Category Archives: Climate Change Impacts

Fight Reignites to Stop Keystone XL

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Larry

Fight Reignites to Stop Keystone XL Republicans in Washington, D.C., aren’t giving up trying to ram through the Keystone XL pipeline. On Monday, less than two weeks after President Obama rejected the controversial Canada-to-Texas project, Republicans in the Senate introduced … Continue reading →

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Appeal by Environmental Water Caucus

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Larry

Hi Alan: I’m writing to personally urge you join the Environmental Water Caucus’ detailed comments to the fifth draft of their Delta Plan.  This Plan, mandated by the State Legislature, will affect virtually every citizen and largely shape the water … Continue reading →

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Big Wine & Global Warming

Posted on August 22, 2011 by admin

by Darwin Bond-Graham on Jul 21st, 2011 Mendocino County’s wineries have been among the most aggressive in branding themselves, and the rest of the haute alcohol industry, as ecologically sustainable. They’ve been successful enough so far that the ubiquitous vineyards … Continue reading →

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Global Warming to Hurt Salmon Habitats and Invite Invasive Species

Posted on July 11, 2011 by admin

A Congressionally ordered study of global warming and Western water resources was issued 25 April, and the Interior Department officials are calling it the first of its kind. This 226 page study authorized in 2009 covers eight Western water basins … Continue reading →

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Urgent Action on EPA Stormwater-Send by Monday, May 16

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Larry

Dear Partners for Clean Water, As partners in a statewide effort to secure protections for polluted waterways, we ask for your help in letting U.S. EPA know that Californians support strong federal leadership on reducing storm water pollution and restoring … Continue reading →

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Bolivia enshrines natural world’s rights with equal status for Mother Earth

Posted on May 2, 2011 by admin

Law of Mother Earth expected to prompt radical new conservation and social measures in South American nation John Vidal in La Paz guardian.co.uk, April 10, 2011 Bolivia is set to pass the world’s first laws granting all nature equal rights … Continue reading →

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The beaver’s New Brand: Eco-saviour

Posted on April 25, 2011 by admin

ERIN ANDERSSEN Saturday’s Globe and Mail Feb. 18, 2011 Our bucktoothed icon is hard-working and monogamous, steadfast and stable in the Canuck way. But beloved? Not when one drops a tree on your cottage or floods your land with its … Continue reading →

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Scientists Connect Global Warming to Extreme Rain

Posted on March 28, 2011 by admin

Feb. 16, 2011 Extreme rainstorms and snowfalls have grown substantially stronger, two studies suggest, with scientists for the first time finding the telltale fingerprints of man-made global warming on downpours that often cause deadly flooding. Two studies in Wednesday’s issue … Continue reading →

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Worldwide Rising Seas and the Greenwater Equation

Posted on March 28, 2011 by admin

November 2, 2010 FELICITY BARRINGER Worldwide overpumping of groundwater, particularly in northern India, Iran, Mexico, northeastern China and the American West, more than doubled from 1960 to 2000 and is responsible for about 25 percent of the rise in sea … Continue reading →

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29th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference, Mar 23-26

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Larry

Hello, I am writing on behalf of Salmonid Restoration Federation to inform you that the 29th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference will be held March 23-26, 2011 in San Luis Obispo, CA. This is the premier salmon and steelhead restoration conference … Continue reading →

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