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Water woes force big brewers to tighten the tap
2014-06-12 01:36:39| Beverages - Topix.net
In this Oct. 9, 2007, file photo, barrels of Coors beer stand at Coors Field in Denver.
Water woes (and disagreements)
2014-05-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AIM: The National Climate Assessment attempted to personalize the impact on Americans of global climate change as the White House renews the effort to curb greenhouse emissions. And as it happens, a lead-author of the study lives in West Texas -- Katharine Hayhoe, a Texas Tech University climate scientist and evangelical Christian who believes man is changing the climate. She talked about what climate change means for West Texas in an interview this week with the Odessa American, and the skinny is:...
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Startups Aim Solve California's Water Woes
2014-05-07 03:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: California's drought is far from over -- but high-tech companies are stepping in to help. The state is facing its driest year in decades, following an unusually rain-free winter. California's central valley, the fruit and nut basket of the world, is suffering the consequences. In response, startups are offering solutions such as drones, aerial imagery and data analytics to help deliver water to only the parts of farmers' fields that need it. Indiana-based PrecisionHawk uses small plane-like drones...
Vegas water woes grow as lake shrinks
2014-05-04 01:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Los Angeles Times: Deep beneath Lake Mead, a 23-foot-tall tunnel-boring machine grinds through stubborn bedrock in a billion-dollar effort to make sure water continues flowing to this thirsty resort city. For six years, the Southern Nevada Water Authority has been building an intake straw below the reservoir`s two existing pipes. Due for completion in fall 2015, critics say it may not provide a long-term solution. An ongoing drought and the Colorado River`s stunted flow have shrunk Lake Mead to its lowest level...
California water woes hit hard in driest year on record
2013-11-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: To nurture his acres of pistachio trees, Tom Coleman has long relied on water from California's mountain-ringed reservoirs, fed by Sierra streams and water pumped from the massive Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. But the driest year on record has left the reservoirs so depleted - and the delta so fragile - that state water officials say they may be able to provide just 5 percent of the water he and others were expecting for next year. Other sources of water, including resources from a federal...