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Flint's water woes should be a lesson to other cities -- Andrew Heller
2015-10-09 23:17:18| Automakers - Topix.net
I live near Flint, which is that big city at the base of the Thumb. I'm sure most of you haven't been here, nor will you ever, given all the headlines in recent decades about its descent into crime and poverty.
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How water woes will mess with food businesses
2015-05-13 22:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Many food companies are vulnerable to the risks of water scarcity and water pollution, according to a new report from Ceres, a green business advocacy group. Growing and processing food requires a lot of water - more than any other industry. The Ceres report makes the case that climate change and population growth are jeopardizing water supplies in some places, and many of the companies that depend on a steady flow of water haven`t assessed how these risks could affect their bottom lines or properly...
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California's water woes quantified
2014-12-17 05:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Scientists have assessed the scale of the epic California drought and say it will require more than 40 cubic km of water to return the US state to normal. The figure was worked out by weighing the land from space. The American West Coast has been hit by big storms in recent days, but this rainfall is only expected to make a small dent in California's problems. Researchers described their research at the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting in San Francisco. The US space agency (Nasa)...
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Water woes in Saratoga Springs subdivision lead to criminal charges
2014-10-19 15:12:02| Real Estate - Topix.net
In the frenetic market of the mid-2000s, new subdivisions in the Utah County town of Saratoga Springs were popping up like mushrooms after a rain. But now it's the more sober days of 2014, and Kimberly Bowen, once a successful real estate agent, is facing criminal charges that largely boil down to one thing - a lack of water.
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Water woes forcing big beer brewers to tighten tap
2014-06-15 08:44:54| Beverages - Topix.net
MillerCoors, which has a factory in Golden, above, is controlling water use by paying for and installing sensors on the lands of its hop and barley suppliers in Utah and Colorado.