Californians jeer state’s decision to extend drought restrictions

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California’s decision to extend drought restrictions despite historic rain and snow has met with splashback from some waterlogged residents. The State Water Resources Control Board voted to keep the cutbacks in place at its Feb. 8 meeting, much to the shock of Californians grappling with flooding, mudslides, flash floods, sinkholes and torrential downpours. “I’m imagining […]

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February 19, 2017 at 11:11PM

Could Trump Take California To Court To Save A Navajo Coal Plant?

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California’s green energy mandates played a role in forcing the closure of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in Arizona, potentially opening up the Golden State to a federal lawsuit, according to a former lawmaker. Under state law, California public utilities are basically prohibited from renewing contracts with coal-fired power plant. Utilities must instead use fuels […]

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February 19, 2017 at 10:41PM

Largest Pension In US Now Supports Dakota Pipeline Opposition

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The country’s largest retirement fund is calling on financial institutions with investments in the Dakota Access Pipeline to browbeat the project’s developers into rerouting it away from American Indian tribal grounds. California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) believes construction on the $3.8 billion line will lead to an “escalation of conflict and unrest as well […]

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February 19, 2017 at 10:41PM

20 New Scientific Papers Link Modern Climate Trends To Solar Forcing

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A Robust Sun-Climate Connection Increasingly Affirmed By Scientists “The emerging causal effects from SS [solar activity] to GT [global temperatures], especially for recent decades, are overwhelmingly proved”                                                         […]

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February 19, 2017 at 10:41PM