:35

From the Sacramento Bee: “A federal judge in Sacramento on Friday cleared the way for a trial against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over its policy banning trees on levees in California. The lawsuit was filed in June by Friends of the River, Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity. They allege the Army Corps failed to follow the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act and other federal laws in imposing the new levee maintenance policy. … “ Continue reading from the Sacramento Bee by clicking here.

Magazine focuses on ESA, ideas for improvement

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:49:10

From ACWA’s Water News: “The April issue of Irrigation Leader focuses on the federal Endangered Species Act, where and how irrigators have been able to find solutions and how the act can be misused and unnecessarily put water rights at risk. The 30-page issue includes an article by ACWA Executive Director Timothy Quinn calling for a multifaceted approach to implementing the ESA to better achieve the goals of the act with less impact on water supplies and economies. … “ Continue reading from ACWA’s Water News by clicking here.

Reclamation announces updated 2012 water supplies for California’s Friant Division, Central Valley Project

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:45:52

, Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Central Valley Project Category Click here to view all posts Reclamation announces updated 2012 water supplies for California’s Friant Division , Central Valley Project Posted by : Maven on April 28, 2012 at 6:45 am From the Bureau of : Reclamation Due to current hydrologic conditions in the San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada , the Bureau of Reclamation has announced an increase in the allocation for Friant Division , Central Valley Project agricultural , and municipal and industrial water service . contractors The Friant Division water allocation has been increased from 45 percent of Class 1 water , announced April 13, to 50 percent of Class 1 water . The Class 2 allocation

Futureproofing California farmland

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:43:53

Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Agriculture Category Click here to view all posts Futureproofing California farmland Posted by : Maven on April 28, 2012 at 6:43 am From : Smithsonian.com Water scarcity in the U.S . west may seem like a problem that affects western residents alone , but where the national food supply is concerned , the consequences of a water crisis spread quickly in all directions . The San Joaquin Valley is the most productive agricultural region in the world , according to a Reuters data report on California agriculture and water supply . The state produces over half of U.S . fruits , nuts and vegetables and over 90 percent of U.S . almonds , artichokes , avocados , broccoli and processing

Cal Watchdog blog: Feinstein offers pact with water devil

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:37:18

: Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Legislation State Federal Category Click here to view all posts Cal Watchdog blog : Feinstein offers pact with water devil Posted by : Maven on April 28, 2012 at 6:37 am From the Cal Watchdog : blog Yesterday U.S . Senator Dianne Feinstein , D-Calif . responded to a Republican-backed water bill stalled in the U.S . Senate with a deal that might end up as a pact with the water devil for farmers and water . agencies Feinstein included provisions in an amended Senate Appropriations agriculture and energy bill to possibly provide more certainty of water supplies for Central Valley . farmers Feinstein also surprisingly dangled the carrot of an expedited federal review for approval of

Farm Bureau vs. Fish & Game: Court will decide whether CDFG can regulate stream diversions

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:34:03

. : Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Northern California Category Click here to view all posts Farm Bureau vs . Fish Game : Court will decide whether CDFG can regulate stream diversions Posted by : Maven on April 28, 2012 at 6:34 am From the Siskiyou Daily : News The Siskiyou County Farm Bureau’s lawsuit against the California Department of Fish and Game’s CDFG 1602 permitting process will go to trial next week in the Siskiyou County Superior . Court At 8:30 a.m . on Monday , Superior Court Judge Karen Dixon will begin hearing pretrial motions . The full trial will begin on Tuesday at 9 . a.m At issue is section 1602 of the California Fish and Game Code Lake and Streambed Alteration Program which CDFG says

J Levee in Hamilton City passes another hurdle in Senate committee

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:32:20

From the Chico Enterprise-Record: “The J Levee project to protect the town of Hamilton City and nearby farmland got yet another nudge toward approval Friday as it passed through the full Senate appropriations committee. Early in the week, the $7.5 million in funding was included in an important subcommittee’s list of new projects. The J Levee has been on the brink of disaster for more than 30 years, and the town has been evacuated six times in three decades. … “ Continue reading from the Enterprise-Record by clicking here.

Recreation push at Bullards Bar Reservoir in Yuba County

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:30:53

From the Appeal-Democrat: “Among Yuba County boosters, Bullards Bar is often described as a jewel for the region, albeit a somewhat hidden one. But the jewel could shine a little brighter in coming years as U.S. Forest Service and Yuba County Water Agency officials ask users what kind of enhanced recreation they’d like to see at the 16-mile long reservoir. … “ Continue reading from the Appeal-Democrat by clicking here.

Sneak peek: Progress at the Folsom Dam spillway

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:29:09

From the Sacramento Business Journal: “Construction is well under way for the $962 million Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway, a project designed to help the Sacramento region achieve a 200-year level of flood protection. Folsom Dam, which regulates flows of the American River, is a key feature of the Central Valley Project, a system of dams, reservoirs, canals and power plants that provides hydroelectricity, drinking water and water for irrigation and other uses. … “ Continue reading from the Sacramento Business Journal by clicking here.

New Tuolumne Utilities District water rate plan hits the right mark, says editorial

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:27:44

, Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Lake Tahoe , the Sierras foothills Category Click here to view all posts New Tuolumne Utilities District water rate plan hits the right mark , says editorial Posted by : Maven on April 28, 2012 at 6:27 am From the Union-Democrat , this : editorial The county’s largest water and sewer utility recently announced a more reasonable water rate plan after angry water customers mounted a successful effort to block a massive rate hike late last year . The Tuolumne Utilities District was forced to return to the drawing board and come back with a rate plan that combines cuts as well as a small increase in rates . Continue reading from the Union-Democrat by clicking . here April 28, 2012

First-of-its-kind tunnel being mined under SF Bay

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:25:04

Home About Calendar Connect with Maven Contact Aquafornia Contact The Foundation This is just one post in the Bay Area Category Click here to view all posts First-of-its-kind tunnel being mined under SF Bay Posted by : Maven on April 28, 2012 at 6:25 am From KGO-TV in San : Francisco Eleven stories below sea level , workers are building a five-mile long tunnel under San Francisco . Bay The first-of-its-kind tunnel is part of a massive civil engineering project designed to protect the Bay Area’s water supply during an . earthquake Last July , a 600-foot long digging machine started tearing through mud and muck . Today the 10 million machine has tunneled two miles from Menlo Park heading towards Newark . Continue reading from K-GO TV by clicking here or watch : below April 28, 2012 Filed

News Feed: Marcellus Shale gas drilling spurs new job-training programs in NY, where ... - The Republic

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:16:51

News Feed: Marcellus Group 'Raises Bar' with Fracking Conservation Guidelines - AOL Energy

Updated: 2012-04-28 14:01:51

Fossil Teeth, Traces of Climate & Evolution

Updated: 2012-04-27 20:01:34

From fossil teeth to carbon traces of plants in the soil, scientists are studying how changes in climate may have influenced early human evolution in Africa. Researchers from around the world gathered for a symposium held recently at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Watch the videos.

Blowout in Wyo.

Updated: 2012-04-26 01:42:17

Niobrara fights back. An oil well blowout in Wyoming prompted 50 residents to evacuate their homes amid concern that a spewing cloud of natural gas could explode. Gas continued to erupt from the ground Wednesday after the blowout Tuesday afternoon five miles northeast of Douglas in east-central Wyoming. Witnesses told television station KCWY-TV they could [...]

Record Number of Americans Give Up Citizenship

Updated: 2012-04-25 23:10:11

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New York Times Promises Unbiased Reporting

Updated: 2012-04-25 21:26:28

“Who is the real Barack Obama?” READ MORE...

Romney V Depression

Updated: 2012-04-25 21:23:14

There has never been an easier choice READ MORE...

Social Security Fund Will Soon Be Empty

Updated: 2012-04-25 18:44:02

Our 'fat cat' bloated government is unsustainable READ MORE...

Senators: Regulations Should Be … Understandable

Updated: 2012-04-25 06:11:18

Please take away our freedoms in plain English! READ MORE...

VIDEO: Chris Christie Keeps It Real

Updated: 2012-04-25 06:09:17

‘There’s nothing left unsaid between us’ READ MORE...

Mia Love: First Black Woman to Run as GOP Candidate for Congress

Updated: 2012-04-25 06:06:41

Takes 70 percent of the delegate vote in Utah district READ MORE...

VIDEO: ‘If I Wanted America to Fail’

Updated: 2012-04-24 17:32:00

This video pretty much sums up what has been happening in America ... READ MORE...

Obama Is Just Straight Up Ignoring Congress

Updated: 2012-04-24 17:30:17

NYT: 'In recent months, the administration has been seeking ways to act without Congress.’ READ MORE...

EPA issues fracking air pollution rules

Updated: 2012-04-20 20:04:24

From an EPA press release: During the first phase, until January 2015, owners and operators must either flare their emissions or use emissions reduction technology called “green completions,” technologies that are already widely deployed at wells. In 2015, all new fractured wells will be required to use green completions. … An estimated 13,000 new and [...]

EPA Sets New Regulations to Curb Air Pollution From Fracking

Updated: 2012-04-19 00:58:53

Actual Implementation Deadline Delayed to January 2015

Methane leakage from natural gas infrastructure

Updated: 2012-04-15 08:39:39

Alvarez, Pacala, Winebrake, Chameides and Hamburg, “Greater focus needed on methane leakage from natural gas infrastructure,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sceinces of the United States of America, 2012. Full article: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/04/02/1202407109.full.pdf+html

The Plan: Export U.S. natural gas, import higher prices for U.S. consumers

Updated: 2012-04-13 20:20:32

Energy independence? Not so much. The government may decide as soon as next week on Cheniere’s request to build a $10 billion Louisiana plant that would be the largest in the U.S. to liquefy gas and load it onto ocean-going tankers. Regulators will discuss the project April 19. Cheniere’s shares rose as much as 11 [...]

Frackers vs. Farmers at Colorado Water Auction

Updated: 2012-04-07 04:15:31

Farmers lose. http://www.denverpost.com/entertainmentcolumnists/ci_20306480/fracking-bidders-top-farmers-at-water-auction The Northern Water Conservancy District runs the auction, offering excess water diverted from the Colorado River Basin—25,000 acre-feet so far this year—and conveyed through a 13-mile tunnel under the Continental Divide.

Under Pressure from High Gas Prices, Obama Looks to Streamline Domestic Oil Production

Updated: 2012-04-04 11:45:13

Whenever President Obama isn’t talking about cracking down on subsidies for Big Oil, he’s usually hyping all the work his own Administration has done to support domestic oil production. He has a point—U.S. oil production has gone up under Obama. Unlike his predecessor, Obama doesn’t look much like an oil man, but he’s hardly gone [...]