In Spain, Water Is a New Battleground
Summary from United States, from articles in English
|
Murcia, traditionally a poor farming region, has undergone a resort-building boom in recent years, even as many of its farmers have switched to more thirsty crops, encouraged by water transfer plans, which have become increasingly untenable. (article 3)
Climate change means that creeping deserts may eventually drive 135 million people off their land, the United Nations estimates. (article 3)
California's water situation shines a light on the inevitability that one good thing can take a toll on other good things. (article 2)
But the good things we have to do to conserve water - water rationing in the East Bay - will have repercussions on other areas of resource conservation. (article 2)
Abill that would require Californians to cut per-capita water use 20% by 2020 quietly passed in the Assembly last week, by a vote of 48 to 30. (article 1)
Like its spiritual cousin, AB 32, which set statewide goals for greenhouse-gas emissions, AB 2175 represents a groundbreaking and positive step for California. (article 1)
But also like AB 32, its success in the Senate and beyond depends on how legislators, the governor, cities and agricultural users work out its implementation. (article 1)
Proposals for amendments to the bill, which is expected to have its hearing in a Senate committee this month, abound. (article 1)
|
Event tracking:
Story keywords
|
water, AB, conservation, farmers, rationing |
Source articles
- Californians, start conserving (L.A. Times, 06/02/2008, 477 words)
- The good, and bad, of conservation (sfgate.com, 06/03/2008, 430 words)
- In Spain, Water Is a New Battleground (nytimes.com, 06/03/2008, 745 words)
- Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 06/03/2008, 676 words)
|
|
