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Firefighters gain ground over devastating California blaze
2016-06-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A burned out truck rests on a roadside after the Erskine Fire burned through Weldon, California. Reuters/Noah Berger left1 of 2right Firefighter Bryan Gant sprays water on a residence leveled by the Erskine Fire in South Lake, California, U.S. June 26, 2016. LOS ANGELES Firefighters in the foothills of central California have made significant gains against a blaze that has killed at least two people and destroyed scores of homes in a devastating start to the state's wildfire season, authorities...
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California firefighters contain most of state's biggest wildfire
2016-06-29 12:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Firefighters in central California had by Wednesday contained most of a major blaze that ranks as the biggest and deadliest of several that are raging in an early summer heatwave. Crews had contained about 60 percent of fire, named Erskine, up from 15 percent on Tuesday, in the drought-parched foothills near Lake Isabella in Kern County, about 110 miles (180 km) north of Los Angeles, fire managers said. A major highway through the area had also been reopened and more evacuees had been allowed...
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California sitting on 'water windfall,' researchers find
2016-06-28 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
FootBall Reports: California sitting on 'water windfall,' researchers find Thousands of feet beneath the surface of the state's Central Valley, one of the world's biggest agricultural hubs, there may be up to 2,700 cubic kilometers of usable groundwater - almost three times more than the amount previously thought. For one thing, pumping groundwater in drought-afflicted areas can actually cause the land above to sink in a process called subsidence. Portions of the Central Valley have already dropped by tens of...
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California Commission Adopts Process to Speed Renewable Interconnection
2016-06-28 20:57:00| Transmission & Distribution World
The California Public Utilities Commission has adopted a new model and 5-year pilot process to speed interconnection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the electric grid. read more
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Does California shutdown mean the end of nuclear power? Not so fast
2016-06-28 10:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: The debate around the closing of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., signals a broader conversation around power sources that could be crucial to the nation's energy future. When Californias largest electric utility announced last week that it would close the states last operational nuclear power plant, supporters were quick to call the moment a potential game changer for Americas energy future. The basic message, after all, is that officials in Americas...
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