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The Parched West: California Wants to Store Water for Farmers, but Struggles Over How to Do It
2015-12-21 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Californians suffering through the fourth year of a punishing drought have a new worry. With fierce storms predicted for the winter, they are bracing for floods by stockpiling sandbags and rushing to buy insurance. Yet those who need water the most, farmers, are in a poor position to take advantage of any deluge. If El Nio floods pour into the Central Valley, the farmers will inevitably watch millions of gallons of water flow to the sea. This state, forward-looking on other environmental issues,...
American Water Announces 2016 Earnings Guidance
2015-12-21 02:13:31| chemicalonline Home Page
American Water Works Company, Inc., the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, recentlyannounced its earnings guidance for 2016 and reaffirmed its expected earnings range for the year ending December 31, 2015
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Linking Water Pollution To Nutrient Prices - New AAEA Member Research
2015-12-21 01:56:39| pollutiononline Home Page
Farmers have been using nutrients such as Phosphorus and Nitrogen in their fields for years; but at what price?
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San Diegos 18-year wait to drink sea water may hinder deals
2015-12-20 03:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The largest ocean desalination plant ever built in the Western Hemisphere is finally generating drinking water, and revenue, 18 years after it was proposed in Southern California. Some investors say it wasn't worth the wait. Poseidon Resources Corp. this month will begin commercially desalinating saltwater from the Pacific Ocean at its Carlsbad, Calif., facility, which is designed to supply 50 million gallons of drinking water each day. That's enough for 7 percent of San Diego County, home to...
Climate Change Lakes Heating Up Threatening Fresh Water Supplies
2015-12-19 07:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Net News Ledge: Climate change is rapidly heating up lakes around the world, threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems across the planet, according to a study spanning six continents. More than 60 scientists took part in the research, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters and announced at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Our knowledge of how lakes are responding to global change has been lacking, said Henry Gholz, program director in the Division of Environmental Biology...
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