Marco Rubio Cracks Drought Joke at GOP Debate
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) cracked a joke about California’s drought at the start of the GOP debate on Wednesday evening.
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Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Scott Walker Slam Jerry Brown over Drought
California Gov. Jerry Brown is not running for president–yet, anyway–but he came under fire from three Republican presidential candidates in Nevada on Saturday, as they slammed him for his policies on California’s drought, and for linking it to climate change.
Drought Is Going to Create Amazing Wine for 2015 Vintage
The California drought may be hitting the state hard, but wine growers in the Lodi region say that the paucity of water will make their 2015 wines tastier.
California Faces Strongest El Niño Since 1997 Season of Death, Destruction
With Los Angeles receiving small amounts of rain on three separate days last week, red crabs washing ashore in Orange County, and three simultaneous typhoons in the western Pacific Ocean in early July, El Niño (“little boy”) is beginning to crank up
Drought: All Boats Ordered out of Folsom Lake
This Father’s Day, dads with boats at Folsom Lake received disappointing news as they were forced to pull their boats from the marina due to low water levels resulting from California’s fourth year of drought. Sunday also coincided with the first day of summer.
California Drought: State Shuts Off Water to Mountain House, Population 15,000
From CBS Sacramento: The upscale community of Mountain House, west of Tracy, is days away from having no water. It’s not just about lawns—there may not be a drop for the 15,000 residents to drink. “We’re out there looking for
Drought: Lawnmowers Spark Two Summer Fires in California
Fire season has arrived early in California, and the crippling drought has helped an unlikely culprit–lawnmowers–start several blazes in Sacramento, which could have rendered one home a complete loss.
Israeli Experts Offer California Advice on Saving Water
A team of water technology experts from Israel is helping California battle the state’s crippling drought problem by offering ways to implement water conservation. The experts spoke in Sacramento on Thursday to offer their insights, experiences and tips.
Pamela Anderson Strips Down for ‘Psycho’ PETA Ad
Pamela Anderson stripped down for a reenactment of the infamous Psycho shower scene in a new print advertisement for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
California Govt. Approves Unprecedented Water Cutbacks to Deal with Drought
California water regulators adopted sweeping, unprecedented restrictions Tuesday on how people, governments and businesses can use water amid the state’s ongoing drought.
Would Going Vegetarian Help Curb the Drought?
It’s only getting worse. As a fifth year of crippling droughts dries California up, leaders at local and state levels have been seeking a host of ways to combat the absence of water, the most basic necessity. While desalinization and using recycled waste water are drawing more interest, liberal media outlets have suggested that going vegetarian could be a viable, long-term option.
Fiorina Slams Liberals: Human Beings Are More Important Than Fish
Potential 2016 presidential candidate and former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina recently penned an op-ed in Time in which she chastises liberal environmentalists for making a species of fish a priority over human beings, resulting in billions of gallons of precious fresh water released to the Pacific Ocean–water that could have been used to help California during it’s fourth year of a devastating drought.
Carly Fiorina: Liberals Devalue Lives and Livelihood
In her op-ed for Time magazine, Carly Fiorina hinted that California’s water shortage is partly caused by the liberal agenda.
Carly Fiorina: Environmentalists to Blame for California’s ‘Tragic’ Drought
In an interview with Glenn Beck on Monday, potential 2016 presidential candidate and former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina said liberal environmentalists are the cause of California’s “man-made” drought, which has created unprecedented water restrictions. She also said this “disaster” could have been avoided.
Gov Jerry Brown: Californians to Be Heavily Fined for Long Showers
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA) said Californians will face heavy fines for taking long showers. Brown said, “This executive order is done under emergency power. It has the force of law. Very unusual. It’s requiring action
Why President–Er, Governor–Brown Took Drastic Action on Water
On Wednesday, California Gov. Jerry Brown made national headlines by announcing that he had “signed an executive order requiring the State Water Resources Control Board to implement measures in cities and towns to cut the state’s overall water usage by
