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Satellite study shows drought-stricken Colorado River Basin states depleting their groundwater

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A new satellite study finds more than 75% of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources. The Colorado River Basin (black outline) supplies water to about 40 million people in seven states. The research was funded by NASA and the University of California.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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The big-Mercury universe for 1964 included the top-grade Park Lane , the mid-level Montclair and the might-as-well-be-a-Ford-Galaxie Monterey. Built in Missouri, probably shipped to Colorado by train, then sold new in Greeley, located about 60 miles north of Denver and the site of a famous Utopian community during the late 19th century.

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Satellite and GPS Measurements Show Ice Loss from Greenland Ice Sheet Spreading to Northwest Coast

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A 2006 study by Wahr and Velicogna using the GRACE satellite indicated that Greenland lost roughly 684 cubic kilometers (164 cubic miles) of ice from April 2004 to April 2006—more than the volume of water in Lake Erie. Courtesy John Wahr, University of Colorado.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University. He has served on boards, consulted with associations, and written business plans.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University. He has served on boards, consulted with associations, and written business plans.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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February also saw the publication of a Los Angeles Times interview with US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu ( earlier post ), in which he voiced concern that the effects of climate change could decimate California’s agriculture as well as its urban water supplies. ” California is currently in its third year of serious drought.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

CalCars PRIUS+/Ron Gremban, Fall 2004 Ron Gremban, CalCars team; initially with EnergyCS technology (not used in redesigned conversion) Marin County, CA info@calcars.org 2. South Coast Air Quality Management District #2 August 2006, by EnergyCS (Los Angeles County) State of Colorado Energy Office by Hybrids-Plus, Sept. Contact mike@.

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