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musiclawyer

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7. CA must quickly innovate

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2015, 11:55 AM

Mar 2015

Conservation has limits. Less than 17% of stored surface water goes to residential. We all must face the reality that CA will no longer be a breadbasket. Which means the Central Valley economy crashes and millions leave the state. CA can't be producing meat , rice, almonds, alfalfa etc for the rest of the world. That era is ending. Managing the transition is the public policy challenge of the century...... If I owned a home or relied on job in the Central Valley I would get out if possible. Nature is taking it back ....

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To Solve California’s Water Crisis, We Must Change the Nation’s Food System [View all] marmar Mar 2015 OP

Not looking forward to $5.00 avacados. tridim Mar 2015 #1

Correction, the Central Valley was not a desert, however parts now densely populated were. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #2

Drove south on Interstate 5 from Bay area and saw hand painted signs talking about water rights. winstars Mar 2015 #9

I've seen the signs, and up North they tell Jerry not to build any tunnels. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #10

Yes. it was like driving past FauxNews/Newsmax advertisements for hours... Bitter, for sure... winstars Mar 2015 #11

If we just stop eating pscot Mar 2015 #3

No mention of fracking contamination of aquifers. Trillo Mar 2015 #4

No. Xithras Mar 2015 #16

Or LWolf Mar 2015 #5

Easier said than done on both The2ndWheel Mar 2015 #6

That's correct if "we" refers to LWolf Mar 2015 #14

CA must quickly innovate musiclawyer Mar 2015 #7

Ban all residential swimming pools in S. Cal - fill them in, bury them! Baclava Mar 2015 #8

Get rid of Golf Courses RockaFowler Mar 2015 #12

Most urban golf courses in California use reclaimed water Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #17

KnR The whole country is in this with us. Hekate Mar 2015 #13

The Central Valley is a "man made" desert, the same way the Owens Valley is Xithras Mar 2015 #15

Or... TampaAnimusVortex Apr 2015 #18