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Climate Change Predictions for San Luis Obispo County, Part 1

Part One in a Series San Luis Obispo County has no polar bears stranded on mini icebergs, no melting glaciers, no sinking island nations, no dissolving coral reefs – all effects caused by the growing  instability of our climate. This … Continue reading

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Water You Thinking? Panel Discussion of Water Issues Tuesday March 16, 2010

Water is the hub of Cambria issues. Essential for living things, possessing qualities unique to itself, water is a critical part of the complex systems all over the planet. Tonight’s event will be at Rabobank from 6-8pm. It is billed … Continue reading

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Evaluation of Various Additional Water Sources for Cambria

We’ve been on the current path toward desalination, carpooling with Bill D. Moratorium for nearly 10 years. Many studies have been commissioned and reviewed before the CCSD Directors back then decided how much water we need, at what level of … Continue reading

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Peter Gleick and Food & Water Watch on Desalination

With the recent regulatory approval of the Carlsbad (San Diego) desalination plant to be built by Poseidon, chatter on the net about Desal seems to have gotten louder. Peter Gleick, President of the Pacific Institute recently posted two articles about … Continue reading

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Historical Water Use in Cambria

Our water supply is limited and improving the efficiency of how we use water can make a huge difference. Cambria has been living under a water code 350 emergency declaration since 2001. We’ve had surcharges for excessive use off and … Continue reading

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CCSD Policies and Priorities in Sharp Relief

The May meeting of the CCSD Board provided some glimpses on some of the most critical policies of the District. The district is pursuing desalination at any cost, virtually ignoring the most cost effective element of its “balanced portfolio” of … Continue reading

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