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Gay Marriage to Blame for California Epic Drought, Bill Koenig Claims
2015-05-08 16:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Last week the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Obergefell vs. Hodges. The decision in that case, expected in June, could legalize marriage equality across the country in the dozen states that have not done so on their own. But as that possibility inches closer, opponents have become more desperate and outlandish. Blaming gay marriage for everything wrong in the country seems to be their go-to explanation, even when things are wildly disconnectedsuch as climate change. When theyre...
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Brazil's Climate Plans Stall as Historic Drought Hits Country
2015-05-07 15:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Brazil is no closer to revealing if and when it will announce what its contribution to a proposed UN climate deal will be. Experts close to the countrys climate change policymakers have told RTCC there is a lack of urgency at the highest levels to deliver its intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) for Paris. An early warning that all was not well came in March, when president Dilma Rousseff fired key officials from the sustainable development secretariat of the ministry of strategic...
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How an LA Nature Garden Stays Green During the Drought
2015-05-07 02:02:39| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The LA Natural History Museum is taking a high-tech approach to keeping its Nature Gardens lush.
California moving to stage 2 of drought grief: Anger
2015-05-06 21:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Californians are supposed to cut their water use by 25 percent. So far those of us in the Golden State have only cut back 8.6 percent. The utilities that supply water are still in denial, officials say. But that`s OK! Denial is a necessary step in the journey to recovery. As the Los Angeles Times notes: Most of the state`s water suppliers issued 20 or fewer notices of water waste in March even though they have received thousands of complaints. It`s a collective issue we all need to rise...
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CEO says Scotts Miracle-Gro can help California deal with drought
2015-05-06 16:57:51| Chemicals - Topix.net
In fact, he said the Marysville-based lawn and garden giant sees an opportunity there, despite California Gov. Jerry Brown issuing mandatory water restrictions and proposing sizable fines for residents who use too much water in a bid to reduce water use in the state by 25 percent. The California water board includes only watering lawns "once a week or less" in its recommendations for what every resident should do to preserve water.
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