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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Bush Administration and the ESA
To All, As of September 2006, the Bush administration has designated only 56 plants and animals as threatened or endangered species, providing protection under the Endangered Species Act—the lowest endangered species listing rate in the history of the Endangered Species … Continue reading
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Russian River Plume from the Laguna
Dear Rue, Thanks for getting this information out. I have recently been involved with a construction grading project moving earth in Graton. Moving soil requires permits and it isn’t cheap to accomplish. Quarry’s and other operations creating sediment are also … Continue reading
Ocean Wave Technology Considered by Fort Bragg
FYI, Here’s an article describing where water’s natural process may power an alternative energy for a city. City, county, others officially jump into wave energy fray By FRANK HARTZELL Of the Advocate For those who, like Socrates, like questions better … Continue reading
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Study Shows Genetically Engineered Corn Could Affect Aquatic Ecosystems
Indiana University, October, 2007 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. A study by an Indiana University environmental science professor and several colleagues suggests a widely planted variety of genetically engineered corn has the potential to harm aquatic ecosystems. The study is being published this … Continue reading
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Feds Ignore Evidence that Biotech Corn Can Produce Allergies
SAN DIEGO, California, November 16, 2004 (ENS) — Evidence that food allergies may be caused by corn genetically modified to produce its own insecticides has been ignored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to a peer-reviewed scientific paper … Continue reading
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MAKE MORE SNOW!!!
Just an idea MAKE MORE SNOW!!! Everybody knows that in a mountain environment snow is the secret to a stable and prolonged water supply. Think about what we are learning about the importance of the snow pack in the Sierras, … Continue reading
Stormwater Management Archived Videos
To All, This could be a valuable resource… –Larry Stormwater Management Archived Videos Accessed at http://eces.wsu.edu/video/StormwaterMgmt.html Available videos: Stormwater Management from a Watershed Perspective: Extreme Western Climates Stormwater Management from a Watershed Perspective Improving Community Involvement in Watershed Restoration Funding … Continue reading
New STATEWIDE WATERSHED PROGRAM!
FYI, SECRETARY MIKE CHRISMAN ANNOUNCES THE BEGINNING OF A STATEWIDE WATERSHED PROGRAM! California Watershed Forum in Sacramento, California Resources Secretary Mike Chrisman announced a plan to create a statewide watershed program. Speaking to nearly 200 Watershed Forum attendees from all … Continue reading
North Bay Water Reuse Program Act
Dear all – H.R.236 (North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2007) was heard today in the House Subcommittee on Water and Power, and was approved by unanimous consent with only one grammatical change, and sent on to the full … Continue reading
Water Flows Again Through the Auburn Dam Site 9/2007
www.friendsoftheriver.org The North Fork American River flows again. CREDIT: PARC With little public fanfare on September 4, 2007, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) restored flowing water to the North Fork American River at the … Continue reading
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