WATER WOES – ARIZONA, LA...

Jun 17, 2015 by

WATER WOES – ARIZONA, LAKE POWELL, NAVAJO NATION, COLORADO RIVER

[Translate] Shutterstock This power plant slurps up water for Arizona — and burns 15 tons of coal a minute By Abrahm Lustgarten This...

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YET ANOTHER WAY THAT OIL IS SC...

Jun 15, 2015 by

YET ANOTHER WAY THAT OIL IS SCREWING THE ENVIRONMENT

[Translate] .Oil refineries use a ton of water—and a lot of them are in drought-plagued California. —By Julia Lurie  MOTHER JONES...

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WHY MOBY WANTS YOU TO STOP SHO...

Jun 12, 2015 by

WHY MOBY WANTS YOU TO STOP SHOWERING

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS   Skip Showers For Beef, a new grassroots project born of the California drought,...

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CALIFORNIA IS SINKING FASTER T...

Jun 11, 2015 by

CALIFORNIA IS SINKING FASTER THAN EVER, THANKS TO MASSIVE OVERPUMPING OF WATER

[Translate] Shutterstock By Nathan Halverson  GRIST This story was originally published by Reveal from the Center for Investigative...

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FROM MULTI-YEAR DROUGHT TO FLA...

Jun 3, 2015 by

FROM MULTI-YEAR DROUGHT TO FLASH FLOODING: “WEATHER WHIPLASH EXPLAINED”

[Translate] by Joe Romm   CLIMATE PROGRESS Drought will become much of America’s normal climate if we stay near business-as-usual CO2...

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This roadkill map says a lot a...

May 26, 2015 by

This roadkill map says a lot about California’s drought

[Translate] California Roadkill Observation System By Liz Core GRIST California’s drought is taking a toll on the state’s wildlife....

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Climate change threatens elect...

May 23, 2015 by

Climate change threatens electric power supply in California, report warns

[Translate] theguardian By 2050 extended years of drought could lead to an electricity shortage as well as a water shortage,...

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Private Water Industry Says Wa...

May 21, 2015 by

Private Water Industry Says Water Bills “Have to Go Up”

[Translate] Morning sunlight spilled through long, narrow windowpanes inside the ballroom of the Francis Marion hotel, located in the...

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CALIFORNIA’S WATER SUPPL...

May 18, 2015 by

CALIFORNIA’S WATER SUPPLY COULD DRY UP WITHIN A YEAR

[Translate]   Shutterstock California’s State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday expanded emergency regulations regarding...

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Landscape Architecture in the ...

May 14, 2015 by

Landscape Architecture in the News Highlights (May 1 – 15)

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor Amid Drought, The West Is No Place For a Lawn, As Nevada Has Learned – The Los Angeles Times,...

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7 Easy Tips to Save Water in Y...

May 12, 2015 by

7 Easy Tips to Save Water in Your Home

[Translate] by Yuka Yoneda, INHABITAT Did you know that your daily five-minute shower uses more water than the average person in a...

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Who controls California’s tap?...

May 11, 2015 by

Who controls California’s tap? Here’s what I learned from a fat book

[Translate] Black.Dots. By Nathanael Johnson   GRIST Like lots of people in drought-desiccated California, I have been hustling to...

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Let’s get over the whole “toil...

May 10, 2015 by

Let’s get over the whole “toilet to tap” thing, shall we?

[Translate] Nathan Phillips By Madeleine Thomas   GRIST “Toilet to tap” is such an unfortunate phrase, isn’t it? Hate to break it to...

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At Least 12 Million Trees Are ...

May 7, 2015 by

At Least 12 Million Trees Are Dead Because Of California’s Drought

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling  CLIMATE PROGRESS Hundreads of trees sit dead in the San Bernardino National Forest in California, due...

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California Isn’t the Onl...

May 6, 2015 by

California Isn’t the Only State with Water Woes

[Translate] Environment Forty states will see water shortages in the next decade. By Elaine Povich / Stateline   VIA ALTERNET Photo...

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California’s Drought Could Upe...

May 5, 2015 by

California’s Drought Could Upend America’s Entire Food System

[Translate] AP by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS On April 1, California Governor Jerry Brown stood in a field in the Sierra Nevada...

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California has a real water ma...

May 4, 2015 by

[Translate] Aqueduct in Saugus, Calif.    Jeff Turner By Nathanael Johnson GRIST When I started reporting on California’s drought I...

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U.S. Braces for Even Worse Wil...

May 3, 2015 by

U.S. Braces for Even Worse Wildfire Season

[Translate]   By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG Forest fires rage in the mountains above the urban sprawl of...

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Landscape Architecture in the ...

Apr 30, 2015 by

Landscape Architecture in the News Highlights (April 16 – 30)

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor Hermann Park’s Japanese Garden Serves As City Oasis – The Houston Chronicle, 4/17/15 “Hermann...

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BREAKING: California Governor ...

Apr 29, 2015 by

BREAKING: California Governor Issues North America’s Most Aggressive Climate Goal

[Translate] by Ari PhillipsCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo On Wednesday morning, four-term California Governor Jerry Brown issued...

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Well Drilling Has Deep Impact ...

Apr 27, 2015 by

Well Drilling Has Deep Impact on Health of Great Plains

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     A farmer and his sons struggle through a dust storm in...

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California’s drought isn’t doo...

Apr 27, 2015 by

California’s drought isn’t doomsday, but yes, it will change the state

[Translate] Low water at Folsom Reservoir    Robert Couse-Baker By Nathanael Johnson GRIST As California parches, people in the state...

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‘Explosive’ Wildfires Ar...

Apr 26, 2015 by

‘Explosive’ Wildfires Are Already Out Of Control Months Before Fire Season

[Translate] by Samantha Page  CLIMATE PROGRESS California’s firefighters are bracing for a long summer. CREDIT: AP Photo/Marcio Jose...

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How to Save Water, the Califor...

Apr 24, 2015 by

How to Save Water, the Californian Way (Part 2)

[Translate]  The Dirt Contributor For the past century, much of California has relied on an inherently fragile and unreliable...

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California drought water-use r...

Apr 18, 2015 by

California drought water-use rules could force 36% reduction on Beverly Hills

[Translate] The Guardian California Officials introduce proposals for different cities and counties, backed up with heavy potential...

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How can we stop farmer suicide...

Apr 16, 2015 by

How can we stop farmer suicides?

[Translate] Grist / Grant Wood By Madeleine Thomas  GRIST Trigger warning: This piece discusses suicide, depression, and suicide’s...

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Why Brazil’s megadrought...

Apr 14, 2015 by

Why Brazil’s megadrought is a Wall Street failure

[Translate] Amy Larkin   THE GUARDIAN Brazil’s recent drought shows that Wall Street is still baffled by the economic cost of...

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California Cities Really, Real...

Apr 11, 2015 by

California Cities Really, Really Want Residents to Kill Their Lawns

[Translate] San Francisco and Los Angeles have announced new public-education programs encouraging people to use less...

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Making almonds the drought’s s...

Apr 10, 2015 by

Making almonds the drought’s scapegoat? That’s nuts

[Translate] Shutterstock By Nathanael Johnson   GRIST Almonds have become the poster-nut for human wastefulness in California’s...

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There’s A 60 Percent Chance El...

Apr 10, 2015 by

There’s A 60 Percent Chance El Niño Could Last All Year

[Translate] by Joe Romm  CLIMATE PROGRESS California’s January-March temperature since 1895. An arrow points to state’s amazing...

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