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[http://www.kqed.org/news/climatewatch/water.jsp CA water map] (reservoir levels)
 
[http://www.kqed.org/news/climatewatch/water.jsp CA water map] (reservoir levels)
 
[http://www.kqed.org/news/climatewatch/delicate_balance/index.html Sacramento Delta] is inceribly important in terms of wildlife and drinking water.
 
  
 
[http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/climate-watch-california-at-the-tipping-point-part-one California at the Tipping Point] KQED 4/9
 
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The Big Energy Gamble (Jan. 2009) Can California's ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases actually succeed? [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0401/01.html Watch now] (50 mins.) PBS Nova
 
The Big Energy Gamble (Jan. 2009) Can California's ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases actually succeed? [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0401/01.html Watch now] (50 mins.) PBS Nova
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[http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R201005171000 Nitrates in the water] from farming.  [http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201005140850 Nitrates in CA drinking water] 5/10 can lead to Blue Baby Syndrome.
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[http://www.kqed.org/news/climatewatch/specialseries/danaglacier.jsp  Shrinking glaciers]
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[http://www.kqed.org/news/climatewatch/maps.jsp CA maps] including
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[http://www.kqed.org/news/climatewatch/water.jsp CA water map] (reservoir levels)
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[http://www.kqed.org/news/climatewatch/delicate_balance/index.html Sacramento Delta] is incredibly important in terms of wildlife and drinking water.
  
  

Revision as of 19:07, 17 May 2010

California has long history of taking the lead on green issues.


Climate Change

Climate Watch is a blog that list a variety of media, including NPR's Climate Connections. Includes coverage of carbon, as well as fire and water issues. See also "fun" stats

Shrinking glaciers

CA maps including CO2 map

CA water map (reservoir levels)

California at the Tipping Point KQED 4/9

UCTV has a wide range of videos on global warming and its effects.

Climate has enormous impacts on the marine life off California, influencing its major fisheries and the abundance of krill, seabirds and mammals. Join Tony Koslow as he shows how a 60-year ocean observation program, the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (or CalCOFI) is unraveling the impacts of the El Niño/La Niña cycle and human-induced climate. UCTV First Aired: 3/15/2010 52 minutes.

California - Carbon = A Cleaner World? GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. Recorded Sep 24 2009 Link (free Realplayer download required).

The New Gridlock: Los Angeles may be facing a new kind of gridlock; not on the road, but on the electrical grid. 3/09

Solar Realities: This two-part series explores the issues, opportunities and challenges surrounding solar power in California.

The Big Energy Gamble (Jan. 2009) Can California's ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases actually succeed? Watch now (50 mins.) PBS Nova


Water

Nitrates in the water from farming. Nitrates in CA drinking water 5/10 can lead to Blue Baby Syndrome.

Shrinking glaciers

CA maps including

CA water map (reservoir levels)

Sacramento Delta is incredibly important in terms of wildlife and drinking water.


Transportation

California High Speed Rail video 2007. Audio update and interactive map 11/09. video image gallery