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• The Dry Garden: Some sage advice for planting the right salvia in the right spot

  
  Aquafornia — Authority: 147
  From Emily Green at the Los Angeles Times:“Many gardens go without sage in California but at the cost of soul. Sage is to the West what lavender is to France. Sage, or in botanical terms salvia, has it all: Its pungent aromas contain the signature scent of the Western chaparral. SageSonomaThe silvers, grays and ...
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• Now’s a great time to go native in your garden

  
  Aquafornia — Authority: 147
  From the Valley Chronicle:“People often think about redoing their landscaping in the springtime, after the winter rains have passed and the weather starts to warm up again.But if you’re thinking about replacing some of your water-intensive landscaping with native or California-friendly trees, shrubs, and ...
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• Bihar demands Rs 14800 crore for Kosi belt rehabilitation

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Patna, Nov 21 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday renewed his demand for Rs 14800 crore special package for reconstruction of the ravaged Kosi belt and rehabilitation of the victims. Interacting with the media here Kumar said: ‘We want the package as it has become necessary for the Kosi belt ravaged ...
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• China’s Three Gorges Dam in trouble – news video report

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 139
  The Three Gorges Dam (長江三峽大壩) is a hydroelectric river dam that spans the Yangtze River in Sandouping, Yiling District,Yichang, Hubei, Wongsuichow, China. The Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest electricity-generating plant of any kind. Melissa Chan of Al Jazeera News reports from Hunan Province ...
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• Thomas J. Graff, an Expert on West Coast Water Use, Is Dead at 65

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  Mr. Graff, a leading environmentalist, championed the idea of offering financial incentives for environmentally friendly behavior.
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• Naxalism foremost challenge before Jharkhand: Sonia

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Nov 20 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that non-violence was the only way to solve all the problems in Jharkhand.Addressing poll meetings in Dhanbad and Dumka ahead of the coming assembly polls in Jharkhand, Sonia Gandhi termed naxalism as the foremost challenge before the ...
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• Kapur shoots 67, moves to tied second at Cambodian Open

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Siem Reap (Cambodia), Nov 20 (IANS) Indian golfer Shiv Kapur in his bid to retain his Asian Tour card put himself in a position to end his four-year title drought with a five-under 67 that put him shared second place at the midway stage of the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open here Friday.Kapur was seven-under 137 [...]
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• Sonia, Rahul Gandhi hit Jharkhand poll campaign trail

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Ranchi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Congress is campaigning hard in Jharkhand for the coming assembly polls, with party chief Sonia Gandhi addressing two rallies in the state Friday and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi set to address four meetings Saturday.Sonia Gandhi addressed two rallies at Dhanbad and Dumka. “On ...
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• Sand dams voted best solution in water crisis debate

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Technique developed by the Chinese centuries ago has potential to give up to 3 million people access to clean water in the drylands of Africa, winner says A 400-year-old water-saving technique that could save millions of people from drought last night won the ringing endorsement of an audience at the Geographical ...
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• Tribals will benefit from Congress government in Jharkhand: Sonia

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Dhanbad, Nov 19 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday asked the people of Jharkhand to vote for her party in the coming assembly elections so that the state could have a stable and corruption free government that would ensure development for the tribals.“Jharkhand was formed for development. Development for ...
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• How Can India’s Farmers Cope with Drought? (Google / Knowledge Wharton)

  
  Desertification — Authority: 149
  Read at : Google Alert – droughthttp://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/india/article.cfm?articleid=4428Battling the Elements: How Can India’s Farmers Cope with Drought?Published: November 19, 2009 in India Knowledge@WhartonAbout three or four times a week, Yogesh Verma takes government officials and farmers from ...
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• New Code Red warning debuts in Australia

  
  Carbon-Based — Authority: 486
  News24 : Australian officials issued their first ever "catastrophic" wildfire evacuation warning on Tuesday, as a parching heatwave intensified over the countrys south. Created in the wake of Februarys devastating Black Saturday firestorm, which killed 173 people, the new warning urges residents to flee due to ...
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• Govt grants Rs 7266 cr relief fund for Bundelkhand

  
  Jai Bihar — Authority: 445
  NEW DELHI — The Central government on Thursday announced a special package of Rs 7,266 crore for development of the drought-hit Bundelkhand region that spans across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The Cabinet, which cleared the drought-mitigation package, decided to set up a monitoring group that would be ...
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• Western Weather Blog gives the latest El Nino update: No reason for concern

  
  Aquafornia — Authority: 147
  From Accu-Weather’s Western Weather Blog:“With all the storms this week in the Northwest, and the lack of rainfall in the Southwest so far this Fall, there is increasing angst among some of my readers about the validity of my winter forecast for at, or above, normal rainfall and the reality of El Nino conditions. ...
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• Giving thanks for snowfall

  
  Aquafornia — Authority: 147
  From Tom Stienstra at the San Francisco Chronicle:“With a wary look to the sky and then another to the Weather Channel, skiers, boarders and resort operators are relishing the likely chance that a series of storms will allow ski parks to open for Thanksgiving weekend. At Tahoe, five resorts are projecting opening in ...
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• Texas Legislators Raise Awareness About State’s Water Woes

  
  Circle of Blue | WaterNews — Authority: 534
  A booming population and climate change are further jeopardizing Texas’ limited water supply, officials warn. More than 600 Texas lawmakers and water policy experts came together in Fort Worth this week for The Water Event conference to raise awareness about the state’s water crisis. The two-day forum called ...
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• IANS Top Stories at 9

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  NATIONALOpposition corners government over sugarcane pricing, Lok Sabha adjourned (Third Lead) - Moved at 1803 IAF vice chief apologises for remarks on women fighter pilots - Moved at 1925Kangna Ranaut has no links with Headley: Father - Moved at 0959 Unravelling Headley, the man who wanted to destroy India - Moved at ...
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• Cabinet approves drought package for Bundelkhand

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved a Rs 7266 crore package for drought relief and integrated agricultural development of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh that has been a victim of a sustained drought.“The scheme will be implemented over three years in seven districts of Uttar Pradesh and ...
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• Climate change photo exhibition shows peoples’ resilience

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) It was a photo exhibition on climate change, but instead of the negative impact of the phenomenon, it showcased how people in rural India are coping with changes in climate and evolving new ways to cope with it.Organised by international NGO Oxfam India, the exhibition was inaugurated Thursday ...
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• TREES WITH AGGRESSIVE ROOT SYSTEMS

  
  Kingfisher Landscaping — Authority: 104
  You should be very wary about the types of trees you plant in your garden, especially when you plan on planting trees near walls or paved areas.  Some trees have very aggressive root systems, which will push over walls and lift paving.  These root systems can also damage water and sewage pipes. Well-known trees ...
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