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On AlterNet: california

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "california"

How Limousine Liberals, Water Oligarchs and Even Sean Hannity Are Hijacking Our Water Supply

How Limousine Liberals, Water Oligarchs and Even Sean Hannity Are Hijacking Our Water Supply

Yasha Levine, AlterNet. November 19, 2009.
A group of water oligarchs engineered a disastrous privatization scheme to make a fortune out of California's most precious natural resource.

Is California's New Water Legislation Better Than Nothing?

Is California's New Water Legislation Better Than Nothing?

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. November 18, 2009.
Despite the happy face being put on by some of the bill's supporters, including Governor Schwarzenegger, I doubt anyone is truly happy with the end result.

California Dems to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan

California Dems to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan

John Nichols, TheNation.com AlterNet: PEEK. November 17, 2009.
"End the U.S. Occupation and Air War in Afghanistan" is the title of a resolution endorsed over by the 300-member executive board of the California party.

California's Water Crisis Is Just the Beginning for Water Woes in the U.S.

California's Water Crisis Is Just the Beginning for Water Woes in the U.S.

Susan J. Marks, AlterNet. November 13, 2009.
The thirst for water in California, and across the country, has only just begun.

Who Is Stealing California's Water?

Who Is Stealing California's Water?

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. November 4, 2009.
We must stop pretending that water is free and unlimited, available to anyone who can put a siphon in a river or drill another groundwater well.

Environmental Groups Across California Oppose Legislative Water Package

Environmental Groups Across California Oppose Legislative Water Package

Dan Bacher, AlterNet. October 30, 2009.
Today environmental groups from around California weighed in with their opposition to the dangerous proposed water legislation.

Governor Schwarzenegger Holds California Hostage to Peripheral Canal Water Bond

Governor Schwarzenegger Holds California Hostage to Peripheral Canal Water Bond

Dan Bacher, AlterNet. October 9, 2009.
Schwarzenegger said he wants a water bill package including a peripheral canal and dams on his desk by Friday night before he will act on 700 bills awaiting his signature.

Dammed Crazy: What Do California's Water Woes Teach Us?

Dammed Crazy: What Do California's Water Woes Teach Us?

Lori Pottinger, Huffington Post. October 7, 2009.
The world has long looked to California's massively engineered water system as "advanced" and worth emulating. It may be time to rethink that.

Schwarzenegger Celebrates 'Green' Policies as He Wages War On Fisheries and Waterways

Schwarzenegger Celebrates 'Green' Policies as He Wages War On Fisheries and Waterways

Dan Bacher, AlterNet. September 25, 2009.
So much for the enviro governor, his record towards fish and water is an unprecedented disaster.

Tracking Sex Offenders on Your Phone: Smart or Paranoid?

Tracking Sex Offenders on Your Phone: Smart or Paranoid?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. September 24, 2009.
A hot new iPhone App uses GPS technology to track registered sex offenders everywhere. Are they keeping you safe, or profiting off paranoia?

California Senate Passes Ambitious Renewable Energy Standard -- Schwarzenegger Says He'll Veto

California Senate Passes Ambitious Renewable Energy Standard -- Schwarzenegger Says He'll Veto

Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger. September 14, 2009.
Schwarzenegger's solution -- he supports the higher renewable energy goal in principle -- is to mandate the change through executive order.

CA Tries to Spin Numbers for New Dam Project But it Will Be an Economic and Environmental Disaster

CA Tries to Spin Numbers for New Dam Project But it Will Be an Economic and Environmental Disaster

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. September 9, 2009.
The Bureau or Rec's new report actually shows the project is a bad idea, will create far fewer benefits than costs, and will be an ecological, recreational and economic failure.

Will Proof That Texas Executed an Innocent Man Change People's Minds On the Death Penalty?

Will Proof That Texas Executed an Innocent Man Change People's Minds On the Death Penalty?

Suzanne Ito, Blog of Rights AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 7, 2009.
Cameron Todd Willingham's last words were: "I have been persecuted 12 years for something I didn't do."

Peter Gleick: 'Drought Impacts on Unemployment Are Grossly Overstated'

Peter Gleick: 'Drought Impacts on Unemployment Are Grossly Overstated'

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. August 27, 2009.
Exaggerating the role that water plays in unemployment will do little to improve farm jobs and much to hurt rational water policy in the region.

Violent Prison Riots Are Only the Latest Sign of Our Dysfunctional Criminal Justice System

Violent Prison Riots Are Only the Latest Sign of Our Dysfunctional Criminal Justice System

Isaac-Davy Aronson, The Faster Times. August 17, 2009.
A recent riot at the California Institution for Men left 175 prisoners injured and 1,600 with nowhere to go. How did it get this bad?

The CA Legislature Unveiled 5 New Water Bills -- Are They Good or Bad News for the State's Water Woes?

The CA Legislature Unveiled 5 New Water Bills -- Are They Good or Bad News for the State's Water Woes?

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. August 12, 2009.
I would urge that California's water warriors hold their opinions until they actually read and digest these bills.

California Court Says Enough is Enough: Our Prison Population is Out of Control

California Court Says Enough is Enough: Our Prison Population is Out of Control

Sasha Abramsky, Comment Is Free. August 8, 2009.
For years, California has prioritized incarceration over all other social investments. Now it's being forced to release 40,000 prisoners in two years.

How Churches May Actually Help Gays Win the Marriage Fight

How Churches May Actually Help Gays Win the Marriage Fight

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. August 8, 2009.
Religious communities don't have to be the enemy of gay rights -- in fact, as some are showing, they can help swing votes for equality.

Can California Be Drought-Proof by 2020?

Can California Be Drought-Proof by 2020?

Melinda Burns, Miller-McCune.com. August 3, 2009.
The state has got a plan to cut water use 20 percent by 2020. Is it realistic? And will rate increases spur revolt?

Why California Can Have Healthy Farming Even as Water Supply Diminshes

Why California Can Have Healthy Farming Even as Water Supply Diminshes

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. July 27, 2009.
The Pacific Institute show how California's agricultural sector can flourish despite threats to water supply.

Bodies Stack Up as California Counts Cost of Funerals

Agence France Presse July 24, 2009.
Bodies left unclaimed, cadavers stacked high in morgues and burial rates tumbling as loved ones cut funeral costs: the crippling recession is even haunting the dead across the United States.

Schwarzenegger Defends Knife-Wielding Twitter Video

Agence France Presse July 22, 2009.
The governor is under fire for a budget plan announced this week that will see 15 billion dollars in spending cuts from services such as education and health care.

Schwarzenegger Reaches California Budget Deal

Jim Christie, Reuters July 21, 2009.
Schwarzenegger and top lawmakers agreed on Monday to close a $26.3 billion deficit.

Schwarzenegger, Lawmakers Resume California Budget Talks

Agence France Presse July 20, 2009.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday resumed thorny negotiations with lawmakers.

Trading and bartering California IOUs may come soon

Jan Paschal, Reuters July 13, 2009.