I know negotiations among states that draw from the Colorado River are ongoing with water rationing measures being discussed, but it feels like the threat of water shortage doesn’t align with booming growth in this part of the country. Is the threat overstated? Are there solutions available when things get really dire? Or is it just hubris of prioritizing short term profits instead of long term sustainability? All the above?
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Because all of America causes that water shortage by demanding the absolute cheapest vegetables and milk. So we grow all the veggies and milk for the country in the desert where there’s fewer bugs and it’s hot so we get two growing seasons when the rest of the country just gets one.
So if we stopped farming in the desert we could triple the population.
But we won’t because y’all are cheap and would rather destroy ancient habitats with drought than pay an extra $.50/lb on tomatoes that are grown closer to where you live.
Cows aren’t desert animals. They use lots of water. California is now the biggest dairy …
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