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awoke_in_2003

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17. Only in the movies. nt

Reply to BrotherIvan (Reply #15)

Sat Sep 13, 2014, 07:54 PM

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Not One Drop: How Long Will California Survive Life Without Water? [View all] cali Sep 2014 OP

The answer is that it won't, not as we know it Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #1

+1 My job takes me to Vegas a couple times a year. SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #11

That kid's name was Moe Greene BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #15

Only in the movies. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #17

Really? BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #21

Yes, really... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #22

Man, I thought the Godfather was a documentary BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #23

Okay, I apologize... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #25

No worries BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #27

Yeah, I have references that I can't resist.. awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #28

Financed by investments from the Teamster Pension Fund. former9thward Sep 2014 #18

i'm in phoenix and i feel the same way. it's not as bad DesertFlower Sep 2014 #30

As a kid I remember the orange groves around Tulare newfie11 Sep 2014 #2

My mother's family was from Terra Bella. mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #39

It's a price problem FreeJoe Sep 2014 #3

We do GummyBearz Sep 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #14

And then you will be complaining when food prices go through the roof. former9thward Sep 2014 #19

Off the west coast there is an ocean nationalize the fed Sep 2014 #5

it's energetically very very expensive phantom power Sep 2014 #6

In 2005 California used 45 billion gallons of fresh water per day. phantom power Sep 2014 #7

I wonder what the wattage of their freshwater consumption is phantom power Sep 2014 #8

But we only need desalinated water for drinking right? OnionPatch Sep 2014 #10

In my opinion, millions of southwest climate refugees is completely plausible. phantom power Sep 2014 #12

Trillions for bombing and invading lands 8,000 miles away nationalize the fed Sep 2014 #35

I'm not talking about use per person, I'm talking about total use. phantom power Sep 2014 #37

Can California afford it Sopkoviak Sep 2014 #29

Can the US afford the trillions spent bombing and invading the ME? nationalize the fed Sep 2014 #36

Forget it Jake flying rabbit Sep 2014 #9

Some rich people are shipping water from out of town with water trucks jakeXT Sep 2014 #13

People talking about brown lawns but also about pools. Kaleva Sep 2014 #16

Filling it is the worst part jakeXT Sep 2014 #34

That's another thing... Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #38

Painting lawns green isn't new Aerows Sep 2014 #26

Sherwood Nation - a novel OxQQme Sep 2014 #20

It's only going to get worse for the entire country, jen63 Sep 2014 #24

Sounds like there's a Fifth Horse. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #31

MIT and Livermore labs have been doing research on graphene membranes that strip sodium atoms from CentralMass Sep 2014 #32

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #33

Where's Hatfield the rainmaker? Trillo Sep 2014 #40