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California fights drought with big data, cloud computing
2014-02-19 14:16:27| InfoWorld: Top News
California is facing its worst drought in more than 100 years, and one with no end in sight. Conserving water has never been more important, and Silicon Valley has an opportunity to offer technological solutions to the problem. Consider, for example, the approach the East Bay Municipal Utility District took to encouraging customers to reduce water consumption.
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California leaders propose drought-relief funding plan
2014-02-19 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders unveiled a proposed $687.4-million drought-relief package Wednesday to free up water supplies and aid Californians facing financial ruin because of the state's prolonged dry spell. The proposal would provide millions of dollars to clean up drinking water, improve conservation and make irrigation systems more efficient. It would increase penalties for those who illegally divert water. The plan also contains money for emergency food and housing for those...
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Anger as drought-hit California 'exports water' to China
2014-02-19 01:40:50| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Anger as drought-parched California 'exports water' to China
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Can California Farmers Save Water and the Dying Salton Sea?
2014-02-18 20:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Standing atop a rocky outcrop on the southeastern edge of the Salton Sea in southern California, Bruce Wilcox pointed to the wooden ruins of a boat dock that dates back to the 1960s, when the region was a marina that attracted sport fishermen and celebrities. On a sunny day last December, the dock sat hundreds of feet from the water, rendered obsolete by the shoreline's steady withdrawal. No boats were visible anywhere on the shimmering blue water. "The marina's been dry for the last five or six...
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California Becomes Battleground for Regulatory Reform
2014-02-18 16:29:00| National Real Estate Investor
Advocates for reform are now pitted against state systems dealing with bare-bones licensing divisions due to budget cutbacks. read more
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