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H&M backs water conservation action in Bangladesh
2016-02-03 17:20:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Swedish apparel retailer H&M has joined forces with conservation and environmental advocacy group WWF to publish two investigative reports supporting strong action on water and good water governance in Bangladesh.
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California governor extends water conservation order
2015-11-14 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California Governor Jerry Brown has extended his executive order requiring residents to conserve water as the state readies for a fifth year of drought. The order gives state water officials greater authority to deal with drought conditions and to cope with potential winter storms from El Nino, a periodic warming of ocean surface temperatures. Brown's office announced the order on Friday. Brown has ordered communities throughout the state to reduce water use 25 percent this year in the first-ever...
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In dry California, reward for water conservation is higher bills
2015-10-24 03:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Their lawns dry and their trees on the verge of dying, Californians have dramatically cut water use during the state's relentless drought, only to learn that many local utilities are hiking rates to make up for the lost revenue. Water providers in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and other parts of the state have recently told customers that rates will go up at least temporarily, as utilities struggle to pay for building and repairing pipes, buying water and other costs, even as customers...
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Water conservation in small towns, slightly different rules
2015-07-12 23:50:28| Energy - Topix.net
By now, most customers of a water district know the new conservation rules. California Water Service customers, for example, have a water budget and can only water three days a week based on their address.
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The US Land and Water Conservation Fund: Oil and Gas's elegant construction
2015-06-25 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The US Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a federal environmental programme, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Funded by royalties from the offshore oil and gas sector, the programme provides grants to conserve natural resources. But wi
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