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Art_from_Ark

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137. So how many other states even come close to 30% renewables?

Reply to former9thward (Reply #136)

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 08:57 PM

Mar 2015

At least New York is trying to do something environmentally sound to meet a significant part of its energy needs.

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Alarm Bells Toll For Human Civilization As World's 12th Largest Mega-City To Run Out Of Water [View all] KamaAina Mar 2015 OP

I bet this is making the capitalist's mouths water. Pun not intended. nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #1

You'll never guess who used to buy up water supplies mainly in developing countries KamaAina Mar 2015 #5

I think Nestles, PepsiCo, and CocaCola are doing that now. nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #8

Bush Criminals also. Bought a S American aquifer misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #11

Paraguay central scrutinizer Mar 2015 #15

Thanks..yes Paraguay. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #17

I think his property abuts property owned by the Moonies. alfredo Mar 2015 #37

About the size of Connecticut. Octafish Mar 2015 #49

That sucks. I fear for our future. Our greed has overridden our survival instinct. alfredo Mar 2015 #53

A fortunate few may survive what they have in store for humanity. Octafish Mar 2015 #63

If our species survives, will it spawn another round of alfredo Mar 2015 #67

Stanislaw Lem thought humanity was just the beginning... Octafish Mar 2015 #71

On a large scale climate change IMO well might not be reversible, and sadly many humans, RKP5637 Mar 2015 #84

We are the last of the Homo lineage. alfredo Mar 2015 #93

+1 C Moon Mar 2015 #121

I propose an infestation of rats, scabies, and bedbugs in these "utopias." There's gotta be a way. NBachers Mar 2015 #78

Aw come on Octa! You know you are just supposed to tee hee about the BFEE and PNAC. Rex Mar 2015 #98

There's always an iceberg sulphurdunn Mar 2015 #108

They need to understand that the armed guards they employ are from alfredo Mar 2015 #127

Yes, and sulphurdunn Mar 2015 #132

You know the thought has passed through the minds of the rich, and maybe alfredo Mar 2015 #133

Hello! relayerbob Mar 2015 #124

I've been reading "Babbitt" by Sinclair Lewis, and I see that the capitalist has not alfredo Mar 2015 #126

All for their fricking fracking erronis Mar 2015 #30

when l.v. drinks up all their water they will come after yours Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #2

Water is the reason I believe the Koch bros. focused on the bordering states. rufus dog Mar 2015 #12

Do you know if they (the Kochs) also focused on Canadian provinces? HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #27

Drink Canada dry. alfredo Mar 2015 #38

Well played. Cooley Hurd Mar 2015 #52

Yeah, but we'd piss it all away. alfredo Mar 2015 #54

oh you! AngryAmish Mar 2015 #58

I did not know that rufus dog Mar 2015 #90

Not New York! RoccoR5955 Mar 2015 #42

Where does NY get its energy supply? former9thward Mar 2015 #134

Here are a couple of fun facts about New York's energy supply Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #135

Fine, good luck with surviving on 30%. former9thward Mar 2015 #136

So how many other states even come close to 30% renewables? Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #137

The poster I was replying to is saying they former9thward Mar 2015 #138

Come try to take our water.... N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2015 #24

been seeing that coming for years and years. why do you think that navarth Mar 2015 #32

It will be more than pitchfork and shovels in many places. amandabeech Mar 2015 #44

They will answer with machine guns, armored vehicles, and gunships TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #59

It wont happen Travis_0004 Mar 2015 #89

that's good to hear thanks Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #109

Hope that's right, but... freebrew Mar 2015 #117

Important to us all. K&R. nt Mnemosyne Mar 2015 #3

And the Oil Barons want to risk tainting the water supply in the midwest misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #4

Maybe that's their long term plan for when oil is obsolete? Matariki Mar 2015 #6

Not a doubt in my mind as to you statement. The Bush Crime Family.. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #10

The Guardian article I linked to is about that purchase Matariki Mar 2015 #13

Thanks That's it. Paraguay not Peru as I previously stated. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #14

Meh.....This is bullshit. You wanna know how I know it's bullshit? Cali_Democrat Mar 2015 #7

In the middle of the winter in D.C. Absolute genius, justhanginon Mar 2015 #51

lol Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #73

Water refugees bikebloke Mar 2015 #9

And a lot of them will come from the SW - land of guns and stupids erronis Mar 2015 #31

this was a prime reason I chose upstate SC Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #16

Plus, you're near Lindsey Graham! KamaAina Mar 2015 #18

you have to look on the bright side Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #20

That must be a fairly easy vote.... daleanime Mar 2015 #26

What about NC's coal ash and soon-to-be fracking waste? SMC22307 Mar 2015 #21

I don't believe so Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #56

same reason I moved to Maine magical thyme Mar 2015 #45

Moved away? Trillo Mar 2015 #19

When you have no water your mortgage won't be worth squat. What ins co will cover a place jtuck004 Mar 2015 #29

jtuck, you hit that one dead on onethatcares Mar 2015 #33

ridiculous. Trillo Mar 2015 #34

How fucked up a system that was. They labor, and you have to feed and clothe them. jtuck004 Mar 2015 #60

Welcome to my ignore list. Trillo Mar 2015 #70

Wow dreamnightwind Mar 2015 #97

economic collapse is different from zero water Trillo Mar 2015 #100

No, it's not dreamnightwind Mar 2015 #101

You missed my point regarding the mortgages... Trillo Mar 2015 #103

OK dreamnightwind Mar 2015 #104

I think a lot of people miss what happens when there isn't any water. People leave. LiberalArkie Mar 2015 #131

Sorry to hear that, but STILL underwater value-wise? vkkv Mar 2015 #119

Yes, there is still a backlog of bank-owned houses that have to sell dreamnightwind Mar 2015 #120

so sorry dreamnightwind Skittles Mar 2015 #130

End of human civilization? Alarm bells toll? Android3.14 Mar 2015 #22

Yep, too true. Too True. AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #23

Can you point out... Oilwellian Mar 2015 #25

Oh, I dunno, maybe in the title Android3.14 Mar 2015 #35

"alarm bells toll" != "end" KamaAina Mar 2015 #47

Weird...I don't see the word "end" anywhere in your sentence Oilwellian Mar 2015 #61

C R U Z alfredo Mar 2015 #68

A city of millions is running out of water due to climate change NickB79 Mar 2015 #82

Cities have run out of water in the past Android3.14 Mar 2015 #105

Wars for water are just around the corner. EEO Mar 2015 #28

pretty scary. nt navarth Mar 2015 #40

Treated Waste/Sewer Water dem in texas Mar 2015 #36

Aauggh! Don't tell me that! KamaAina Mar 2015 #41

Where is Inhofe turbinetree Mar 2015 #39

Hey, sea levels are rising. So there's no water shortage! riqster Mar 2015 #50

Update needed on the article cited h2ebits Mar 2015 #43

In defense of Las Vegas Nevernose Mar 2015 #46

Riverside is a great example Adsos Letter Mar 2015 #62

You seem to have forgotten one big problem... americannightmare Mar 2015 #74

Climate change will not be uniform Kaleva Mar 2015 #142

Ugh gcomeau Mar 2015 #48

Maybe someone in Australia, Israel or Saud Arabia could place a call to the "leaders" in Brazil nationalize the fed Mar 2015 #55

PNW here we come! shanti Mar 2015 #57

I live in one of the few water sustainable cities in the southwest--if we're careful Warpy Mar 2015 #64

Albuquerque? KamaAina Mar 2015 #65

No, which is why the lawns all dried up and blew away Warpy Mar 2015 #66

I like pictures nikto Mar 2015 #69

Why can't they drill deeper like every other city throughout the World is doing? ffr Mar 2015 #72

Are you sure that the rock strata beneath Sao Paulo contains another aquifer deeper down? Maedhros Mar 2015 #80

I don't live there and I'm not a geologist, but ffr Mar 2015 #83

Dams and aquaducts are the traditional solutions. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #129

Pray harder. blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #75

Las Vegas eventually finds a new equilibrium Babel_17 Mar 2015 #76

Cilmate change effects the entire planet workinclasszero Mar 2015 #77

Get Used To This - Closer To Home colsohlibgal Mar 2015 #79

remember what happened to mono lake? niyad Mar 2015 #88

Mono Lake supporter here catchnrelease Mar 2015 #96

it is a frightening scenario. niyad Mar 2015 #115

In my crazy head I always believed water is more precious than oil. joanbarnes Mar 2015 #81

Yep, exactly! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #86

According to a song, there is water at the bottom of the ocean. tclambert Mar 2015 #85

I think you might be on to something cemaphonic Mar 2015 #140

google "coming water wars". so much of what I have read over the last few years shows that niyad Mar 2015 #87

Massive drought in Syria resulted in crop failures truebluegreen Mar 2015 #111

thank you for pointing out both the syrian situation--and the pentagon report. we remember, but niyad Mar 2015 #116

Hoarding water, plans to suggest people abandon the city... jtuck004 Mar 2015 #91

Where would they go?! KamaAina Mar 2015 #92

Is 20 million Brazillians the same as 20 Trazillions? n/t eggplant Mar 2015 #94

Their leadership is the problem Aerows Mar 2015 #95

. Rex Mar 2015 #99

Cities come and go. Albertoo Mar 2015 #102

Don't live in a desert and expect an abundance of water. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #106

They just need a couple hundred of these Kalidurga Mar 2015 #107

Meanwhile..... Lean Mar 2015 #110

No problem. Helen Borg Mar 2015 #112

hell heaven05 Mar 2015 #113

It means that avoidance & adaptation are the priorities Beach Rat Mar 2015 #114

In wealthier nations like the U.S., we'll never actually run out of water. Xithras Mar 2015 #118

The last part of the article is unfair. lark Mar 2015 #122

"What do the people of Las Vegas imagine they will drink....?" Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #123

Doesn't that require water? d_legendary1 Mar 2015 #125

Yeah, from Milwaukee. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #128

If only there were something we could do, almost immediately flvegan Mar 2015 #139

I doubt that much of Sao Paulo's municipal water supply is used to raise livestock KamaAina Mar 2015 #141