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reuters.com - 6/5/2009
U.S. tells California to cut water use to save fish
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Reuters: Californians' thirst for water has pushed salmon and other fish to the brink of extinction, a federal agency ruled on Thursday as it directed officials to cut water supplies to cities and farms to save several species. California's rivers used to brim with trout, salmon, sturgeon and ...
Federal directive to cut California water deliveries - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 6/5/2009
Federal directive to cut California water deliveries - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Warning that salmon and other fish species are in danger of extinction, a federal agency Thursday issued... directives that will guide the way dams, pumps, canals and other waterworks in California operate to help ease pressure on the Pacific coast's ... (more) Federal directive to cut California water deliveries - ...

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Why is Water Such a Big Issue? Global Water Challenge President Paul Faeth Sets Us Straight (Part 1)
treehugger.com - 6/12/2009
Why is Water Such a Big Issue? Global Water Challenge President Paul Faeth Sets Us Straight (Part 1)
— treehugger.com — Water levels in Lake Lanier, Georgia in 2007 (left) and 2008 (right), due to drought. Photo: Brian... Hursey via flickr. Having given Global Water Challenge a Best of Green award earlier this year for their innovative work on the issues of drinking ... (more) Why is Water Such a Big Issue? Global Water Challenge ...

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Out of Water? How We Might Make More
treehugger.com - 6/10/2009
Out of Water? How We Might Make More
— treehugger.com — Photo via Darwin Bell @ flickr Stand at the edge of a reservoir, river, or ocean and... it’s hard to imagine that the planet could ever run out of water; even just a day at the beach makes your one small shower a day seem like less of a threat. But ... (more) Out of Water? How We Might Make More

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My Green Element — No Climate Change Fix Without New Land Use, Farming Policies U.S. Tells California to Cut Water Use to Save Fish High-Stakes Quest for Permission to Pullute Energy Industry Lobbies to Avert Drilling Rules

The Daily Dose: Your Guide to the World Today – 5 June 09
Celsias Expert Articles — Good news for World Environment Day: the UN announces total British greenhouse gas emissions will be some 23 percent below 1990 levels next year, almost double the UK's Kyoto target. And later today the British government's new low-carbon industrial strategy will be previewed. Salmon, trout, sturgeon and other fish used to teem in California's lakes and rivers. Now they're on the brink of extinction - and the cause is over-exploitation of water resources by humans and agriculture. So says the US National Marine Fisheries Service, which has called for cuts in supply to cities and farms to ...

Eco-Beat, 6/5
Green Daily — Is Jim Carrey a swine rights activist? Looking for advice on where to buy your eco-skivvies? Would you consider trading in your trusty smoker for a shiny new solar cooker? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the latest green news and tips. Jim Carrey and Swine Flu Funnyman gone vaccination activist Jim Carrey ...

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