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Jerry Brown tells climate deniers to wake up and smell the drought
2015-04-06 20:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As his state faces the worst drought in its history, with mandatory water rationing for residents and fears of destruction to the agricultural sector, California Gov. Jerry Brown had a message on April 5 for climate change deniers: Wake up. With the weather thats happening in California, climate change is not a hoax, Brown said, on ABC news. Were dealing with it, and its damn serious. Snow pack in California this year, which historically has renewed the states water reservoirs each...
California drought or dream? Jerry Brown at a hinge of Golden State history
2015-04-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: If ever there was a California governor made for this moment, Jerry Brown might well be it. Fifty years ago, Governor Brown's father sat in the same seat that the son now occupies, and from the political smithies of Sacramento he forged the modern image of the Golden State. More than any other man, perhaps, Pat Brown fashioned California's sense of itself a land of unapologetic possibility, dappled with sun, dusted with dreams, and outlined only by the limits of the imagination. Be it the building...
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Jerry Brown defends drought order that doesn't limit farmers
2015-04-06 06:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday defended his order requiring Californians statewide to cut back on their water use in a historic mandate that spares those who consume the most farmers. Related Stories As California endures a fourth year of drought, Brown's order this week requires towns and cities statewide to draw down water use by 25 percent compared with 2013 levels. While past reductions were voluntary, Brown said he is using his emergency powers to make the cuts mandatory. Martha Raddatz, host...
Jerry Brown: Opposition on climate change borders on immoral
2015-03-22 17:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sacramento Bee: Gov. Jerry Brown said opposition to steps President Barack Obama is taking on climate change borders on the immoral, as he tore into Republicans in an interview aired Sunday on NBCs Meet the Press. Browns remarks came after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., urged states last week to ignore federal directives to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. Brown, a longtime champion of environmental causes, said McConnell was representing his coal constituents and putting at...
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Gov Jerry Brown, lawmakers to announce emergency drought bill
2015-03-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: As California braces for a fourth consecutive year of drought, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders on Thursday will unveil a $1-billion relief plan, two sources told The Times late Wednesday. This will mark the second consecutive year in which the Legislature has had to act on emergency drought relief. In 2014, Brown signed a $687.4-million drought package, which offered aid to communities facing acute water shortages and food and housing assistance to those harmed by the drought. Brown,...
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