Category Archives: Environmental Impacts

Fight Reignites to Stop Keystone XL

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Larry

Fight Reignites to Stop Keystone XL Republicans in Washington, D.C., aren’t giving up trying to ram through the Keystone XL pipeline. On Monday, less than two weeks after President Obama rejected the controversial Canada-to-Texas project, Republicans in the Senate introduced … Continue reading →

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Support Tree Protection in Sonoma County, Tues., Jan. 31, 9 am

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Larry

Forest Supporters, This Tuesday, January 31, at 9 am, please come to support a County “freeze” on any new vineyard and orchard development in Sonoma County until June 1st of this year.  At that time, VESCO (Vineyard Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance) … Continue reading →

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Mercury in the Water

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Larry

Mercury has been a high priority pollutant in the Sac River Watershed for many years with TMDL’s and a number of cleanups.  I’ve always wondered why the North Coast Board has not done likewise.  The Russian River receives the contribution … Continue reading →

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Researchers find high levels of mercury in California’s coastal fog

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin

By Christopher Stolz, Special to the Star December 10, 2011 A research team at UC Santa Cruz that this year for the first time tested coastal fog in California for mercury found raised levels of the element. The team, led … Continue reading →

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Human-created mercury vapor rises to upper atmosphere, circles globe multiple times, lands on Earth, ends up in fish: UW study

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin

December 18, 2011 by Stone Hearth News Newswise — Humans pump thousands of tons of vapor from the metallic element mercury into the atmosphere each year, and it can remain suspended for long periods before being changed into a form that … Continue reading →

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Global Forests Are Overlooked as Water Suppliers, Study Shows

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin

ScienceDaily (Dec. 15, 2011) — The forests of the world supply a significant amount of moisture that creates rain. A new study published in Global Change Biology reveals how this important contribution of forests to the hydrologic cycle is often … Continue reading →

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California Ocean Protection Council

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin

John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources, Council Chair Matt Rodriquez, Secretary for Environmental Protection Gavin Newsom, Lt. Governor, State Lands Commission Chair Susan Golding, Public Member Geraldine Knatz, Public Member Fran Pavley, State Senator Toni Atkins, State Assembly Member Dear … Continue reading →

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Action to Stop the Construction of the Peripheral Canal

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Larry

To All, Assemblymember Alyson L. Huber (D-El Dorado Hills) has re-introduced legislation, A.B. 550, that would prohibit the construction of a peripheral canal around the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta without a full fiscal analysis and a vote of the state … Continue reading →

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Feinstein Earmark Quietly Paves Way for Easier Water Sales

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Larry

All, Bad for streams and rivers! Once again big ag assumes ownership of public resources to line their pockets with liquid gold. This constitutes a trespass of public trust. Chris   All, Yah, I saw the same item in the … Continue reading →

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North Coast Dems Tighten Their Grip

Posted on January 2, 2012 by admin

Article from Anderson Valley Advertiser: theava.com In what is probably a first in the history of wine’s conquest of all arable land in northern California, a 528-acre expanse of former wetlands in southern Sonoma County is set to be converted into … Continue reading →

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