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Climate change is a hot issue in San Luis Obispo County

Posted by: Maven on July 4, 2010 at 8:17 am

From the San Luis Obispo Tribune:

“San Luis Obispo County is emerging as a state leader in the effort to prepare for the effects of global climate change. Armed with $105,000 in grant money, the county, along with all seven of its cities, has embarked on a yearlong effort to understand what effects climate change will have on the county and what can be done to lessen or prepare for them.

“I feel that this is one of the most important issues facing not only the country but the world,” said San Luis Obispo City Councilwoman Jan Marx, one of the local leaders of the effort. “We need to be clear about the possible consequences.”

The impacts could be direct and local — from harming agriculture and tourism to worsening droughts and hurting water supplies.

A daylong workshop to discuss climate change will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 14 at the Embassy Suites in San Luis Obispo. The purpose is to bring the public into the process. More than 100 people are expected. … “

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July 4, 2010 · Filed Under Central Coast

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