In May, the month when state officials said they would ease up on a year-old water conservation plan, consumers used less water than they did three years before. For the month, water consumption statewide was down 28 percent from May of 2013, according to data released Wednesday by the state. The period tracked in May […]
Energy Briefs is a weekly recollection of local, regional, national and international news regarding some of the most intriguing news updates regarding energy, water and the environment. A report from a group of researchers at Stanford’s Water in the West program and the Gould Center for Conflict Resolution at the Stanford Law School found shortcomings […]
San Diegans, and California residents in general, stepped up water conservation efforts in May, state water officials reported Wednesday. Nearly all of the two dozen local water agencies in San Diego County posted large reductions in use compared to the same month in 2013, which the state uses as a benchmark. The largest of the […]
As a record number of trees stand dead or dying in California’s forests due to drought and beetle infestations, concerns are mounting that the die-off is creating an abundance of fuel likely to trigger wildfires that could threaten homes and lives. However, an emerging body of science finds little evidence to support these fears. Researchers […]
Californians still saving water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Record-Bee (Orange County)by Aaron OrlowskiIn May, the month when state officials said they would ease up on a year-old water conservation plan, consumers used less water than they did three years before. For the month, water consumption statewide was down 28 percent from May of 2013, according to data released Wednesday by the state. The period tracked in May […]
Energy Briefs: Better groundwater management needed in California, researchers say
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley PressEnergy Briefs is a weekly recollection of local, regional, national and international news regarding some of the most intriguing news updates regarding energy, water and the environment. A report from a group of researchers at Stanford’s Water in the West program and the Gould Center for Conflict Resolution at the Stanford Law School found shortcomings […]
Drought Alert: Water-saving technology
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS 8 (San Diego)San Diegans, and California residents in general, stepped up water conservation efforts in May, state water officials reported Wednesday. Nearly all of the two dozen local water agencies in San Diego County posted large reductions in use compared to the same month in 2013, which the state uses as a benchmark. The largest of the […]
Focus: Do Dead or Dying Trees Raise Wildfire Risk?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithAs a record number of trees stand dead or dying in California’s forests due to drought and beetle infestations, concerns are mounting that the die-off is creating an abundance of fuel likely to trigger wildfires that could threaten homes and lives. However, an emerging body of science finds little evidence to support these fears. Researchers […]