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New Watering Restrictions Imposed Calif Drought
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 18th, 2015
LA Times: With California heading into another parched year, state officials Tuesday beefed up emergency drought regulations, directing urban agencies to limit the number of days residents can water their yards.
They also warned they will impose tougher restrictions in coming months if local agencies don't ramp up conservation efforts.
"We are not seeing the level of stepping up and ringing the alarm bells that the situation warrants," said Felicia Marcus, chairwoman of the State Water Resources Control...
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Vietnam plans greener rice cultivation
Posted by VietNamNet: None Given on March 18th, 2015
VietnamNet: Vietnam plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rice cultivation alone by 14 percent by 2030.
This was announced at a recent conference in Hanoi by an official from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Pham Hoang Yen, an expert involved in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol, said in the last few years, the country has purchased the goal of a 20 percent reduction in GHG in the overall cultivation sector by 2020....