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California wildfires: ‘We’re getting ready for the worst’
Posted by Associated Press: Elliot Spagat on May 18th, 2014
Associated Press: Drought-stricken California is preparing for its worst wildfire season ever, the state’s governor said Sunday. Gov. Jerry Brown told ABC’s “This Week” that the nearly dozen wildfires that caused more than $20 million in damage mark only the beginning. The state has 5,000 firefighters and has appropriated $600 million to battling blazes, but that may not be enough in the future. “We’re getting ready for the worst,” Brown said. “Now, we don’t want to anticipate before we know, but we need a full...
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San Diego approves pact for desalinated water
Posted by Associated Press: Elliot Spagat on November 30th, 2012
Associated Press: San Diego's regional water agency approved a contract Thursday to buy the entire output of what would be the Western Hemisphere's largest seawater desalination plant.
The San Diego County Water Authority voted on the 30-year contract involving Poseidon Resources LLC, which needed the deal to finance construction of the $984 million project.
The plant in Carlsbad is designed to produce 50 million gallons of highly purified drinking water a day, enough to supply about 8 percent of the region...