“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” – Benjamin Franklin at the signing of the Declaration of Independence Articles The view from behind the eight ball From barriers to tunnels Getting by with a lot of help from our friends The view from behind the eight ball U. S. Interior...Read More
“All fantasy should have a solid base in reality.” – Max Beerbohm The Pole Barn and other earthquake fantasies Those of you who listened to the entire November 18 presentation to the Redding City Council by Dr. Jerry Meral will have heard about the Pole Barn with the Floating Poles. Aha! you may have said...Read More
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We don’t want to put words in your mouth (and besides, form letters to politicians are somewhat less effective than those that are personalized). But, we need you to send Governor Jerry Brown a letter expressing your opposition to the peripheral tunnels and the Bay Delta Conservation Plan in time for the December 13, 2013...Read More
“Much of this is based on engineering science rather than experience.” – Dr. Jerry Meral on the subject of earthquakes in the Delta Boring financial details The Department of Water Resources (DWR) told Westlands Water District that it would need $162 million from them over the next three years for pre-construction planning for the Bay...Read More
For Immediate Release: Friday, November 22, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Peripheral Tunnels Opponents Respond to USGS Report on Subsidence: Tunnels will do NOTHING to Address Threat to Valley; Water Takers Weren’t Supposed to Plant Permanent Crops STOCKTON, CA – Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, November 14, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft & @mrsandhillcrane Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta Peripheral Tunnel Opponents Ask: “Why Would We Trust Deadbeat State Agencies to Pay Billions for Seized Farmland, Habitat When They Don’t Pay for Lands Already Bought?” Brown Administration Agencies Owe Counties Millions of...Read More
For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 7, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Twitter: @shopcraft; @MrSandHillCrane; Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 209/479-2053 barbara@restorethedelta.org; Twitter: @RestoretheDelta In case you missed it… The Sacramento Bee Viewpoints: Why I’m still confused about the proposed tunnels in the Delta By Peter Gleick Special to The Bee November 6, 2013 I and my colleagues...Read More
