"Agriculture and Algae Coexist Uneasily in Imperial Valley"
"With 360 days a year of pure, unclouded sun, California's Imperial Valley has the potential to become the Silicon Valley of renewable energy."
Source: ClimateWire, 10/14/2009
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"SoCal Storm Menaces Neighborhoods Near Burn Areas"
"A powerful fall storm packing strong winds and rain drenched fire-scarred hillsides around California on Wednesday, and residents from north to south braced for possible mudslides and debris flows."
Source: AP, 10/14/2009
"California Tries to Solve Water Woes"
"In a sign that a deal addressing California's longstanding water supply problems may be near, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger convened a special session of the Legislature on Monday to revisit a package of water bills."
Source: NYTimes, 10/13/2009
Analysis: "Schwarzenegger Muscles Lawmakers for Major Water Bill"
"California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger desperately wants a bill to fund an overhaul of the state's water system -- so much so he is hinting he may veto more than 700 bills awaiting his signature by midnight Sunday if top lawmakers fail agree to one."
Source: Reuters, 10/08/2009
CA Set To Curb Energy-Guzzling TVs
Flat-screen TVs can be stunningly energy-inefficient. New California standards could shift manufacturing processes significantly.
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"DDT Deposit off Southern California Will Be Capped"
"Clean sand and silt will be used to cover a vast deposit of the pesticide DDT and toxic compound PCB on the ocean floor off Southern California, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday."
Source: AP, 10/06/2009
"California 'Inventing New River' To Lure Salmon Back"
Federal water managers open valves this week for an ambitious effort to restore salmon from the San Joaquin River.
Source: AP, 10/05/2009
"Judge Rejects U.S. Management Plan for California Desert"
"Bureau of Land Management's proposal for the West Mojave 'does not contain a reasonable range of alternatives' to limit off-road-vehicle routes in the sensitive habitat, the ruling states."
Source: LA Times, 09/30/2009
"We Call This Cancer Alley"
A new generation of urban, blue-collar environmentalists is waging war over "environmental justice" in the dense, polluted Latino neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
Source: LA Times, 09/30/2009
"For San Joaquin River, a Historic Reawakening"
"It All Starts Thursday With a Gentle Surge of Water To Be Released From Friant Dam Into the San Joaquin River. a Massive, Unprecedented and Unpredictable River Restoration Project Will Begin, Reawakening Miles of Dried Riverbed and Salmon Runs That Have Been Extinct for Six Decades."
Source: Fresno Bee, 09/28/2009
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