npr.org - 5/11/2009
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National Public Radio: California is in its third year of drought, and many farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley are looking at dusty fields, or worse, are cutting down their orchards before the trees die. Hardest hit is Westlands, the biggest irrigated region in the country, where ...
news.prnewswire.com - 5/11/2009
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Expansion expected to generate energy equal to powering
more than 1300 homes annually LOS ANGELES , April
22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT ), as part of its commitment to accelerate and broaden its sustainability ...
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Wal-Mart to Nearly Double Solar Energy Use in California
reuters.com - 5/19/2009
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By Environment News Service - Environment News Service
President Barack Obama is proposing on Tuesday the highest
auto fuel efficiency standards ever attempted in the United States. Burning less fuel also will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ...
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Obama Drafts California to Raise Fuel Efficiency
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sfgate.com - 5/14/2009
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San Francisco Chronicle: California's big plans for solar
power keep getting bigger. Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
and a young Oakland company on Wednesday signed what may be the world's largest solar deal, one that will create a string of seven solar ...
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United States: PG&E expands solar power plans
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Climate Progress —
... journalist to produce a mirror image of the report, from the corporation’s point of view.
As a demonstration of just how far companies will go to counteract negative publicity, the Chevron case is extraordinary. Gene Randall, a former CNN correspondent, spent about five months on the project, which was posted on the Internet in April, three weeks before the “60 Minutes” report was shown on May 3.
Drought, Politics Trouble Farmers In California
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California Drought Means Thousands of Trees to be Cut Down
TreeHugger —
... Still others say that there are just too many people period in California. Whatever the complaint, all of these water-use systems are in place now, all with demands for water. With endangered species dangers, and a shrinking snow-cap water supply due to climate change, legislators will have to determine not just how to get water to the masses this year, but also how to transition and wean current users off into new sectors of the economy for the long term, as some job sectors dry up. NPR More on California's Water Crisis ...
Eating local in a drought: Should we buy California rice?
green LA girl —
... Those cuts mean major problems for California’s farmers — and the farmers are very angry, NPR reports. While drought’s really the cause of, you know, the drought, many California farmers in the Westlands apparently blame the drought-related water rationing on the government’s decision to “save the fish” in lieu of people’s livelihoods. ...
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