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California Governor Brown hears business concerns about drought plan
2015-04-17 04:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday promised to consider the concerns of businesses affected by his order to cut urban water use by 25 percent as the prolonged drought in the most populous U.S. state drags into its fourth year. Brown, a Democrat, met Thursday with representatives from businesses that would be affected by California's first mandatory cutbacks in urban water use, including swimming pool builders, cemetery operators, landscapers and water providers. "We shouldn't be shutting...
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California drought renews thirst for desalination plants
2015-04-15 03:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California's 3-year-old drought has thrust seawater desalination into the spotlight as San Diego County, Santa Barbara and other cities push ahead with treatment plants that will soon turn the Pacific Ocean into a source of drinking water. Desalination has emerged as a newly promising technology in California in the face of a record dry spell that has forced tough new conservation measures, depleted reservoirs and raised the costs of importing fresh water from elsewhere. But experts warn that...
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California Adopts Drought Measures
2015-04-15 00:45:23| ENR.com: Headline News
Worst drought in 1,000 years will trigger measures that will affect home builders first, says AGC district manager in Southern California.
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9 States Report Record Low Snowpack Amid Epic Drought
2015-04-14 16:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: California gets most of the attention in drought news coverage because so much of the state is in exceptional droughtthe highest levelbut 72 percent of the Western U.S. is experiencing drought conditions, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor data. When Californias snowpack assessment showed that the states snowpack levels were 6 percent of normalthe lowest ever recordedit spurred Gov. Browns administration to order the first-ever mandatory water restrictions. Californias snowpack...
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What environmentalists get wrong when they use California drought to attack fracking
2015-04-14 14:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: With the continual worsening of Californias drought, an odd argument -- in some ways as much meme as argument -- has arisen. Its the notion that in the context of the drought, its important to cut back on the water used in industrial hydraulic fracturing or fracking operations in the state. Heres one example of the basic idea being expressed, by Californians Against Fracking: Heres one solution to #Californias drought: #BanFrackingNow @JerryBrownGov pic.twitter.com/JtcfmUJXmI --...
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