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California Introduces Green Waste Diversion Bill
2014-02-06 21:14:00| National Real Estate Investor
California has introduced a bill to encourage local governments to recycle and divert their green waste from landfills. read more
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Water shortage in California town stokes fears
2014-02-06 19:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: In this small logging town in Northern California's redwood country, small blue signs urging water conservation are almost everywhere you look. Just south of Willits, in one of the state's most verdant corners, crows and other birds peck at dry ground that should be covered in water at the city's Centennial Reservoir, which is less than a third full. The creek that feeds it has slowed to a trickle. "It's common at this time of year for the water to be going over the cement wall right here. In fact,...
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6 Cited In 2011 Southern California Blackout
2014-02-06 07:01:26| Energy - Topix.net
Federal regulators have told six utilities and grid operators that they violated reliability standards during a 2011 blackout that left millions without power in Southern California and Mexico.
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U.S. House passes Republican-backed California water plan
2014-02-06 01:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Republican-led House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would roll back federal rules to provide more water for farmers and municipalities in California's Central Valley as the state copes with its worst drought in decades. Backers said the legislation would provide drought relief by permitting federal and state authorities to pump more water out the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta. Opponents, including California's Democratic lawmakers, have termed the bill a water grab...
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California Is So Dry, Some Diners Won't Get Water Unless They Ask
2014-02-05 22:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: California's drought is getting very serious so serious that even those water refills you didn't ask for at restaurants are now under scrutiny. "We have not had this dry a time period in all of California's history since we've been keeping records that's how bad it is," Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., who represents a district in the Central Valley, told reporters on Tuesday. Across the state, towns and cities are looking for ways to prod businesses and consumers to cut back on water use. Some cities'...
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