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Poll Finds Most Californians Say Climate Change Linked To Drought
2015-07-30 06:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: Nearly two-thirds of Californians believe global warming is having an impact on the state`s persistent drought, sharing Gov. Jerry Brown`s environmental concerns as he presses for tougher climate change standards, according to a new statewide poll released Wednesday. The Public Policy Institute of California found that 79 percent of residents agree that global warming is either a very serious or somewhat serious threat to California`s quality of life. And across racial groups, 69 percent of Latinos...
Californians divided along party lines on combating climate change
2015-07-30 06:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Two-thirds of Californians link the state's ongoing catastrophic drought to climate change, and most support Governor Jerry Brown's efforts to combat it but that's also because most Californians are Democrats, a new poll shows. The survey released on Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) shows that 64 percent of the state's residents believe that global warming has affected the state's drought, now in its fourth year. But that masks deep divisions along party lines,...
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To encourage Californians to conserve, a tweak in wording can help
2015-07-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Fighting California's drought is a bit like running a political campaign, complete with carefully calibrated messages crafted with polling data. Even details like colors are used for maximum impact. Officials at the state's Save Our Water conservation program recently tweaked their "brown is the new green" message, advising instead that residents let their lawns "fade to gold." The shift was the result of polling funded by the Assn. of California Water Agencies, which surveyed 800 voters...
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Californians Dramatically Cut Water Use in May
2015-07-02 15:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Drought-weary California received encouraging news Wednesday when officials announced that residential water use had dropped 29% during the month of May -- the first real indication that the state might meet unprecedented conservation reductions imposed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The cut in water usage suggests the aggressive campaign to get residents to change their lifestyle -- by taking shorter showers, replacing grass with drought-tolerant landscaping and buying water-efficient appliances -- is taking...
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Drought, water shortages become top worry for Californians: poll
2015-06-04 06:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California's devastating drought has become the top concern for residents for the first time, as the most populous U.S. state experiences mandatory water cutbacks, according to a poll released on Wednesday. More than one-third, or 39 percent, of likely voters surveyed by the Public Policy Institute of California named water shortages and the drought as the state's most pressing issue, followed by 20 percent who said jobs and the economy were of biggest concern. It was the first time the state's...