"What is COP21? The mysterious acronyms of the Paris climate talks" - CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-cop21-the-mysterious-acronyms-of-the-paris-climate-talks/

NEW STUDY: "Bee behaviour raises pollination fears "- NZ Herald

"..
"If you're having bees visiting more flowers and [being]
more active, you would presume that they're probably
going to deliver better pollination services," Stanley
said. It was only when whole colonies were released at
once that the bees' collective pollination services
suffered...."

http://mobile.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.php?c_id=2&objectid=11549137&ref=rss

7/22/15 re resilient communities, (2 day conference @ UCI

 7/22/15

 re resilient 

communities,

--

" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

"XI Congreso Latinoamericano de Reservas Naturales Privadas | Asociación Red Costarricense de Reservas Naturales"

http://reservasnaturales.org/congreso

West Coast Fisheries Consultants - Our Blog

http://www.wecofm.com/our-blog.html?m

(pic) thanks for the CLEANUP to LA CONSERVATION CORPS

thanks for the CLEANUP to

LA CONSERVATION CORPS

...all young volunteers cleaning up the trash left by vagrants, transients,apathethics 

homeless, et al, 

near hollywood & highland, 

see

http://lacorps.org/

--

" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

(I heard about this on c2c) Re:"CO2 Dissociation Technologies "| Nova Institute of Technology

I heard a representative of Nova on coast-to-coast radio show talk about this on 11/7 (11/8/15).

This will revolutionize everything if it is legitimate.

http://novaiot.com/co2-dissociation-technologies/

"Geoengineering Watch | Exposing the climate engineering/geoengineering cover-up

http://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/

"Björk Posts Video Calling for Global Action to Save Iceland's Highlands" | News | Pitchfork

http://m.pitchfork.com/news/61985-bjork-posts-video-calling-for-global-action-to-save-icelands-highlands/

DO LIBS BLAME EVERYTHING ON CLIMATE CHANGE?"Researchers Reveal How Climate Change Killed Mars" : The Two-Way : NPR

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/05/454594559/researchers-reveal-how-climate-change-killed-mars

SOUNDED COOL,BUT FRAUD KILLED IT: "How A Folding Electric Vehicle Went From Car Of The Future To 'Obsolete' ": All Tech Considered : NPR

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/11/05/454693583/how-a-folding-electric-vehicle-went-from-car-of-the-future-to-obsolete?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

Third Annual Fall Symposium on Emerging Issues in Environmental Law Practice Desalination: A Solution to Drought and Clean Water Demands?

ALSO SEE

http://protect-our-environment-now.blogspot.com/2015/11/desalination-solution-to-drought-and_4.html

Third Annual Fall Symposium on Emerging Issues in Environmental Law Practice

Desalination: A Solution to Drought and Clean Water Demands?

E-Binder Table of Contents

I.      Articles/Commentary

II.     Government Documents

III.   Websites

I. Articles/Commentary

1.    Panelist: Dr. Jefferey Sellers

“Desalination Policy in a Multilevel Regulatory State,” UNAM

http://www.usc.edu/dept/polsci/sellers/Recent%20Projects/Assets/Sellers%20ch%2014.pdf

2.    Panelist: Heather Cooley, et, al.

“Key Issues in Seawater Desalination in California: Marine Impacts,” Pacific Institute, Dec 2013

http://pacinst.org/publication/desal-marine-impacts/

3.    Panelist: Heather Cooley, et, al.

“Key Issues in Seawater Desalination in California: Costs and Financing,” Pacific Institute, Nov 2013

http://pacinst.org/publication/costs-and-financing-of-seawater-desalination-in-california/

4.    “Desalination and Membrane Technologies: Federal Research and Adoption Issues,” Congressional Research

Service, Jan 2015

https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40477.pdf

5.    “New paper examines future of seawater desalination,” Notre Dame News, Aug 2011 http://news.nd.edu/news/25380-new-paper-examines-future-of-seawater-desalinization/

6.    “Desalination: A National Perspective,” The National Academy of Science, 2008

http://dels.nas.edu/resources/static-assets/materials-based-on-reports/reports-in-brief/desal_final.pdf

7.    “Proceed with Caution: California’s Drought and Seawater Desalination,” NRDC Issue Brief, May 2014 http://www.nrdc.org/oceans/files/ca-drought-seawater-desalination-IB.pdf

II. Government Documents

1.    California State Water Resources Control Board http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/desalination/

•   March 20, 2015 Draft Final Staff Report with Draft Final Substitute Environmental Documentation

(see last page for additional links)

•   April 24, 2015 Draft Final Staff Report with Draft Final Substitute Environmental Documentation

(see last page for additional links)

2.    “This just in…State Water Board Adopts Desalination Amendment to Address Environmental Concerns In Desalination Facility Standards ,” State Water Resources Control Board, May 2015 http://mavensnotebook.com/2015/05/06/this-just-in-state-water-board-adopts-desalination-regulation-to- address-environmental-concerns-in-desalination-facility-standards/

3.    “State Water Board Addresses Environmental Concerns In New Desalination Facility Standards ,” State Water Resources Control Board, May 2015 (Press Release) http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/press_room/press_releases/2015/pr050615_desal.pdf

4.    “Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters Of California,” State Water Resources Control Board, 2012 http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/docs/cop2012.pdf

5.    Draft Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California Addressing Desalination Facility Intakes, Brine Discharges, and to Incorporate Other Nonsubstantive Changes. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/desalination/docs/amendment/150424_final draftamendment.pdf

6.    “Surfrider Foundation v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region, “ Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Nov 2012

http://www.sdcwa.org/sites/default/files/files/court-of-appeal-surfrider-poseidon.pdf

7.    United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

•    Water Availability: http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/sustain/availability_wp.cfm

•    Membrane Filtration Guidance Manual:

http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/sustain/upload/2003_03_03_disinfection_lt2_guide_lt2_membr

anefiltration_final.pdf

8.    “Seawater Desalination and the California Coastal Act,” California Coastal Commission, Mar 2004 http://www.coastal.ca.gov/energy/14a-3-2004-desalination.pdf

9.    “Proposed Monterey Bay Regional Water Desalination,” Federal Register ,Vol 80, Number 104 , June 2015 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-06-01/html/2015-12877.htm

10. “Water Desalination Concentrate Management and Piloting,” South Florida Water Management District, Dec

2009

http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/xrepository/sfwmd_repository_pdf/waterdesalinationconcentrat

emgmtpiloting-dec09-carollo.pdf

III. Websites

1.    San Diego County Water Authority http://www.sdcwa.org/

•    Seawater Desalination: The Carlsbad Desalination Project:

http://www.sdcwa.org/sites/default/files/desal-carlsbad-fs-single.pdf

•    Carlsbad Desalination Project Crews Complete Construction of 10-Mile Pipeline:

http://www.sdcwa.org/carlsbad-desalination-project-crews-complete-construction-10-mile-pipeline

2.    The Carlsbad Desalination Project http://carlsbaddesal.com/

•    Project Overview:

http://carlsbaddesal.com/project-overview

3.    Poseidon Water http://poseidonwater.com/

•    Project Overview:

http://poseidonwater.com/our_projects/project_overview

•    The Carlsbad Project:

http://poseidonwater.com/our_projects/all_projects/carlsbad_project

4.    South Coast Water District http://www.scwd.org/default.asp

•    Doheny Ocean Desalination Project:

http://www.scwd.org/projects/oceandesal3.asp

California State Water Resources Control Board:

http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/desalination/

•   March 20, 2015 Draft Final Staff Report with Draft Final Substitute Environmental Documentation

(see below for additional links)

Document Link                                                                                     Description

SR/SED         Sections 1 to 13, March 20, 2015 version showing changes from the July 3, 2014 version in strikeout and underline.

Appendix A      Ocean Plan with the proposed Desalination Amendment and other non-substantive changes in blue strikeout or underline

Appendix B      Environmental Checklist

Appendix C      Tables of Life History Information on Select California Marine Organisms

Appendix D      Summary Tables of Entrainment Studies

Appendix E      Guidance Documents for Assessing Entrainment Including Additional Information on the Following Loss Rate Models: Fecundity Hindcasting (FH), Adult Equivalent Loss (AEL) and Area Production Forgone using an Empirical Transport Model (ETM/APF)

Appendix F      Summary Tables of Salinity and Brine Studies

Appendix G     Economic Analysis

Appendix H      Response to Public Comments Received by August 19, 2014

Appendix I      Responses to External Scientific Peer Review Comments

California State Water Resources Control Board:

http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/desalination/

•   April 24, 2015 Draft Final Staff Report with Draft Final Substitute Environmental Documentation

(see below for additional links)

Document Link                                                                                      Description

SR/SED           Sections 1 to 13 April 24, 2015 version showing changes from the March 20, 2015 version in strikeout

and underline.

Appendix A        Ocean Plan with the proposed Desalination Amendment and other non-substantive changes in blue strikeout or underline

Appendix B        Environmental Checklist

Appendix C        Tables of Life History Information on Select California Marine Organisms

Appendix D       Summary Tables of Entrainment Studies

Appendix E        Guidance Documents for Assessing Entrainment Including Additional Information on the Following Loss Rate Models: Fecundity Hindcasting (FH), Adult Equivalent Loss (AEL) and Area Production Forgone using an Empirical Transport Model (ETM/APF)

Appendix F        Summary Tables of Salinity and Brine Studies

Appendix G       Economic Analysis

Appendix H       Response to Public Comments received by August 19, 2014

Appendix I        Responses to External Scientific Peer Review Comments

Appendix J        Response to Public Comments received by April 9, 2015