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Business Daily: California: Fruits, Nuts and Droughts

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09/12/2015 GMT

California: Fruits, Nuts and Droughts

BBC World Service - Business Daily, California: Fruits, Nuts and Droughts

Why blaming California's drought on climate change is controversial

Why is it still so controversial to blame California's drought on climate change? Plus, the fall of Blackberry and what 
business lessons are there in its declining popularity?

California is entering its fifth consecutive year of drought. Is that changing people's attitude to green energy and climate change there? The BBC's Paul Moss reports. We speak to author Jacquie McNish, co-author of Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of Blackberry. What are the business lessons in Blackberry's story?

(Photo: Dry cracked earth near an almond orchard in Firebaugh, California, Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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