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reuters.com - 3/4/2009
California declares drought emergency
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Reuters: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday declared a state emergency due to drought and said he would consider mandatory water rationing in the face of nearly $3 billion in economic losses from below-normal rainfall this year. As many as 95,000 agricultural jobs will be lost, ...

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green LA girl:  Watch Flow, then March for Water

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California Commission for Economic Development
ced.ca.gov - 3/11/2009
California Commission for Economic Development
— ced.ca.gov — Welcome to the California Commission for Economic Development! Welcome and thank you for visiting the California Commission for Economic Development website. First established in 1971, the CED is a statewide, bipartisan advisory commission responsible ... (more) California Commission for Economic Development

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navair.navy.mil - 3/4/2009
Geothermal Electric Power Generation
— navair.navy.mil — 1964: Dr. Carl F. Austin published the first Navy report on the exploration for geothermal potential in the Coso area. 1966: Naval Weapons Center (NWC) drilled its first shallow test well to obtain chemical, temperature, and heat-flow data for the ... (more) Geothermal Electric Power Generation

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Pressure grows on power plants' cooling system
www3.signonsandiego.com - 3/2/2009
Pressure grows on power plants' cooling system
— www3.signonsandiego.com — SACRAMENTO— Blamed for the widespread killing of marine life, California's coastal power plants are under mounting pressure to abandon an antiquated process that draws in ocean water to cool turbines. The battle has raged from the statehouse to the ... (more) Pressure grows on power plants' cooling system

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Watch Flow, then March for Water
green LA girl — California’s officially in a drought emergency, and World Water Day’s coming up on March 22, so Angelenos are taking action — by screening a film! An award-winning documentary film, that is. Flow (For Love of Water), described as an “investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis,” will get a free L.A. screening on March 20, starting at 6:30 pm, followed by a Q&A with Steven Starr, the film’s producer. To see the film, ...

10 Reasons to support Waxman-Markey energy bill
Climate Progress — ... In February, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) declared a state of emergency in California because of the drought. The state faces nearly $3 billion in economic losses this year from the lack of rainfall. The dry conditions also worsen ...

10 Reasons to support Waxman-Markey energy bill
The Energy Collective — ... In February, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) declared a state of emergency in California because of the drought. The state faces nearly $3 billion in economic losses this year from the lack of rainfall. The dry conditions also worsen ...

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