The California water shortage..I mean water isn't a finite resource

watched the discovery show last night.

they created that shithole toxic lake. and wonder why the kids have asthma

California is a never ending crisis, either drough or fires or too much rain and mudslides, why don't they build some reservoirs if they want to keep adding to the population!

Have an aunt from Cali who was visiting the other week. Was washing some dishes, and she was appalled that I let the water run the entire time I was washing. Told her it sucked they had water shortages because we got plenty of the stuff.

Awesome story, I know.

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California sucks

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Says some a-hole living in shite hole Baton Rouge most likely

It's only 2016. Why aren't they de-salinating sea water using today's technology.

No doubt they would come up with some environmental damage excuse not to do it.

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I'm tired of this being considered a crisis like it's the first time in human history a desert-like environment lacked moisture.

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Sprawling, growing cities placing more demand on strained public infrastructure and what not....It's not a new problem. It's just unusual that people are buying the government's excuse for their own failures now.

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The restrictions, under which cities and towns in the state were told to cut water use by 25 percent, could be the first step in what many researchers and analysts say is a fundamental change in the way California uses its diminishing water supplies.

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It's happening in Atlanta to some degree as well, and they get plenty of rain. Large cities tend to spring up where they are economically feasible, not where it makes sense geographically. I'd also argue that New Orleans and most of the gulf coast have similar conflicts with climate and geography....but they exist because cities had to be there.

There is no such thing as a finite natural resource. We have more of just about anything that we want than we've ever had at any point in time. If there is danger of losing a finite natural resource (wild fish, for example) we will adapt and correct and have more wild fish than ever before within a generation.

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California sucks

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When people say this, I envision some guy sitting in all camo with a shotgun and a bible who is about to field dress a deer. California undoubtedly has its issues, but saying it sucks is completely inaccurate. It's probably the most diverse state as far as scenery and climate go. Big Sur is awesome. San Diego is awesome. LA is meh. San Fran is awesome but$$$ and, NorCal is some of the most beautiful country i've ever seen.

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When people say this, I envision some guy sitting in all camo with a shotgun and a bible who is about to field dress a deer.

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I mean water isn't a finite resource

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you can certainly consume faster than it replenishes though

how is this even a discussion?