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commondreams.org - 2/3/2009
California Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Prop 8 Legal Challenge on March 5
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The California Supreme Court announced today that it will hear oral arguments on Thursday, March 5, 2009 in the Proposition 8 legal challenge. The National Center for Lesbian Rights, Lambda Legal, and the ACLU-with support from civil rights groups, religious organizations, labor unions, and ...
California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. energy secretary warns - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 2/4/2009
California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. energy secretary warns - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Reporting from Washington -- California's farms and vineyards could vanish by the end of the century, and its major cities could be in jeopardy, if Americans do not act to slow the advance of global warming, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said ... (more) California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. ...

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usatoday.com - 2/2/2009
Calif. facing worst drought in modern history
— usatoday.com — The snowpack was about 61% of its usual depth across the 400-mile-long mountain range, according to the state Department of Water Resources, which released the findings as part of the second snow survey of the season. Department Director Lester Snow ... (more) Calif. facing worst drought in modern history

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California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. energy secretary warns - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 2/4/2009
California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. energy secretary warns - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Reporting from Washington -- California's farms and vineyards could vanish by the end of the century, and its major cities could be in jeopardy, if Americans do not act to slow the advance of global warming, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said ... (more) California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. ...

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