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New poll asks about importance of rural development in small towns
2015-07-27 01:04:41| Beef
Ranching families rely on the success of the neighboring small towns that support their rural communities, but as many rural areas lose young people to urban career opportunities, rural America is looking for ways to revitalize their towns. This weeks poll at beefmagazine.com asks about your hometowns efforts to improve rural living in the area. Share your thoughts on todays blog. BEEF Daily read more
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California towns getting water by truck as drought continues wells run dry
2015-07-14 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Rural Tulare County, Calif., is now being called the epicenter of this drought. That's because at least 1,300 residential wells have run dry, affecting at least 7,000 people. When your taps start spitting out air here, Paul Boyer and his team are who you call. Under a punishing midafternoon sun, Boyer helps muscle down five of these hefty 400-pound water tanks from a semi-truck flatbed. He helps run a local nonprofit that's in charge of distributing these 2,500-gallon water tanks to drought...
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Water conservation in small towns, slightly different rules
2015-07-12 23:50:28| Energy - Topix.net
By now, most customers of a water district know the new conservation rules. California Water Service customers, for example, have a water budget and can only water three days a week based on their address.
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How Maine Towns are Trying to Throw Away Less and Save More
2015-07-09 20:21:00| Waste Age
The Point Policymakers have long had their eyes on waste reduction. In 1989, the Maine Legislature mandated that the state boost its recycling rate to 50 percent within 20 years. But 26 years later, Maines recycling rate has barely broken 40 percent, and its budged little in recent years. read more
500 bikers roar through Kendal as town's Harley Davidson festival revs up
2015-07-04 17:53:19| Automakers - Topix.net
KENDAL roared into life as 500 Harley Davidson enthusiasts rode through the town to celebrate the 'biggest ever' annual biker festival. Hundreds of people lined the streets to see the bikers 'ride out' at the Wake the Lakes 2015 event, which has seen motorbikers flock to the Brewery Arts Centre since Thursday, July 2. Now in its seventh year in the town, the festival has become so large that it had to move away from its old home at Kendal Rugby Club and into the town centre location.
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