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WATER IN THE ANTHROPOCENE: THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS
VIDEO REPORT (30:00)
March 12, 2015
KQED Public Media for Northern California
CALIFORNIA'S EXTREME DROUGHT
http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/newsroom/
Washington Post May 6 2015
▶ WILD ANIMALS IN DROUGHT STRICKEN WESTERN UNITED STATES ARE DYING FOR A DRINK http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/animals-in-the-wild-are-dying-for-a-drink-in-the-drought-stricken-west/2015/05/06/260312aa-
Circa, September 22, 2014
▶ TWO-THIRDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER RESERVES ARE GONE http://cir.ca/news/california-drought-in-2014
Inhabitat, March 19,2015
▶ CALIFORNIA IS TAPPING WATER THAT RAINED 20,000 YEARS AGO TO DEAL WITH EPIC DROUGHT http://inhabitat.com/california-is-pumping-water-that-rained-on-earth-20000-years-ago/
CBS San Francisco, December 30, 2014
▶ DROUGHT'S HEAVY IMPACT ON CALIFORNIA'S WILDLIFE: STARVING BABY SQUIRRELS LEAPING FROM TREES FOR FOOD, WATER http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/12/29/droughts-heavy-impact-on-californias-wildlife/
Climate Progress May 5, 2015
▶ CALIFORNIA FARMERS ARE WATERING THEIR CROPS WITH OIL WASTEWATER AND NO ONE KNOWS WHATS IN IT http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/05/05/3654388/california-drought-oil-wastewater-agriculture/
PHOTOS
LA Times, April 09, 2015
▶ CALIFORNIA FACES 'DUST BOWL'- LIKE CONDITIONS AMID HISTORIC DROUGHT http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-pc-california-dust-bowl-drought-20150409-story.html
New York Times, April 12, 2015
▶ MIGHTY RIO GRANDE NOW A TRICKLE UNDER SEIGE. Drought’s grip on California grabs all the headlines. But from Texas to Arizona to Colorado, the entire West is under siege by changing weather patterns that have shrunk snowpacks, raised temperatures, spurred evaporation and reduced reservoirs to record lows. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/13/us/mighty-rio-grande-now-a-trickle-under-siege.html?_r=0
PHOTOS
Weather Channel, January 23, 2014
▶ STUNNING BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS OF CALIFORNIA'S LAKES DEPLETED BY DROUGHT http://www.weather.com/news/stunning-photos-californias-lakes-depleted-extreme-drought-20140123
The Guardian, April 15, 2015
-▶ CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: GOVERNOR TELLS CLIMATE-CHANGE DENIERS TO WAKE UP http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/05/california-governor-drought-climate-change-dianne-feinstein
HuffPostGreen, April 01,2015
▶ WATER CUTBACKS NOW MANDATORY IN CALIFORNIA FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/01/california-mandatory-water-cutbacks_n_6987444.html
Mother Nature Network, August 21, 2015
▶ HOW EXTENSIVE IS CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT? COMPARE THE PHOTOS http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/how-extensive-is-californias-drought-compare-the-photos
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITE
CALIFORNIA DROUGHT - STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Mother Jones, April 01, 2015
▶ CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN ANNOUNCES mandatory water restrictions FOR FIRST TIME IN THE STATE'S HISTORY
California Gov. March 27, 2015
▶ GOVERNOR BROWN SIGNS $1 BILLION EMERGENCY DROUGHT PACKAGE http://ca.gov/drought/topstory/top-story-28.html
VIDEO REPORT
PBS NewsHour, April 01, 2015
Interview with California Governor, Jerry Brown
CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCES MANDATORY WATER RESTRICTIONS TO CURB UNPRECEDENTED DROUGHT http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/gov-jerry-brown-california-change-whats-comfortable-address-drought/
Summit Voice, December 06, 2014
▶ STUDY: CALIFORNIA DROUGHT A SYMPTOM OF EARTH'S FEVER /http://summitcountyvoice.com/2014/12/07/study-california-drought-a-symptom-of-earths-fever/
Business Insider, March 24, 2015
▶ THE CALIFORNIA DROUGHT IS SO BAD THAT PEOPLE ARE BASICALLY SKIING ON DIRT IN TAHOE http://www.businessinsider.com.au/no-snow-in-tahoe-ski-resorts-closed-photos-2015-3
Mother Jones,
▶ HUSTLE AND FLOW: HERE'S WHO REALLY CONTROLS CALIFORNIA'S WATER http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/08/california-water-politics-drought-players
The Daily Beast, March 30, 2015
▶ HOW BIG AGRICULTURE GROWERS GAMED CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/30/how-growers-gamed-california-s-drought.html
WATCH
PBS Newshour, August 01, 2014
WHO OWNS THE WATER?
DRILLING FINITE WATER UNDERGROUND TO QUENCH CALIFORNIA'S THIRST: COMPETING CONCERNS. California is facing its worst drought in generations -- bad news for the state where nearly half of the nation's fruits and vegetables are grown. With water from rivers and reservoirs in short supply, attention has turned to how to manage the state's groundwater. How much can be safely pumped from underground? http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/drilling-to-quench-californias-water-needs-raises-debate/
NaturalNews, July 04, 2014
- ▶ WATER BEING AUCTIONED FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CALIFORNIA AS DROUGHT REACHES EXTREMES http://www.naturalnews.com/045857_water_extreme_drought_California.html#
The Telegraph, September 13, 2014
▶ SUPER-RICH MAKE LAST STAND AGAINST CALIFORNIA DROUGHT. In one of America's richest towns billionaire celebrity residents are paying more than ten times the going rate for water in a desperate attempt to stave off California's "epochal" drought http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11094232/Super-rich-make-last-stand-against-California-drought.html
THE POWER OF WATER RIGHTS
HuffPost Green, May 26, 2014
▶ CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: "SENIOR RIGHTS HOLDERS" DOMINATED BY CORPORATIONS AND AGRICULTURAL CONCERNS ARE NOT OBLIGED TO CONSERVE WATER. Nobody knows how much water they actually use, though it amounts to trillions of gallons each year, according to a review of their own reports by The Associated Press. Together, they hold more than half the rights to rivers and streams in California... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/27/california-drought_n_5395501.html
Grist, November 12, 2014
▶ CAUGHT WET-HANDED: CALIFORNIA DROUGHT LEADS TO A BLACK MARKET FOR WATER http://grist.org/news/california-drought-leads-to-a-black-market-for-water/
NationalJournal, November 10, 2014
▶ WATER THEFT: DROUGHT IS TAKING CALIFORNIA BACK TO THE WILD, WILD WEST http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/drought-is-taking-california-back-to-the-wild-wild-west-20141110
ClimateProgress, August 20, 2014
▶ CALIFORNIA HAS GIVEN OUT RIGHTS TO FIVE TIMES MORE WATER THAN IT ACTUALLY HAS http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/08/20/3473775/california-water-rights-five-times/
THE LEGAL RIGHT TO WATER:
WATER PRIVATIZATION ESCALATING AT AN ALARMING RATE
EcoWatch, July 09, 2014
▶ CALIFORNIA DROUGHT PROVE LAWS OF NATURE ARE ABSOLUTE http://ecowatch.com/2014/07/09/drought-california-laws-of-nature-absolute/
ClimateProgress, March 30, 2015
▶ CALIFORNIA SNOW PACK HITS ALL-TIME LOW, 8 PERCENT OF AVERAGE http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/03/30/3640399/california-snowpack-at-record-low/
PHOTOS
Huffington Post Green, January 24, 2014
▶ CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS JUST 4 INCHES IN 13 MONTHS http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/21/california-drought-photos_n_4639222.html?ir=Green&utm_campaign=012414&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Alert-green&utm_content=Title
New York Times, March 07, 2014
▶ IN PARCHED CALIFORNIA, TOWN TAPS RUN NEARLY DRY http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/08/us/a-dry-california-town-struggles-to-save-its-water-supply.html?_r=0
Huffingtonost Green, July 15, 2014
- ▶ HUGE SWATHS OF FARMLAND IDLE IN CALIFORNIA AS DROUGHT THREATENS TO DRY UP WELLS http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/16/california-drought-farmland_n_5589610.html
Los Angeles Times, July 03, 2014
▶ NEARLY 80% OF CALIFORNIA NOW UNDER 'EXTREME' DROUGHT CONDITIONS http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-extreme-drought-20140703-story.html
Climate Progress, January 31, 2014
▶ LEADING SCIENTISTS EXPLAIN HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS WORSENING CALIFORNIA'S EPIC DROUGHT http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/01/31/3223791/climate-change-california-drought/
National Geographic, March 25, 2014
▶ SUCKING THE WELL DRY: IN CALIFORNIA, DEMAND FOR GROUND WATER CAUSING HUGE SWATHS OF LAND TO SINK
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140325-california-drought-subsidence-groundwater/
Ecowatch, October 03, 2014
▶ NASA SATELLITE IMAGE REVEAL SHOCKING GROUNDWATER LOSS IN DROUGHT-STRICKEN CALIFORNIA http://ecowatch.com/2014/10/03/nasa-satellite-groundwater-california-drought/
Grist, October 31, 2014
▶ SCARY MAPS SHOW HOW BAD CALIFORNIA'S WATER SHORTAGE IS http://grist.org/food/these-maps-of-californias-water-shortage-are-terrifying/
New York Times, April 04, 2015
-▶ CALIFORNIA DROUGHT TESTS HISTORY OF ENDLESS GROWTH http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/us/california-drought-tests-history-of-endless-growth.html?_r=0
STRIKING PHOTOS
Huffington Post Green, January 15, 2015
SHOWS STRUGGLE OF FARMERS IN CALIFORNIA DROUGHT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/15/california-drought-farm-photos_n_6482762.html
VIDEO REPORT
Democracy Now, April 02, 2015
AFTER WARMEST WINTER, DROUGHT-STRICKEN CALIFORNIA LIMITS WATER BUT EXEMPTS THIRSTIEST BIG AG GROWERS http://www.democracynow.org/2015/4/2/after_warmest_winter_drought_stricken_california
San Jose Mercury News, December 26, 2014
▶ CALIFORNIA DROUGHT BRINGS SMALLER HARVESTS : FARM WORKERS DEPEND ON CHARITY TO FILL THEIR PANTRIES
The Guardian, February 21, 2014
▶ CALIFORNIA FARMERS BRACE FOR LITTLE OR NO WATER AMID EXTREME DROUGHT http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/21/california-farmers-brace-little-no-water-extreme-drought
SF Gate, March 24, 2014
-▶ CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: CENTRAL VALLEY FARMLAND ON ITS LAST LEGS. Only sensible solution is to retire hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland. Decades of irrigation have leached salts and toxic minerals from the soil that have nowhere to go, threatening crops and wildlife. Aquifers are being drained at an alarming pace. More than 95 percent of the area's native habitat has been destroyed by cultivation or urban expansion, leaving more endangered bird, mammal and other species in the southern San Joaquin than anywhere in the continental U.S. http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/California-drought-Central-Valley-farmland-on-5342892.php
ABC News, February 03, 2014
▶CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: WHAT CROPS WILL BE HIT FIRST AND HARDEST? SACRAMENTO - AS California farmers begin scaling back on planting crops due to a lack of water, you may be already paying higher prices for vegetables such as broccoli and lettuce at the supermarket http://www.news10.net/story/news/2014/02/03/drought-impact-on-crops/5192631/
TakePart, November 03, 2014
▶ KISS YOUR GUACAMOLE GOOD-BYE: DROUGHT-STRICKEN CALIFORNIA FARMERS STOP GROWING AVOCADOS http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/11/03/kiss-your-guacamole-goodbye-california-farmers-stop-growing-avocados
VIDEO REPORT
PBS Newshour, January 22, 2014
CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT COULD MEAN BAD NEWS AT THE GROCERY STORE http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/nation/jan-june14/drought2_01-22.html
CNBC, October 24, 2014
▶ UNSAFE GROUNDWATER ONLY ADDS TO CALIFORNIA DROUGHT MISERY. Longtime contamination from Agriculture runoff -- nitrates and arsenic. http://www.cnbc.com/id/102111669?trknav=homestack:topnews:9#.
RT USA March 29, 2015
▶ MASSIVE MARIJUANA CULTIVATION HAS 'LETHAL' IMPACT ON CALIFORNIA WATER SUPPLY - STUDY http://rt.com/usa/244937-us-marijuana-cultivation-water/
L.A. Times, April 20, 2015
▶ DRY, WARM CONDITIONS KEEP CALIFORNIA'S NATIONAL FORESTS PARCHED, With the state’s snowpack at only 5%, water resources in the 18 national forests in California are low and trees are water-starved, said climatologist William Patzert of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dry-conditions-national-forests-20150420-story.html
Reuters, April 07, 2015
▶ SANCTIONS, HIGHER WATER COSTS CONSIDERED UNDER CALIFORNIA DROUGHT PLAN http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/07/us-usa-california-drought-rules-idUSKBN0MY1X620150407
Los Angeles Daily News, June 24, 2014
- ▶ LOS ANGELES COMPANY SAVING WATER BY OFFERING DROUGHT-TOLERANT LAWNS FOR FREE http://www.dailynews.com/environment-and-nature/20140629/la-company-saving-water-by-offering-drought-tolerant-lawns-for-free
The Guardian, March 17, 2014
▶ TOXIC TRAIL: HOW A LANDMARK SUPERFUND CLEANUP PROGRAM LEAVES ITS OWN TOXIC LEGACY. Below some of the world’s most expensive real estate, in the heart of Silicon Valley, pipes and pumps suck thousands of gallons of contaminated water every hour from vast underground toxic pools. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2014/mar/-sp-toxic-waste-silicon-valley-trail
L.A. Biz, October 22, 2014
▶ CALIFORNIA LOSES 228 BILLION GALLONS OF POTABLE WATER ANNUALLY FROM LEAKY UNDERGROUND PIPES http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2014/10/22/state-loses-billions-of-gallons-of-water-from.html
ClimateCentral, October 06, 2014
▶ CALIFORNIA DROUGHT IS SO BAD, EVEN ITS HYDROPOWER IS DRYING UP. Conditions are so dire that the California State Water Project, which provides supplemental water to 29 public water agencies, can only deliver 5 percent of the amount of water those agencies requested this year, he said. With less water filling the state’s reservoirs than usual, hydroelectric dams’ ability to produce electricity is drastically reduced. http://www.climatecentral.org/news/drought-dries-up-california-hydropower-18141
Los Angeles Times, August 20, 2014
▶ 63 TRILLION GALLONS OF GROUNDWATER LOST IN CALIFORNIA DROUGHT - CAUSING THE EARTH TO RISE 0.6" - STUDY http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-63-trillion-gallons-of-groundwater-lost-in-drought-study-finds-20140821-story.html
Common Dreams, March 20, 2015
▶ TO SOLVE CALIFORNIA'S WATER CRISIS, WE MUST CHANGE THE NATION'S FOOD SYSTEM http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/03/20/solve-californias-water-crisis-we-must-change-nations-food-system
IN PICTURES
UNDENIABLE PROOF THAT THE CALIFORNIA DROUGHT IS A BIG DEAL http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/our-drought-is-real_n_5659546.html
Santa Cruz Sentinel, December 07, 2014
▶ DROUGHT DRIES RURAL WELLS, RESIDENTS CARRY WATER IN BUCKETS. Only hours from Silicon Valley and Hollywood, in a state with the eighth-largest economy in the world, these desperate Californians are getting water in ways usually seen only in developing nations. They take water donated by charities or governments and store it in bottles, buckets, barrels and horse troughs. groundwater levels that have plummeted to all-time lows in many areas. In some communities in the San Joaquin Valley, groundwater has fallen more than 100 feet below previous record-setting levels. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/environment-and-nature/20141207/drought-dries-rural-wells-residents-carry-water-in-buckets
New York Times, August 31, 2014
▶ DESPERATELY DRY CALIFORNIA TRIES TO CURB PRIVATE DRILLING FOR WATER. PRECIOUS GROUND WATER NOT LONGER "FREE"? http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/01/us/politics/desperately-dry-california-tries-to-curb-private-drilling-for-water.html?_r=0
CBC News, March 20, 2015
▶ DROUGHT-RAVAGED LOS ANGELES LOOKING TO 'SPONGE UP' EVERY BIT OF RAINWATER http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/drought-ravaged-l-a-looking-to-sponge-up-every-bit-of-rainwater-1.3003645
HuffPost Green, January 30 2014
▶ CALIFORNIA MAY HAVE HIT ITS DRIEST POINT IN 500 YEARS AND THE EFFECTS ARE FRIGHTENING http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/30/california-drought-effects-500-years_n_4647529.html?ref=topbar
NASA VIDEO
CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT IS SO BAD, YOU CAN SEE IT FROM SPACE
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/18/california-drought-space_n_4809637.html
ProPublica, July 18, 2014
-▶ CALIFORNIA HALTS INJECTION OF FRACKING WASTE, WARNING IT MAY BE CONTAMINATING AQUIFERS http://www.propublica.org/article/ca-halts-injection-fracking-waste-warning-may-be-contaminating-aquifers
FRACKING AWAY THE WATER:
REPORT WARNS OF DWINDLING WATER SUPPLY REACHING CRISIS POINT IN USA WESTERN STATES http://sco.lt/59iE3l
National Geographic, February 13, 2014
▶ COULD CALIFORNIA'S MEGA DROUGHT LAST 200 YEARS? Two years into California's drought, Donald Galleano's grapevines are scorched shrubs, their charcoal-colored stems and gnarled roots displaying not a lick of life. "I've never seen anything like this," says Galleano, 61, the third-generation owner of a 300-acre vineyard in Mira Loma, California, that bears his name. "It's so dry ... There's been no measurable amount of rain." http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/02/140213-california-drought-record-agriculture-pdo-climate/
Reuters, August 21, 2014
▶ BAN ON FILLING SWIMMING POOLS HITS COMMUNITIES IN PARCHED CALIFORNIA http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/us-usa-california-pools-idUSKBN0GL2D120140821
Reuters, July 22, 2014
-▶ DROUGHT-STRICKEN CALIFORNIA AGENCIES SEEK 'WATER COPS' http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/23/us-usa-california-drought-idUSKBN0FR2JM20140723
Nightly Business Report, October 20, 2014
▶ ‘DROUGHT' BEER: CALIFORNIA BREWERIES HIT DRY TIMES. This drought is the most severe on record, and there’s no end in sight. Agriculture operations and manufacturers across California are drilling deeper, paying more, and competing with each other, with wildlife and with residents for water. But in the brewing business, it’s not just the water going into the cans which is now at a premium. It’s the water used to clean tanks... http://nbr.com/2014/10/20/drought-beer-california-breweries-hit-dry-times/
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WILDLIFE
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▶ CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS EXTINCTION FOR 82 PERCENT OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE FISH http://sco.lt/57HMXJ
Los Angeles Times, August 05, 2014
▶ CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: FLIGHTLESS GEESE RESCUED FROM DRIED-UP POND http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-drought-geese-rescued-dried-pond-20140805-story.html
KCET, February 21, 2014
▶ CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE REFUGES TO GET 30 PERCENT OF USUAL WATER, AS DROUGHT RATIONING IS PARCELED OUT http://www.kcet.org/news/redefine/rewild/agencies/wildlife-refuges-to-get-40-percent-of-usual-water.html
The Sacramento Bee, February 01, 2014
-▶ PROLONGED DROUGHT FORCES BIRDS FROM CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY FIELDS http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/31/6117139/prolonged-drought-forces-birds.html
Grist, January 29, 2014
-▶ RICE PADDIES PROVIDING RESPITE FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS IN DROUGHT-RAVAGED CALIFORNIA - WETLANDS ALMOST DISAPPEARED http://grist.org/news/rice-paddies-providing-respite-for-birds-in-drought-ravaged-california/
-▶ WETLANDS VITAL IN SUPPORTING HUMAN LIFE AND BIODIVERSITY http://sco.lt/6Gprk1
▶ WE'RE ON THE BRINK OF THE WORST DROUGHT IN 1,000 YEARS http://sco.lt/74mbHF
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SF Gate, September 19, 2014
▶ AMID CALIFORNIA DROUGHT, RECORD AMOUNT OF TOXIC RETARDANT USED ON RAGING OUT-OF-CALIFORNIA FIRE - MORE THAN 203,00 GALLONS IN ONE DAY ALONE http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/article/Retardant-record-set-on-massive-California-fire-5767613.php
CALIFORNIA BURNING
ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA NOW IN EXTREME DROUGHT, FUELING MASSIVE WILDFIRES http://sco.lt/6zOXWz
ScienceDaily, July 24, 2014
-▶ PARCHED WEST IS USING UP UNDERGROUND WATER: STUDY POINT TO GRAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR WESTERN U.S. WATER SUPPLY http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724172102.htm
NPR -The Two-Way
▶ CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: A SHOCKING PHOTO AND OTHER UPDATES http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/02/25/282624536/california-s-drought-a-shocking-photo-and-other-updates
New Republic, March 06, 2014
▶ CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT: THESE STATISTICS SHOW JUST HOW SCARY IT IS http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116898/californias-drought-these-statistics-show-just-how-scary-it
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Grist, March 04, 2014
▶ DROUGHT-PLAGUED CALIFORNIA TRIES TO DRINK THE OCEAN (HOLD THE SALT): HUGE ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY AND ECOSYSTEM COSTS http://grist.org/news/drought-plagued-california-tries-to-drink-the-ocean-hold-the-salt/
HuffPost Green, January 31, 2014
▶ IF YOU LIKE TO EAT, YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT CALIFORNIA'S WORST DROUGHT IN 500 YEARS http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/31/california-drought-food-p_n_4704299.html
Los Angeles, January 19, 2014
▶ DROUGHT OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER WATER POLICY http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-cap-drought-20140120,0,5503641.column#axzz2r0geIX8Z
NASA IMAGES
Earthsky Science, January 18, 2014
▶ MAJOR DROUGHT FOR U.S. WEST INCLUDING CALIFORNIA - Over 60% of the U.S. West is experiencing extreme drought. http://earthsky.org/earth/major-drought-for-u-s-west-including-california
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WHY BUSINESS NEEDS TO WAKE UP TO WATER WASTE
THE BUSINESS OF WATER:
DailyKoz, April 13, 2015
- ▶ NESTLE HAS BEEN PUMPING WATER FROM A CALIFORNIA NATIONAL FOREST WITH AN EXPIRED PERMIT FOR OVER 25 YEARS
- ▶ NESTLE BOTTLES FREE CALIFORNIA WATER FOR PROFIT -- WHILE STATE FACES DROUGHT OF THE CENTURY http://inhabitat.com/nestle-bottles-water-while-californians-face-drought-of-the-century/
MintPress News, March 20, 2015
- ▶ NESTLE CONTINUES STEALING WORLD'S WATER DURING DROUGHT. Nestlé is draining California aquifers, from Sacramento alone taking 80 million gallons annually. Nestlé then sells the people's water back to them at great profit under many dozen brand names. http://www.mintpressnews.com/nestle-continues-stealing-worlds-water-during-drought/203544/
"BOTTLED LIFE"
The Business with Bottled Water
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WORLD WATER DAY 2015
Water For A Sustainable World
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