Wednesday, July 16, 2014

BUSINESS IS FAILING TO TAKE CARE OF PLANET, SOCIETY. So say 72% of 30K folks in 20 countries on 5 continents ... Obama announced climate change initiatives to guard power supply; improve local planning for flooding, coastal erosion, storm surges; better predict landslide risks as sea levels rise, storms and droughts intensify. Proposals from task force on climate preparedness ... DOA to award $236.3M to improve power infrastructure in rural areas of 8 states. Also new funds to help rural areas struggling with drought ... USGS, other agencies $13.1M to develop 3D map data to allow localities to draft strategies to respond to weather disasters ... Bureau of Indian Affairs $10M program to train Native Nations on climate change adaptations ... Centers for Disease Control, Prevention to release guide to help ID climate change related health hazards ... Energy Focus (EFOI) 1 for 10 reverse stock split ... Japan readying nuke restart. Regulator approved 2 reactors ... California started up to $500/day fines for watering gardens more than 2 days/week, washing car without shut-off nozzle, hosing down sidewalk. Public not conserving water use amid drought. (Um ... desalination plants? El Nino will take care of drought?) South coast region water use up 8% over previous yrs. 1/3 less water available for farmers this year. Ag ~75% of Cal water use. Drought to cost Cal $2.2B this year.

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