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Climate change and the California Energy Mix

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California is already experiencing the effects of climate change with warmer temperatures and droughts. Ironically, California's reliance on imported coal-fired electricity, which is a major contributor to global warming, may actually hurt the state's ability to use renewables such as hydropower because of reduced snow packs. If local governments hope to avoid water and power shortages going forward, they must take climate change mitigation seriously and use energy efficiency and conservation techniques to minimize greenhouse gas emissions.
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