Tag Archives: Drought

How to Beat Coming Killer Food Shortages

Posted on February 25, 2014 by DRenegade

 A pipe emerges from dried and cracked earth that used to be the bottom of the Almaden Reservoir on January 28, 2014 in San Jose, California. Now in its third straight year of drought conditions, California is experiencing its driest … Continue reading →

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Californians lose 800,000 acre-feet of water to 305 minnows

Posted on February 24, 2014 by DRenegade

From one year ago. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It would take about four average size minnow buckets to hold 305 3-inch Delta smelt, yet that is number of minnows responsible for diverting enough water to the ocean to provide a year’s supply for … Continue reading →

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California Is Turning Orchards into Wood Chips

Posted on February 24, 2014 by DRenegade
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Got Food?

Posted on August 15, 2012 by DRenegade
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Food Price Spike Dead Ahead: US Cuts Corn Crop Forecast By 12% As 56% Of America Is Under Drought Conditions

Posted on July 11, 2012 by DRenegade

Who knew the next black swan would be deep fried? The biggest piece of  food inflation news over the past months, coupled with what is shaping up to be another record hot summer (for the best tracking of real-time electricity … Continue reading →

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