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Report: 40 states expect water shortages in next decade
2014-05-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Caller: our-fifths of U.S. states are expecting to have water shortages in the near future, according to a new government watchdog report. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) review state water regulators and experts and review of water supply literature found that officials in 40 out of 50 states expect water shortages to occur in some parts of their states in the next decade. Many officials are concerned about water shortages in the future, especially in the wake of a severe drought that has hit...
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Billionaire environmental activist plans target GOP in seven states
2014-05-22 13:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer will target Republicans in seven Senate and governors' races this year, as he pushes to make climate change a top issue in November's elections, his political aides announced Wednesday. His campaign -- which will include television ads and on-the-ground efforts to persuade women, young adults and minorities to vote in traditionally low-turnout midterm elections -- will hit Republicans in competitive Senate contests in Colorado, Iowa, Michigan and New...
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Why Staples, Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., and United States Steel Corp. Are Today's 3 Worst Stocks
2014-05-21 12:41:55| Steel - Topix.net
After a few relatively tame days of trading, stocks went for a ride on Tuesday -- a Tower of Terror-esque ride that sent all three major U.S. indices lower.
United States' Cultural Heritage At Risk Due To Changing Climate
2014-05-20 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: From Faneuil Hall in Boston to the Bering Land Bridge National Monument in Alaska, Americans treasure numerous national landmarks and a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists has found that many of these sites are under threat from the effects of climate change. Today these sites face a perilous and uncertain future in a world of rising sea levels, more frequent wildfires, increased flooding, and other damaging effects of climate change, the UCS said in a statement describing its National...
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Climate Change Impacts in United States: Summary of the New National Climate Assessment
2014-05-20 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Peter Gleick: I previously posted a summary of the water-related conclusions from the new National Climate Assessment, recently released after three years of writing, review, and analysis. The following findings are a broader summary of the results from the newly released National Climate Assessment (NCA). They are by no means a full summary: far more detail can be found in the chapters and the regional syntheses, but these are noteworthy conclusions. (Note, thanks to Tim Smith Sustainable Water Resources...
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