Position on Natural Resources
Natural Resources
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Proposition 68: Authorizes Bonds Funding Parks, Natural Resources Protection, Climate Adaptation, Water Quality and Supply, and Flood Protection
The Measure PASSED The Question Should the State sell $4.1 billion in bonds to fund parks, natural resources protection, climate adaptation, water quality and supply, and flood protection? The Situation California operates programs to protect the environment, conserve natural resources,…
Climate Change Action Policy
State or National: State Climate Change Action Policy Climate change affects nearly everything – our ecosystem, our society, our health, our economy, and even our democracy. The League of Women Voters of California has recognized the urgent need for action…
Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Action Policy
The League of Women Voters of California supports actions to enable California’s agricultural sector to adapt to climate change; mitigate and eventually negate the impacts that California’s agriculture and food production industry have on climate change; provide assistance to alleviate food insecurity and reduce food waste throughout the State; inform and educate citizens about how their food is sourced and produced.
Position on Resource Management
Resource Management
Position on Environmental Protection and Pollution Control
Environmental Protection and Pollution Control
The Water-Energy Nexus
Water is heavy; it takes large amounts of energy to haul water uphill. Conversely, the prodigious power of water rolling downhill can scour stone into canyons, and can also be harnessed for energy, whether it is used for grinding grain…
About Food, Soils, and Agriculture
The Food, Soils, and Agriculture Team brings together league members from all over the state to work collaboratively on these three related areas and their impacts on climate change, clean air & water, and food equity.
In Depth on Prop 1 (2014)
Authorizes $7.12 billion in new general obligation bonds, and re-allocates $425 million in previously authorized unsold bonds, to fund various water-related programs. BACKGROUND Most of the snow and rain that California’s people and economic activities rely on has historically fallen…
LWVC Public Comment on Fracking
Public Comment for Joint Informational Hearing Senate Committees on Environmental Quality, and on Natural Resources and Water “The Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing in Oil and Gas Production in California” February 12, 2013 I’m Dr. Linda Phillips, from Santa Barbara,…