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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:49:51 +0000 en hourly 1 Environmental groups sue to prevent fracking in California http://aquafornia.com/archives/61450 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61450#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:04:37 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61450 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61450/feed 0 Commentary: Hydroelectric power isn’t clean or renewable http://aquafornia.com/archives/61404 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61404#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:21:18 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=61404 http://aquafornia.com/archives/61404/feed 1 Editorial: Cheap, renewable electricty — but not for California http://aquafornia.com/archives/60681 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60681#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:26:48 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60681 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60681/feed 0 Ventura County: Oil fracking in state and county raises questions http://aquafornia.com/archives/60356 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60356#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:18:40 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60356 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60356/feed 1 Oregon project to pour water into volcano to make power http://aquafornia.com/archives/60354 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60354#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:14:45 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=60354 http://aquafornia.com/archives/60354/feed 0 Water turbine turns canals into clean energy http://aquafornia.com/archives/59302 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59302#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:08:30 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=59302 http://aquafornia.com/archives/59302/feed 1 Fracking no more risky than other oil and gas wells, says commentary http://aquafornia.com/archives/58753 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58753#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:32:10 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58753 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58753/feed 0 Suit filed to protect California watersheds from dangerous fracking; Drilling set to begin without proper environmental review http://aquafornia.com/archives/58569 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58569#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:03:02 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=58569 http://aquafornia.com/archives/58569/feed 0 Peter Gleick: Energy, water, and climate change in the Western U.S. http://aquafornia.com/archives/57604 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57604#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:51:03 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57604 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57604/feed 0 Where water & energy converge: New concern http://aquafornia.com/archives/57561 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57561#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:47:08 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57561 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57561/feed 0 New study sees growing risk of water-energy conflict in West http://aquafornia.com/archives/57558 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57558#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:44:33 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57558 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57558/feed 0 AES reveals plan to rebuild its Redondo Beach power plant http://aquafornia.com/archives/57226 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57226#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:10:28 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57226 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57226/feed 1 A fracking method with fewer water woes? http://aquafornia.com/archives/57184 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57184#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:38:38 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=57184 http://aquafornia.com/archives/57184/feed 1 Report: Water for Energy: Future Water Needs for Electricity in the Intermountain West http://aquafornia.com/archives/56929 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56929#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:28:51 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=56929 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56929/feed 1 How saving water could help keep the lights on http://aquafornia.com/archives/56933 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56933#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:27:22 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=56933 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56933/feed 0 EPA to regulate disposal of fracking wastewater http://aquafornia.com/archives/56326 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56326#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:25:41 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=56326 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56326/feed 0 Despite reports, experts say fracking won’t be used in Whittier hill drilling project http://aquafornia.com/archives/56093 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56093#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:53:47 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=56093 http://aquafornia.com/archives/56093/feed 0 Hydro Hall of Fame: Borel: A historical powerhouse overcomes challenges http://aquafornia.com/archives/55942 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55942#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:09:29 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55942 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55942/feed 1 Legal alert: Legislature exempts certain renewable energy projects from Water Supply Assessment requirements http://aquafornia.com/archives/55752 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55752#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:37:57 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55752 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55752/feed 1 Water and renewables: What are the options? Water resource availability is playing an increasingly important role in the siting of renewable energy projects http://aquafornia.com/archives/55749 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55749#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:33:29 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55749 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55749/feed 1 Calpine plans $700 million Geysers expansion http://aquafornia.com/archives/55742 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55742#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:25:11 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=55742 http://aquafornia.com/archives/55742/feed 0 San Diego: Innovative project provides power and water for region http://aquafornia.com/archives/54762 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54762#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:56:02 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54762 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54762/feed 0 Fracking fears are unfounded, says oil economist http://aquafornia.com/archives/54646 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54646#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:24:54 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54646 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54646/feed 0 Army Corps of Engineers worried about the impacts of fracking on dams http://aquafornia.com/archives/54568 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54568#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:43:31 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54568 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54568/feed 0 Lake Hodges project begins pumped storage and power generation operations http://aquafornia.com/archives/54490 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54490#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:42:03 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54490 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54490/feed 1 Electric Power Research Institute wins Dept. of Energy grant to test “Fish friendly” hydropower electricity generator http://aquafornia.com/archives/54413 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54413#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:57:03 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54413 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54413/feed 0 Fracking Friction: Panelists, electeds talk law and oversight http://aquafornia.com/archives/54183 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54183#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:31:24 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54183 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54183/feed 0 Departments of Interior, Energy award over $9 million to California-based companies, municipalities for hydropower projects http://aquafornia.com/archives/54157 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54157#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:57:00 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=54157 http://aquafornia.com/archives/54157/feed 0 Chances for passage of California fracking bill slipping away http://aquafornia.com/archives/53963 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53963#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:00:38 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53963 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53963/feed 1 Fracking bill hits roadblock http://aquafornia.com/archives/53856 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53856#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:48:31 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53856 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53856/feed 1 Sunday’s top of the scroll: ‘Fracking’: Rock fracturing’s relation to quakes http://aquafornia.com/archives/53841 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53841#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:48:06 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53841 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53841/feed 0 Gleick/Cooley commentary: A fracking mess http://aquafornia.com/archives/53804 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53804#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:37:32 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53804 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53804/feed 0 Fracking in Sacramento: Gasland cometh? Controversial natural-gas ‘fracking’ creeps its way toward Sacramento http://aquafornia.com/archives/53696 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53696#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:29:52 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53696 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53696/feed 1 California fracking legislation appears poised for final passage http://aquafornia.com/archives/53454 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53454#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:44:21 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53454 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53454/feed 1 ‘Fracking’ is a risky way to drill for natural gas, says the San Francisco Chronicle http://aquafornia.com/archives/53419 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53419#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:26:58 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53419 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53419/feed 0 Tuesday’s top of the scroll: ‘Frack’ oil wells draw California into debate http://aquafornia.com/archives/53388 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53388#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:11:43 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53388 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53388/feed 0 Ocean wave power projects seek solid footing on West Coast http://aquafornia.com/archives/53372 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53372#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:45:06 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53372 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53372/feed 0 Water utility expert expresses concerns about the risks of hydraulic fracturing http://aquafornia.com/archives/53226 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53226#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:36:06 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53226 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53226/feed 0 Spotlight on pumped storage http://aquafornia.com/archives/53160 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53160#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:51:16 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53160 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53160/feed 0 Tuesday’s top of the scroll: Santa Barbara County studying delay of all ‘fracking’ http://aquafornia.com/archives/53071 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53071#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:53:26 +0000 Maven http://aquafornia.com/?p=53071 http://aquafornia.com/archives/53071/feed 0