Category Archives: Groundwater Impacts

Groundwater Depletion Is Detected From Space

Posted on July 11, 2011 by admin

By FELICITY BARRINGER May 30, 2011 Scientists have been using small variations in the Earth’s gravity to identify trouble spots around the globe where people are making unsustainable demands on groundwater, one of the planet’s main sources of fresh water. … Continue reading →

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News Blackout on Clearing Redwoods for Vineyards

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Larry

I thought I would share a letter sent to the Press Democrat who blatantly had a story blackout on a crucial issue for Sonoma County–clearcutting hundreds of acres of redwoods to put in more grapes for wine making while the … Continue reading →

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Letter to Supervisor Carrillo on Hobbs’ Clearcuts

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Larry

Dear Mr Carrillo, As a 40 year resident, landowner and voter in Sonoma County I am deeply disturbed at the recent destruction of trees by Mr Paul Hobbs and his associates in the Highway 116 corridor. His actions show that … Continue reading →

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Rovics’ New Song on Fracking (Natural Gas Mining)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Larry

Hi folks, Hope you’re not tired of hearing from me, but when I make a new song I figure it’s worth sending out to everybody… This one is an evil practice known as hydraulic fracturing, which is ruining lives, land … Continue reading →

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Groundwater storage to save the coho

Posted on April 25, 2011 by admin

Mary Anderson, Redwood Times Posted: February 23, 2011 The fifth session of the Bureau of Land Management lecture series took place under rainy conditions at the BLM office on Tuesday evening. The four inches of rain that came with the … Continue reading →

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Amoebas in Drinking Water

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin

a Double Threat Analysis reveals widespread, hidden contamination by the sometimes lethal parasites Amoebas – blob-shaped microbes linked to several deadly diseases – contaminate drinking-water systems around the world, according to a new analysis. The study finds that amoebas are … Continue reading →

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Removing Arsenic from Drinking Water

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin

ScienceDaily (Mar. 7, 2011) — Pioneering technology by scientists at Queen’s University Belfast, which is transforming the lives of millions of people in Asia, is now being used to create safer drinking water in the United States. The award-winning system … Continue reading →

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Psst… Groundwater and Surface Water Do Mix

Posted on March 7, 2011 by admin

FELICITY BARRINGER An article published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters this week describes a new and simple way of measuring groundwater’s contribution to small streams on the surface. Sinking land levels in the San Joaquin Valley in California. By … Continue reading →

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Draining Our Rivers Dry, Will Parrish, Mar. 3, 7 pm

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Larry

To All, Here is a worthwhile event on how our streams are being dewatered destroying salmonids and other wildlife. –Larry The North Coast Wine Industry: Draining Our Rivers Dry Thursday, March 3, 2011, 7:00 p.m. Gualala Arts Center Investigative reporter, Will Parrish … Continue reading →

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How Small Mostly Conservative Towns Have Found the Trick to Defeating Corporations

Posted on February 28, 2011 by admin

TARA LOHAN – AlterNet If your community is considering selling its water, or privatizing its access to its water, YOU MUST, organize against this. It is going to become a crucial issue in the next several decades, as water becomes … Continue reading →

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