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California took on energy crisis, now it faces water crisis - San Francisco Chronicle

California took on energy crisis, now it faces water crisis
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 11 minutes ago
Armed with the governor's direction, state water managers are addressing the problems created by the drought through a variety of programs, including the

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New old water - San Francisco Chronicle


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New old water
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 13 minutes ago
This time around, amid a brutal drought and reduced pumpings through the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta, the San Diego Water Authority is expressing support

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Retrofit plan to ride out quake at Cal stadium - San Francisco Chronicle

Retrofit plan to ride out quake at Cal stadium
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 14 minutes ago
While plenty of buildings around the world sit atop earthquake faults, Memorial Stadium is unique because of the sheer quantity of people it holds: 75662.

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Cal's stadium quake-fault solution: carve it up, add plastic sheets - San Francisco Chronicle

Cal's stadium quake-fault solution: carve it up, add plastic sheets
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 26 minutes ago
While plenty of buildings around the world sit atop earthquake faults, Memorial Stadium is unique because of the sheer quantity of people it holds: 75662.

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California legislation would measure how much water is bottled - San Francisco Chronicle

California legislation would measure how much water is bottled
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 1 hour ago
California is in the midst of a drought and could be on the verge of a water crisis. The past spring was among the driest on record and experts are

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Review: Iraq tale `Lucky Ones' wallows in artifice - San Francisco Chronicle

Review: Iraq tale `Lucky Ones' wallows in artifice
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 1 hour ago
And how about that tornado, preceded by a monster hail storm, the foul weather wafting into the movie literally from out of the blue?

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Evolution of California Academy of Sciences - San Francisco Chronicle

Evolution of California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 5 hours ago
April 18, 1906: The fire that follows San Francisco's great earthquake guts the academy museum, wiping out many of its precious collections.
San Francisco's new California Academy of Sciences puts the world San Jose Mercury News
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Spain's environmentalists sound alarm - San Francisco Chronicle

Spain's environmentalists sound alarm
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 9 hours ago
Across Spain, nearly 20000 illegal wells are sucking water reserves from aquifers to support new housing tracts. And especially in the drought-ridden south,

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Another View: State's ag industry already water-wise - Sacramento Bee

Another View: State's ag industry already water-wise
Sacramento Bee,  USA - 45 minutes ago
Water use in California agriculture is enormously efficient. It's not used just once, but as many as eight times. The current 10-year drought in Australia
Farmers must monitor, reduce water use San Francisco Chronicle
Think tank solutions run dry in our valley Modesto Bee
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Farmers must monitor, reduce water use - San Francisco Chronicle

Farmers must monitor, reduce water use
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 26 minutes ago
Drought, population growth, global warming, a collapsing Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta environment - it's no secret that California's water challenges
Environmentalists want judge to void water contracts Merced Sun-Star
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Gas prices surge as Ike closes in on Texas - Christian Science Monitor


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Gas prices surge as Ike closes in on Texas
Christian Science Monitor, MA - 53 minutes ago
an online weather service with offices in Ann Arbor, Mich., and San Francisco. Though winds aren’t as strong as the devastating hurricane Carla in 1961,
Video: Money Minute: Gas, Oil, ImClone, Mortgages AssociatedPress
Ike bears down on US oil hub TVNZ
Natural gas up on storm; oil dips briefly below $100 MarketWatch
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Hurricane Ike makes an appearance in Dallas-Fort Worth - Dallas Morning News

Hurricane Ike makes an appearance in Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Morning News, TX - 1 hour ago
Want to catch an early view of Hurricane Ike? Step outside and look south. That big band of high clouds is the outermost edge of the clouds being pushed
Weather likely to inhibit air game San Francisco Chronicle
Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers, Preparing for Hurricane PR Web (press release)
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Weather likely to inhibit air game - San Francisco Chronicle

Weather likely to inhibit air game
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 1 hour ago
The early arrival is even more welcome now that the game has been moved from 6 pm CDT to noon because of Hurricane Ike. The team will be getting a 7 am
Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers, Preparing for Hurricane PR Web (press release)
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Stanford notes: Weather likely to inhibit air attack - San Francisco Chronicle

Stanford notes: Weather likely to inhibit air attack
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 1 hour ago
The early arrival is even more welcome now that the game has been moved from 6 pm CDT to noon because of Hurricane Ike. The team will be getting a 7 am
Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers, Preparing for Hurricane PR Web (press release)
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Hurricane Ike Enters Gulf, Heads for Coast of Texas (Update3) - Bloomberg


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Hurricane Ike Enters Gulf, Heads for Coast of Texas (Update3)
Bloomberg - 56 minutes ago
“It won't take much for Hurricane Ike to intensify,'' Thomas Downs, a meteorologist with Weather 2000 Inc. in New York, said.
Video: Ike Swamps Cuba, Eyes Texas AssociatedPress
Texas officials tell residents to brace for Hurricane Ike CBC.ca
Ike moves into gulf to regain strength San Francisco Chronicle
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Hurricane Ike Enters Gulf, Heads for Coast of Texas (Update2) - Bloomberg


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Hurricane Ike Enters Gulf, Heads for Coast of Texas (Update2)
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
“It won't take much for Hurricane Ike to intensify,'' Thomas Downs, a meteorologist with Weather 2000 Inc. in New York, said.
Hurricane Ike 8am Weather Update WSAV-TV
Texas officials tell residents to brace for Hurricane Ike CBC.ca
Ike moves into gulf to regain strength San Francisco Chronicle
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Earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay area - Hollister Free Lance

Earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay area
Hollister Free Lance, CA - 4 hours ago
By AP There were no reports of damage or injuries in Alamo or surrounding communities, said Jimmy Lee, a spokesman for the Contra Costa County Sheriff's

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Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Scares Bay Area Residents - eFluxMedia


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Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Scares Bay Area Residents
eFluxMedia - 9 hours ago
By Dee Chisamera The Friday magnitude 4.0 earthquake that shook the San Francisco Bay Area may have been a bit scary for some people, but fortunately the

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Study: Calif. farmers can profit by saving water - San Jose Mercury News


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Study: Calif. farmers can profit by saving water
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 15 hours ago
"It's been a missing piece of the information in the California water debate," he said. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought
Study finds California can cut farm water use San Francisco Chronicle
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California rattled by minor earthquake - MSNBC

California rattled by minor earthquake
MSNBC - 13 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO - A minor earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay area on Friday night. The US Geological Survey put the tremblor at a 4.0-magnitude.

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Minor earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay area - The Associated Press

Minor earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay area
The Associated Press - 19 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A minor earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay area Friday night. The US Geological Survey's preliminary report put the quake at a

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State gets serious about deepening drought - San Francisco Chronicle


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State gets serious about deepening drought
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Sep 5, 2008
The initiative, known as the 2009 Drought Water Bank, harkens back to measures taken during the long dry spell of the late 1980s and early 1990s and
Video: State Preparing For Another Dry Winter kcratv
California 'drought water bank' in the works Sacramento Bee
Drought conditions lead to creation of water bank San Jose Mercury News
Xinhua - Lake County News
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Drought conditions lead to creation of water bank - San Jose Mercury News


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Drought conditions lead to creation of water bank
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 22 hours ago
"It's possible that even in a normal (water) year, we could be in that situation," Gartrell said. In addition to creating the drought water bank,
Video: State Preparing For Another Dry Winter kcratv
ACWA Applauds Creation of Drought Water Bank MarketWatch
California "water bank" in works amid drought Reuters
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California to fight drought with water bank - Xinhua


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California to fight drought with water bank
Xinhua, China - Sep 4, 2008
The state's Department of Water Resources said Thursday that it has created the 2009 Drought Water Bank, which will allow them to buy excess water from
Video: State Preparing For Another Dry Winter kcratv
California "water bank" in works amid drought Reuters
State gets serious about deepening drought San Francisco Chronicle
KCBS - Sacramento Bee
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EBMUD sets 'loggers' to listen for leaks - San Francisco Chronicle

EBMUD sets 'loggers' to listen for leaks
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 16 hours ago
water by finding leaks in water mains before they surface. The effort was conceived of before the drought, but has taken on added urgency because of it.
EBMUD board must wake up Contra Costa Times
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Same Old Mistakes, Different Day - Gold Seek

Same Old Mistakes, Different Day
Gold Seek - 16 hours ago
The realm of the world economy is extraordinary…a 'slow volcano' could power San Francisco…and more! The Dow rose 89 points yesterday.

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