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As Demand for Electric Mass Transit in Southern California Grows, L.A. County's Foothill Transit Places Fourth Order with Proterra, Expanding Its EV Bus Fleet to 30
2015-04-15 12:31:13| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
New order brings 13 new Proterra buses to L.A. County as Proterra announces local manufacturing hub to meet demand SAN BRUNO, Calif. Today Proterra, the leading provider of zero-emission battery-electric buses, announced that Foothill Transit, the primary public transit provider of the San Gabriel and Pomona...
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California drought renews thirst for desalination plants
2015-04-15 03:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California's 3-year-old drought has thrust seawater desalination into the spotlight as San Diego County, Santa Barbara and other cities push ahead with treatment plants that will soon turn the Pacific Ocean into a source of drinking water. Desalination has emerged as a newly promising technology in California in the face of a record dry spell that has forced tough new conservation measures, depleted reservoirs and raised the costs of importing fresh water from elsewhere. But experts warn that...
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Southern California to cut water wholesale deliveries by 15 percent
2015-04-15 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Southern California's water wholesaler voted on Tuesday to cut its deliveries to cities and communities by 15 percent as the state clamps down on water usage amid a devastating four-year drought. The Metropolitan Water District's plan aims to put cities in the greater Los Angeles area in compliance with an order by Governor Jerry Brown to reduce water use by 25 percent, the first mandatory statewide reduction in California history. Beginning in July, two-dozen member agencies will be fined...
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California Adopts Drought Measures
2015-04-15 00:45:23| ENR.com: Headline News
Worst drought in 1,000 years will trigger measures that will affect home builders first, says AGC district manager in Southern California.
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What environmentalists get wrong when they use California drought to attack fracking
2015-04-14 14:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: With the continual worsening of Californias drought, an odd argument -- in some ways as much meme as argument -- has arisen. Its the notion that in the context of the drought, its important to cut back on the water used in industrial hydraulic fracturing or fracking operations in the state. Heres one example of the basic idea being expressed, by Californians Against Fracking: Heres one solution to #Californias drought: #BanFrackingNow @JerryBrownGov pic.twitter.com/JtcfmUJXmI --...
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