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KauaiK

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39. Staggering...I didn't think anything could shock me anymore

Fri Feb 28, 2014, 06:06 PM

Feb 2014

I was born in CA and remember films in school in the 1950's about conserving water. HAH!! What good is oil if people can't grow food to eat??

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K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #1

But we buy water in bottles from corporations. Rex Feb 2014 #2

but but but... progressoid Feb 2014 #3

Gee, Will . . . Jack Rabbit Feb 2014 #4

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Forget reality and facts, why do you hate Obama?!!1! n/t Skip Intro Feb 2014 #5

+1 L0oniX Feb 2014 #46

One of thousands of reasons why no tax on the 1% is high enough. merrily Feb 2014 #6

Bologna! you mean those saying theres no connection between the two 1awake Feb 2014 #7

Then you'd better STOP them yourself. DeSwiss Feb 2014 #8

FABUOUS!!!!! I wondered how Maine ultimately beat Nestle into leaving!!!!! magical thyme Feb 2014 #25

De nada. DeSwiss Feb 2014 #45

Don't. fleabiscuit Feb 2014 #9

The water is so important, I'm happy you addressed it. Cleita Feb 2014 #10

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Well, this is what it boils down to, IMHO: ReRe Feb 2014 #12

From today's TOON Roundup 4... Electric Monk Feb 2014 #13

I want to know. . . ReasonableToo Feb 2014 #14

I find it incredibly disappointing that Governor Brown Cheese4TheRat Feb 2014 #15

Link to reliable news source? xfundy Feb 2014 #17

Per your request: Cheese4TheRat Feb 2014 #22

I love one of the comments to your fracking article. SunSeeker Feb 2014 #23

See My Post #20. LA is on the way to banning fracking in Los Angeles. Hooray! JDPriestly Feb 2014 #21

Los Angeles comes through! Cheese4TheRat Feb 2014 #33

More! proverbialwisdom Feb 2014 #48

Absolutely fantastic! I hope other counties follow LA's lead. Cheese4TheRat Mar 2014 #64

Do you think he should have vetoed so there would be no rules? antiquie Feb 2014 #28

I think he should impose a moratorium. Don't you? Cheese4TheRat Feb 2014 #35

No. antiquie Feb 2014 #36

The Governor is elected by the entire state. Cheese4TheRat Feb 2014 #37

Not in my universe. ~ nt antiquie Feb 2014 #38

Do you live in a state where the Governor is not elected by the people of the state? Cheese4TheRat Feb 2014 #42

Hell I'll kick this even though I may regret it later in another thread. Agschmid Feb 2014 #18

Who cares? We have more billionaires than any other nation! Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #19

But, Los Angeles is leading the way toward banning fracking. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #20

"leading the way toward banning fracking." ProSense Feb 2014 #27

This won't be solved overnight. Obama has ramped up solar. That can be seen JDPriestly Feb 2014 #32

Kick. Scuba Feb 2014 #24

Invest in water...thats what our investment counselor said. Historic NY Feb 2014 #26

hmmm In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #31

The One Percent already are.... woo me with science Mar 2014 #67

I guess it proves his point... Historic NY Mar 2014 #68

Absolutely. woo me with science Mar 2014 #70

***Gasp***. You want people to look at facts? Silly you. nt antigop Feb 2014 #29

This one I can k&r. uppityperson Feb 2014 #30

Yes but we've learned here that you are now persona non grata. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #34

By "banned list" you mean the "subject to criticism list" ConservativeDemocrat Feb 2014 #49

Staggering...I didn't think anything could shock me anymore KauaiK Feb 2014 #39

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Feb 2014 #40

Actually, that time was 40 years ago. redqueen Feb 2014 #41

Shhhh iamthebandfanman Feb 2014 #43

and meanwhile: Spider Jerusalem Feb 2014 #44

It gets worse. proverbialwisdom Feb 2014 #47

It's not like we need water for more important uses, like drinking, growing food, or putting out tclambert Feb 2014 #50

97 billion gallons of water that is forever removed from the cycle Champion Jack Feb 2014 #51

Oh, don't worry about it. Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #52

coming back to when I am not tired. This is astounding rurallib Feb 2014 #53

97 billion gallons of water is 7/10ths of 1% of the annual water consumption in CA. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #54

Except that, in normal use it returns to the cycle Champion Jack Feb 2014 #56

With such a small amount, it doesn't matter. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #57

the "small amounts" impact--but keep trying niyad Mar 2014 #74

link please niyad Feb 2014 #58

97 billion gallons of water is 293,000 acre feet of water. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #60

Being poisoned. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #61

That's not a complete thought. I don't know what you're trying to say. Gravitycollapse Feb 2014 #62

so it's okay with you to permanently destroy our water, even in the supposedly small amounts niyad Feb 2014 #63

It's not a "supposedly" small amount. It is a small amount by any relevant measure. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #66

Stop trying. ProSense Mar 2014 #71

so you have no problem with the fact that the supposedly (since the figures come from industry, niyad Mar 2014 #73

several weeks ago in the sunday denver post, there was an "article" (which read more like an niyad Feb 2014 #55

Fracking, being an environmental disaster, makes no freakin' sense: neither does TPP or indepat Feb 2014 #59

In 2012, people said we aould get to see the REAL OBama in his 2nd term. bvar22 Mar 2014 #65

Trading Water For Fuel is Fracking Crazy handmade34 Mar 2014 #69

My understanding is that FRESH water is not Ilsa Mar 2014 #72