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California drought brings water rationing orders
2013-12-29 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sacramento Bee: December is usually not the time of year to discuss water rationing. But this holiday month has been so dry that mandatory water conservation orders are beginning to sweep across the Sacramento region. The city of Folsom led the pack on Monday, imposing a mandatory 20 percent water conservation order. On Thursday, Sacramento County asked customers in unincorporated areas to voluntarily reduce water consumption by 20 percent. The cities of Sacramento and Roseville are likely to consider their own...
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Enbridge continues rationing space on oil pipelines
2013-11-22 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Canadian pipeline company Enbridge has announced that it will continue rationing shipments on five of its oil pipelines for the month of December.
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Another Year of Rationing for Corn or Soybeans?
2013-09-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The US average corn yield was below trend value for three consecutive years from 2010 through 2012. The US average soybean yield was below trend value in both 2011 and 2012.
Brazil's hot, dry summer may lead to energy rationing
2013-01-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment Health: Brazil faces the possibility of widespread energy rationing for the first time since 2001, as a hot, dry summer has deprived hydroelectric dams of needed water while boosting power use to run air conditioners in sweltering cities. Even if the country escapes rationing, electricity experts say it may have to boost use of thermo-electric power - a more expensive option which could undermine President Dilma Rousseff's plans to lower energy rates. Energy Minister Edison Lobao said the extra cost...
Brazil's hot, dry summer may lead to energy rationing
2013-01-07 22:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Brazil is facing the possibility of widespread energy rationing for the first time since 2001 due to a hot, dry summer that has deprived hydroelectric dams of the water they need and driven up power consumption in stifling cities. Electricity experts say that even if the country escapes rationing it may have to make up for the shortfall by resorting to increased use of thermo-electric power - which is more expensive, and could undermine President Dilma Rousseff's plans to lower energy rates this...