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Californians will pay more for water, must still conserve: officials
2014-10-31 00:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Californians face higher water prices and permanent conservation measures amid drought, global warming and population growth in a state that has long struggled to satisfy urban and agricultural needs, the administration of Governor Jerry Brown said Thursday. It will take up to $500 billion to improve the state's water infrastructure to improve supplies, reduce flood risk and shore up the fragile ecosystems that provide water for people, farms and wildlife, the state's top natural resources officials...
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Drought becomes top environmental priority for Californians
2014-07-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KQED: Drought has moved to the top of the list in the latest survey of Californians` environmental worries. In a statewide poll conducted during the second week of July, more than a third of respondents (35 percent) cited water supply and drought as "the most important environmental issue facing California today." That more than doubled the second most popular response, which was air pollution. It`s the first time since the annual survey was launched in 2000 that Californians have cited water supply...
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For Californians, higher costs dampen support for clean energy
2014-07-24 12:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An overwhelming majority of California residents support the state's mandate for reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions, so long as they do not bear the higher costs of cleaner energy themselves, a new public opinion poll shows. Eighty percent of adults surveyed believe climate change poses a serious threat to California's economy and lifestyle, and 68 percent back a 2006 law for lowering statewide greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. But support for specific initiatives to...
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Survey shows % of Californians walking, biking or used public transit more than doubled since 2000
2014-03-14 12:30:18| Green Car Congress
Wildfires top Californians climate-change fears, survey shows
2013-08-01 23:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press-Enterprise: California residents No. 1 fear about climate change is that it will cause more severe wildfires, according to a survey released Wednesday, July 31. A majority of residents also say state government should act right away to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, rather than wait until the economy improves, found the report by the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan research group based in San Francisco. The survey of 2,103 adults was conducted statewide from July 9-23, a period...