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Californias Wasteful Water Habits Run Up Against a Dry Future and Past
2015-04-05 17:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: You dont know youre in a megadrought until youre many years, if not decades, into one. So conditions in California could still turn around (which could lead to a shock to trance effect on water conservation efforts). But lots of signs are pointing to the current extraordinary dry spell, likely exacerbated by heat from human-driven climate change, taking California into conditions unexperienced since long before the states water-dependent economy exploded during Gov. Jerry Browns fathers...
California drought: agribusiness, fracking untouched by water rationing
2015-04-05 15:34:12| Energy - Topix.net
California has responded to the drought by rationing water, with $500 fines for domestic 'water wasters', writes Evan Blake. But agribusiness and water-intensive industries like fracking remain untouched by the restrictions, even though they consume over 90% of the state's water.
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Calif drought: agribusiness, fracking untouched by water rationing
2015-04-05 12:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: There are immense water efficiencies to be gained, but any rational reorganization is blocked by the US financial oligarchy, which, controlling the entire political system, will not abide any impingement on its profits. The unprecedented drought gripping California has deepened for the fourth consecutive year, having already set new records for the lowest annual precipitation levels on record. 2014 brought the highest calendar-year temperature for the state, while this February was the hottest...
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a Brown Wona t Cut Oil Industry Water Use Because of Tax Collection
2015-04-05 08:13:00| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Governor Jerry Brown signed an executive order Wednesday implementing California's first-ever mandatory water restrictions that require cities and towns to cut their water usage by 25 percent over the next nine months. But Brown will not cut oil company water use for fracking because the industry pays over $20 billion in state and local taxes.
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University of Nebraska regent cited for water pollution
2015-04-04 21:09:12| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality has issued a notice of violation to University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen, one of the largest swine producers in the state. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the violation notice was dated March 20. It says the violations included discharging wastewater from a truck wash east of Humphrey into an earthen storage pit for livestock waste.
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