The drought that has plagued most of Texas for the past several years is forcing municipalities to consider what some might think a radical solution to finding more drinking water. The solution: recycling flushed toilet water into drinking water. Wichita
The rain didn’t come to California last year, but it is was raining “Benjamins” on Capitol Hill as the Central Valley’s Paramount Farm interests contributed $457,000 to Congress, and the Westlands Water District spent $1,600,000 on lobbying and outreach last year.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The highest beef prices in almost three decades have arrived just before the start of grilling season, causing sticker shock for both consumers and restaurant owners — and relief isn’t likely anytime soon. A dwindling number
The California state government announced last week that federal and state water management agencies had agreed on a new plan for managing the state’s water needs over the next several months, in the midst of one of the most severe
NBC Bay Area: The Hetch Hetchy water system, which not only supplies water but also electricity to the San Francisco Bay Area, is feeling the effects of the California drought. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.
An Inconvenient Truth utilized a failed presidential candidate with a Power Point presentation to warn the world about global warming. Flash forward eight years. That warming is now a pregnant pause, and some of the ex-Vice President’s dire predictions haven’t come
President Obama visited the drought-stricken Central Valley of California in February to announce his solution: another billion dollars to study “climate change.” Here’s a bulletin for those who missed the Holocene Epoch: the planet has been warming–on and off–since the
The state of California finds itself in a fracking mess. The political energy of the Democrats’ supermajority in Sacramento is running on toxic fumes. The case can be made that the corruption of the recent convictions, indictments, investigations, and suspensions
You’ve been reading all week in the MSM about the doomsday predictions in the latest IPCC report. You’ve quaked at headlines like: “Climate change harms food crops, says IPCC” (Financial Times) “Climate signals growing louder” (New York Times) “Climate change
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kurt Busch’s Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, in some ways, was like his career wrapped into one afternoon. It started with a pit road confrontation with Brad Keselowski, one that had Busch threatening over his radio to
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A moderate earthquake that rattled a swath of Southern California forced several dozen people in one community out of their homes after firefighters discovered foundation problems that made the buildings unsafe to enter, authorities said Saturday.
The Public Policy Institute of California’s (PPIC) latest poll reveals that 60% of adults and 50% of likely voters would approve even the most expensive proposal to solve the problems caused by the water drought. An $11.1 billion bond for
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs knew the Philadelphia 76ers were coming in on a long losing streak. They had no intentions of taking it easy on them. Austin Daye had 22 points and Tim Duncan added 19
In California, where drought conditions are severe, regulations that prevent water from reaching desperate farmers prompted thousands of farmers to rally Wednesday in protest. At the same time the rally was held, farmers were in Washington to testify at a
On March 23, one percent of the flow of the Colorado River will be released into Mexico, to flow into the river delta and the Gulf of California as part of an experiment in environmental restoration over several months. The
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Drops of rain fell on Josephine Miller’s 1920s bungalow — a watery relief in the midst of a punishing drought. Instead of flowing into storm drains and washing out to sea, an oversized tank harvested
TEXAS–The Single-Use Carry Out Bag Ordinance, which took effect in Austin last year, forbids most retailers from giving out plastic shopping bags in an effort to encourage the use of reusable alternatives. In response to a flood of negative feedback regarding
On Sunday, The New York Times ran an opinion piece stating that the terrible drought in California is not due to global warming. Martin P. Hoerling, a research meteorologist at the Earth System Research Laboratory of the National Oceanic and
DETROIT (AP) — William Clay Ford, the owner of the Detroit Lions and last surviving grandchild of automotive pioneer Henry Ford, has died. He was 88. Ford Motor Co. said in a statement Sunday that Ford died of pneumonia at
WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) warns that California’s water crisis will continue until there are major changes in state government, and until Republicans win the U.S. Senate. “We are being governed by people who are out of their
The Buffalo Bills, who have played a National Football League home game in Toronto for each of the past six years, will not play one there in 2014, team president Russ Brandon said Wednesday. The Bills had an agreement with
On Friday, the Labor Department is expected to report the economy added 150,000 jobs in February. This is less than half the pace needed to lower unemployment to an acceptable level, and President Obama’s budget promises little relief. Unemployment could
The Federal government is shuttered once again as torrential snow and ice beset the nation’s capital, prompting the House and Senate to cancel votes scheduled for Monday evening. The nation’s capital has declared a snow emergency that went into effect
Democrats in the California legislature are moving ahead with SB 848,a $7 billion water bond that focuses almost entirely on water treatment and preparation for climate change, and ignores water storage. The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Lois Wolk, is
ST. HELENA, Calif. (AP) — With California in the grips of drought, farmers throughout the state are using a mysterious and some say foolhardy tool for locating underground water: dowsers, or water witches. Practitioners of dowsing use rudimentary tools —
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first wave of a powerful Pacific storm spread rain and snow early Friday through much of California, where communities endangered by a wildfire just weeks ago now faced the threat of mud and debris flows.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Thursday he will seek re-election this year, an expected step into a contest in which he is the favorite. The 75-year-old Democrat said in a statement on his campaign website that
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Through rain and wrecks, Dale Earnhardt Jr. ended the only drought that mattered. NASCAR’s most popular driver won the Daytona 500 for the second time, a decade after his first victory in the “Great American
The Food and Drug Administration was given permission by Congress in 2010 to regulate practices on farms across the nation. Now small farms, many of whom use organic farming techniques, are finding that the methods they have been using for
Earlier this month, state water authorities revealed that many California farmers would receive none of their annual water allocation from the State Water Project. Now, federal water authorities have announced that the farmers will receive no water from the Central Valley Project.
Six years ago street artist Shepard Fairey created “Hope & Change” posters from an AP photo to help elect Sen. Barack Obama and usher in a bigger machine while claiming the moniker of anti-establishment artist. Being a propagandist for the
California Governor Jerry Brown unveiled a $687.4-million drought relief plan in Sacramento on Wednesday that was hailed by Democrats and state water authorities, but which will do little to address the larger issues plaguing water management in the region. The package
Food industry specialists and economists are warning that milk could jump as much as 60 cents a gallon putting the dairy staple at its most expensive per gallon cost ever. Several factors are contributing to the rise in prices. From
When he first ran for the presidency, Barack Obama promised to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet. On Tuesday, he claimed to have delivered on that promise, telling an audience in Maryland that his administration had
David Dayen of Politico Magazine asks: “Can Anybody Save California?” The thrust of his article is an attempt to shift blame from politicians (especially President Barack Obama) to climate change. (Dayen makes little note of the federal government’s role, and
Hi, Alexander Hamilton here. Okay, I’ve been dead since 1804, but I still keep up with things. And so, for example, I was amused to see groupon.com, the online daily deals company, touting a special deal, offering customers $10 off on their
President Barack Obama offered the desperate farmers and farmworkers of the drought-stricken Central Valley a desultory relief package last week: $1 billion for a “climate resilience fund,” plus “summer meals” and various other kinds of aid. For a president who
Some officials claim that due to global warming, ski towns may be going the way of the Dodo. “It’s the single greatest threat to our local economy,” says Steven Skadron, mayor of Aspen, CO. In the midst of this particularly
BOSTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) —The mid-Atlantic region of the United States got new rain and snow Saturday from a storm system forecasters said could turn into a blizzard as it moved north. The storm was predicted to gain strength over
No, not there. Rather, a better use for the $1 billion that President Barack Obama pledged today to a “climate resilience fund” would be to invest in a desalination plant that could help alleviate some of California’s periodic water shortages.