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Lawmakers in drought-hit California finally agree water plan
2014-08-14 03:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California Governor Jerry Brown approved on Wednesday a $7.6 billion plan to improve water supplies in the drought-striken state that will be put before voters in November, ending a year of political wrangling over the measure. California is in the throes of a devastating multi-year drought that is expected to cost its economy $2.2 billion in lost crops, jobs and other damages. On the last possible day to approve the ballot measure, Democrats and Republicans fought over what projects to include,...
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Wildfires Strike Northwest, Northern California
2014-08-13 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Despite the extremely dry conditions in drought-afflicted southern California, the summer's most destructive fires have struck the Northwest and northern California, giving the region the unusual distinction of being the center of this year's wildfire season. Washington and Oregon account for nearly half of the 2.5 million acres burned by wildfires this year. Over the past decade, only about 7 percent of the total acreage burned per year has been in the Northwest. Meanwhile, the fire-prone Rocky...
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Precious Water Bottled and Shipped Out of Drought-Ridden California
2014-08-13 20:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: California is suffering through a record drought. Water is being rationed and its usually fertile agriculture industry is suffering. Meanwhile, someone in Minnesota or Kentucky or Maryland may be drinking a bit of California`s precious commodity. Mother Jones reported this week that at least four major bottled water companies--Aquafina, Dasani, Crystal Geyser and Arrowhead--use water from California, either ground (spring) water or tap water. Aquafina and Dasani both bottle and sell treated tap...
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California Cell Phone Kill Switch Bill Heads to Governor
2014-08-13 03:37:28| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
Devices sold after July 2015 must include a "theft-deterrent solution" - or kill switch - by default.
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California Cell Phone Kill Switch Bill Heads to Governor
2014-08-13 01:37:20| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
Devices sold after July 2015 must include a "theft-deterrent solution" - or kill switch - by default.
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