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2015/04/282015/04/28

SchwartzReport: 9 States Running Out of Water

03 Economy, 06 Family, 07 Health, 11 Society, 12 Water, Corruption, Government, Idiocy

I live in the Pacific Northwest and recently had conversations with two real estate agents we know. Both were aware that not only are people from dry states moving into our area, so are the Chinese — just as they did in Vancouver when Hong Kong was turned over to China by the British. This is all part of the Migration Trend I have both predicted and described in SR over the last 15 years when I first saw data suggesting it.

9 States That Are Running Out Of Water

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2015/04/182015/04/16

Yoda: Sao Paulo Out of Water — Lessons?

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Idiocy & corruption are expensive.

A Mega City Runs Dry

Three Key Lessons From São Paulo's Water Crisis

2015/04/152015/04/14

SchwartzReport: Republicans Seek to Sell Off or Give Away National Forests — Time for States to Repossess Land?

01 Agriculture, 03 Economy, 03 Environmental Degradation, 07 Other Atrocities, 12 Water, Corruption, Earth Intelligence, Government, Idiocy

It is the intention of the Republican Party to see that America's heritage of national forests be sold for a pittance, or just given away to a small group of corporations. This is so shameful I am amazed that that is not the lead story of the news cycle. But the corporate media doesn't really seem to think the issue is of much importance, so it doesn't get much coverage.

CONGRESS PASSES MEASURE TO ALLOW SELLING OFF NATIONAL FORESTS AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS

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2015/04/08

SchwartzReport: Organic Farming Nearly as Productive as Industrial (And Vastly Less Costly)

01 Agriculture, 07 Health, 12 Water, Earth Intelligence

One of the selling points for industrial chemical agriculture is that nothing can equal its productivity. As this report explains, this is not true, and when the pollution and toxicity costs and effects are factored in there really is no contest. We need to completely reassess our agricultural practices, from the subsidies to the actual farming. We are on the wrong track.

Organic Nearly as Productive as Industrial Farming, New Study Says

2015/04/06

Michel Bauwens: Californians Outraged As Oil Producers & Frackers Excluded From Emergency Water Restrictions

12 Water, Commerce, Corruption, Government

Californians Outraged As Oil Producers & Frackers Excluded From Emergency Water Restrictions

California’s oil and gas industry is estimated (with official data due to be released in coming days) to use more than 2 million gallons of fresh water per day; so it is hardly surprising that, as Reuters reports, Californians are outraged after discovering that these firms are excluded from Governor Jerry Brown’s mandatory water restrictions, “forcing ordinary Californians to shoulder the burden of the drought.”

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2015/03/292015/03/27

Jean Lievens: New Age of Water Wars

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New Age Of Water Wars Portends ‘Bleak Future’ For The Middle East

New research shows that water scarcity linked to climate change is now a global problem playing a direct role in aggravating major conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa.

New peer-reviewed research published by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) shows that water scarcity linked to climate change is now a global problem playing a direct role in aggravating major conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa.

Numerous cities in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia are facing “short and declining water supplies per capita,” which is impacting “worldwide” on food production, urban shortages, and even power generation. Read full article.

2015/03/232015/03/22

SchwartzReport: Undamming Rivers…

03 Environmental Degradation, 12 Water, Civil Society, Ethics, Government

Depaving Cities, Undamming Rivers: How We're Undoing the Damage

The largest dam-removal project in history reached completion last fall, when excavators dredged the final tons of pulverized concrete from the Elwha River channel in Western Washington. Native fish, banished for 100 years from their historic spawning habitat, already were rediscovering the Elwha's newly accessible upper stretches. Within weeks of the final explosion in August, threatened bull trout and chinook salmon were spotted migrating beyond the rubble.