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California governor seen addressing drought, economy in speech
2014-01-22 13:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California Governor Jerry Brown, in his state of the state speech on Wednesday, is expected to address problems of drought and economic recovery while continuing to call on fellow Democrats to embrace fiscal restraint. Brown, who served two terms as governor from 1975 to 1983, has toed a largely centrist path during his third go-round at the state's top job, vetoing several bills favored by progressive Democrats including some gun control measures. He is likely to address such issues as the...
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Drought Emergency Declared In California Gov. Brown
2014-01-20 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Jerry Brown says the state is facing possibly the worst drought it has ever seen since record keeping began about 100 years. For more on the drought and its impact, Renee Montagne talks to Michael Hanemann, professor of agricultural and resource economics at University of California, Berkeley.
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Drought offers an opportunity to consider water policy
2014-01-19 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: So it's official: We are in a serious drought. That means this: Next comes serious flooding. But we'll still be in a declared drought. That's just the nature of California weather patterns -- and water politics. A drought proclamation, as issued by Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday, changes the political climate. It focuses public attention on the need for costly new waterworks. Therefore governors and water officials are always reluctant to declare a drought over, even when rivers again leap...
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Californias Drought: The New Normal
2014-01-18 20:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Scientific projections regarding climate change suggest that these dry conditions could become the new normal. The drought proclamation formally recognizes that "extremely dry conditions ... may continue beyond this year and more regularly into the future." This calls for permanent and fundamental changes in our behavior. Here are five ways to get started: 1. Reduce leaks: As a homeowner or renter, the best way to determine if you have a leak is to turn off all taps and see if the dials still...
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Governor declares drought emergency in California
2014-01-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Its official: California is in a drought emergency. Gov. Jerry Brown made the long-awaited emergency declaration Friday morning in San Francisco, a day after legislators and hundreds of farmers from parched districts in Northern California and the Central Valley rallied on the steps of the Capitol in Sacramento. "We are in an unprecedented, very serious situation," Brown said. The governor asked Californians to reduce their water consumption by 20 percent. "We're heading for a train...
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