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Drought or not, water has long reigned in the Imperial Valley
2015-04-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The newspaper's motto says boldly: "Water Is King, Here Is Its Kingdom." The lead story details the latest of what proved to be many advances in bringing water from the Colorado River to make the desert bloom. Modern irrigation - aided by the Hoover Dam and the All-American Canal - transformed the Imperial Valley from a hostile desert into an agricultural marvel: a testament to generations of farmers and their use of cheap and plentiful water. Crops bring an annual harvest of more than $2 billion....
Where Whale Oil Once Reigned Town Looks to Renewable Energy
2014-05-19 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: Not only is the city of 95,000 expanding its docks to supply wind farms off the Massachusetts coast, it's also becoming a major generator of solar power. New Bedford is installing solar panels at 10 sites--including the city's drinking-water plant, three schools and two reclaimed toxic-waste dumps--to supply power to city services. The setup already cranks out enough electricity to offset the entire power usage of the city's water supply and help run the schools and streetlights. On the Rise ...
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Long have they reigned
2013-03-10 14:03:41| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Word last week that Lon R. Greenberg, UGI Corp.'s CEO of 17 years, will retire April 1 had me wondering about other long-tenured chief executives.
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