Drought: 1 Bel Air Home, 12 Million Gallons Per Year
As millions of California residents cut back on water use to fight the drought, one homeowner has apparently not received the memo.
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Hypocrisy Laid Bare: Tribal Rights Group Slams Conservation Movement’s Military Tactics
The director of an advocacy group for native tribespeople has slammed ‘green militarism’ – the conservation movement’s increasing use of military tactics to persecute tribespeople who use their ancestral lands. In particular he pointed the finger at the World Wildlife
Forget El Niño: ‘PDO’ Could Flood California
While climatologists keep an eye on what could be an historic El Niño on the West Coast this winter, another, less-well-known weather pattern currently developing in the Pacific Ocean could end California’s drought and then some–leaving the Golden State up to its ears in rainfall for up to a decade.
California Exceeds June Water Reduction Target in Battle Against Drought
Californians cut water use by 27.3 percent in June, the State Water Resources Control Board announced Thursday, good enough to exceed Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive order earlier this year for a 25 percent statewide water reduction.
WWF ‘Linked to Persecution of Native Tribes’
The World Wildlife Fund has refused to condemn the illegal eviction of thousands of tribespeople from the Kanha Tiger Reserve, telling reporters that, while they don’t support it, “there is a greater mission”. Tribes who have survived in the area
L.A. Area Veterans Facilities Waste Water During Drought
Veterans Affairs facilities in West Los Angeles and Loma Linda are apparently unconcerned about wasting water despite the state’s severe drought.
Water Bills Rise, Even as CA Cities Conserve During Drought
Californians drastically cut their water use in May, but water bills for millions of the state’s residents will inch higher as municipal water agencies continue to lose money during a record four-year drought.
Drought: CA City Forced to Dump 500,000 Gallons of Drinking Water
California cities are working overtime to conserve water during the state’s record four-year drought–but one city became a victim of its own savings success when it was forced to dump more than half a million gallons of drinkable water down the drain.
California Makes Biggest Water Conservation Gains Yet in Battle Against Drought
California residents slashed water use by 29 percent in May in the biggest conservation gain by the state since Gov. Jerry Brown announced mandatory water restrictions earlier this year.
#DroughtShaming Jerry Brown: Citizen Busts California Capitol for Illegal Watering
The Sacramento resident used his cellphone to record footage of sprinklers watering the grounds at the state Capitol last week–on days when, due to record drought, lawn watering is legally prohibited.
California Cuts Water to Agriculture
On Friday, California’s top water regulators issued new cutbacks on farmers holding senior water rights dating back more than 100 years.
‘Daily Show’ Pokes Fun at California Water Conservation
Jon Stewart’s Daily Show poked fun at California’s record drought by inviting California correspondent Al Madrigal on the show to take advantage of an East Coast “drought rumspringa.”
SeaWorld Shows Signs of Recovery from Blackfish Wounds
SAN DIEGO — New metrics indicate that SeaWorld may be turning the corner on the way back to recovery. The organization had faced massive criticism, and serious public and financial backlash, over accusations in the 2013 movie Blackfish and charges from animal activist groupPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) relating to the well-being of orcas (killer whales) in captivity at SeaWorld parks.
Jerry Brown Showers California with More Government
As I listened to California Governor, Jerry Brown on a Sunday morning talk show this past weekend, he confirmed that the ongoing water “crisis” has nothing to do with water, and everything to do with control. Brown, who took unprecedented
CA Water Board Approves Lawn-Watering, Restaurant Restrictions to Fight Drought
The California State Water Resources Control Board will hold a vote Tuesday on several water conservation measures designed to alleviate the state’s devastating four-year drought.