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California Almonds Have Less Environmental Impact Than Many Foods
2015-07-21 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: California almonds could become carbon-neutral or even carbon-negative if growers were to make full use of practices such as shell, hull, and biomass recycling, according to new research in the Journal of Industrial Ecology. Eighty percent of the world's almonds come from the drought-stricken state, and production operations there have drawn much ire since studies showed that almonds are a particularly water-intensive crop. However, the new research shows that the energy and greenhouse gas footprints...
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Two California cities ordering Proterra electric buses
2015-07-21 16:55:37| Green Car Congress
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California woman offers home as prize in dessert contest
2015-07-21 16:44:16| Real Estate - Topix.net
A Northern California woman is offering a sweet deal on her 1906 Craftsman home in Jackson. She's trading it for a great dessert.
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Treasury Wine sells California vineyard
2015-07-21 05:15:10| Beverages - Topix.net
Treasury Wine Estates is selling its Asti Winery in California to E&J Gallo Winery as part of its efforts to cut costs. The company on Tuesday said it would make a $US7.5 million loss on the transaction, which will be recognised in its 2014/15 full year results, but didn't give a value for the deal.
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California irrigator faces record $1.5 million fine for drought violation
2015-07-21 02:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: State regulators on Monday proposed a record $1.5 million fine against a northern California irrigation district accused of defying emergency drought restrictions by continuing to draw surface water placed off-limits for such diversions. The penalty, if approved by the state Water Resources Control Board, would be largest ever levied against a water user for an alleged unauthorized diversion during a drought, agency officials said. It also marks the first such enforcement action facing any of California's...
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