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re: California will run out of water soon, should ration immediately says scientist

Posted on 3/16/15 at 8:37 pm to
Posted by TheIndulger
Member since Sep 2011
19239 posts
Posted on 3/16/15 at 8:37 pm to
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We could offset some of the agricultural losses if we quit putting food in our gas tanks.


isn't that ethanol, which comes from corn produced in the midwest?

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We could also quit trying to have nice lawns in the desert.


Very true..but I think that is a very small percentage of water used, though that doesn't make it ok.
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129071 posts
Posted on 3/16/15 at 8:44 pm to
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Very true..but I think that is a very small percentage of water used, though that doesn't make it ok.




And don't the resorts and golf courses normally use reclaimed water anyways?
Posted by auyushu
Surprise, AZ
Member since Jan 2011
8606 posts
Posted on 3/17/15 at 2:10 am to
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Very true..but I think that is a very small percentage of water used, though that doesn't make it ok.



Grass is actually the number one irrigated "Crop" in this country. It takes a ridiculous amount of water to keep those golf courses going in the desert.
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