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California Drought Spurs Schwarzenegger to Declare State of Emergency
redgreenandblue.org - 3/4/2009
California Drought Spurs Schwarzenegger to Declare State of Emergency
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In light of California’s third consecutive year of drought, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency, falling short of instituting mandatory water rationing - at least for now. “Even with the recent rainfall, California faces its third consecutive year of drought and we ...
reuters.com - 3/4/2009
California declares drought emergency
— reuters.com — 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 ... (more) California declares drought emergency

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climatechange.ca.gov - 3/5/2009
Welcome to the California Climate Change Portal
— climatechange.ca.gov — s Resource for Global Climate Change Information California produces roughly 1.4 percent of the world's, and 6.2... percent of the total U.S., greenhouse gases. Our state has been working on and finding solutions to our impact on climate since 1988. ... (more) Welcome to the California Climate Change Portal

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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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5 Water Solutions That Could Change the World!
Planetsave — ... In fact, just last week, motivated by three years of water shortages in California, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency which may be followed by water rationing measures. ...

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