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Calif. couple conserves amid drought, could face fine for brown lawn
2014-07-17 22:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Southern California couple who scaled back watering their lawn amid the state's drought received a warning from the suburb where they live that they might be fined for creating an eyesore - despite emergency statewide orders to conserve. Michael Korte and Laura Whitney, who live near Los Angeles in Glendora, said on Thursday they received a letter from the city warning they had 60 days to green up their partially brown lawn or pay a fine ranging from $100 to $500. "I don't think it's right...
California drought: San Jose's new high-tech water purification plant recycled water use
2014-07-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mercury News: When the San Francisco 49ers' stadium opens next month in Santa Clara, almost all of it will be new except for one thing: the water used to irrigate the field and flush the toilets. Like hundreds of other places around Silicon Valley -- golf courses, power plants, San Jose's airport -- Levi's Stadium will use recycled water, which is essentially sewage that has been filtered, cleaned and disinfected. Valley water officials on Friday will take a big step toward expanding the use of recycled...
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Scientists Confirm Burning Fossil Fuels Worsens Australian Drought
2014-07-17 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: American scientists have just confirmed that parts of Australia are being slowly parched because of greenhouse gas emissions, which means that the long-term decline in rainfall over south and south-west Australia is a consequence of fossil fuel burning and depletion of the ozone layer by human activity. Such a finding is significant for two reasons. One remains contentious: it is one thing to make generalized predictions about the consequences overall of greenhouse gas levels, but it is quite another...
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California Approves Big Fines for Wasting Water During Drought
2014-07-16 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Cities throughout California will have to impose mandatory restrictions on outdoor watering under an emergency state rule approved Tuesday. Saying that it was time to increase conservation in the midst of one of the worst droughts in decades, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted drought regulations that give local agencies the authority to fine those who waste water up to $500 a day. Many Southern California cities, including Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Long Beach, already have...
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California Report Warns Worsening Economic Impacts Drought
2014-07-16 00:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: A new scientific and economic report commissioned by California's state government warns that the ongoing drought crisis will cost billions in lost farm revenue and thousands of jobs, although wider impacts on the national food system are unlikely. The report also outlines ways officials could act now to avoid the worst effects of the drought. California's drought is now in its third year and is expected to worsen, thanks to record high temperatures and a low snowpack in the state's mountains....
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