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Drought blocking passages to sea for California coho salmon
2014-02-09 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: By now, water would typically be ripping down Scott Creek, and months ago it should have burst through a berm of sand to provide fish passage between freshwater and the ocean. Instead, young coho salmon from this redwood and oak-shaded watershed near Santa Cruz last week were swirling around idly in a lagoon. There has been so little rain that sand has blocked the endangered fish from leaving for the ocean or swimming upstream to spawn. Scott Creek is one of dozens of streams across California...
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California bill proposes enabling 'kill switches' on smartphones by 2015
2014-02-09 06:07:43| Wireless - Topix.net
The state of California has introduced a bill that would require mobile devices to have a 'kill switch' which would render them inoperable and impossible to reset if stolen.
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California firm seeks to harness Wyoming's wind energy
2014-02-08 20:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A relentless wind howls day after day across this high desert, pouring through a low gap on the Continental Divide. "This is one of the windiest places in the nation," screams Bill Miller above the din of gusting air. Miller, a wiry man who spent much of his career in the oil and gas business, is in charge of building a massive wind farm on a cattle ranch owned by Anschutz Corp., better known in Los Angeles as co-owner of Staples Center. It would produce as much power as three nuclear reactors,...
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California drought impact seen spreading from fires to food cost
2014-02-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The drought thats gripping California may soon have the rest of the country seeking relief. The emergency, which follows the states driest year on record, is likely to boost the prices of everything from broccoli to cauliflower nationwide. Farmers and truckers stand to lose billions in revenue, weakening an already fragile recovery in the nations most-populous state. And California and other Western states are seeing a surge in wildfires. As lawmakers rush to enact measures to help farmers...
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California leaders push for smartphone kill switch
2014-02-08 01:05:40| Wireless - Topix.net
Legislation unveiled Friday in California would require smartphones and other mobile devices to have a "kill switch" to render them inoperable if lost or stolen - a move that could be the first of its kind in the country.
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