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Robb

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20. I'm of two minds on this. As usual.

Sat May 19, 2012, 11:37 AM

May 2012

Setting aside fracking's obvious major problems, I'm less inclined to romanticize Colorado's "agricultural heritage" than most.

We turned the desert of the Western Slope into a peach factory by damming rivers and diverting water, environment be damned. We dug what was the longest water tunnel in the world to suck life from fragile ecosystems and put it into ditches to grow grass for cattle.

Fracking sucks. But let's not gloss over things here. A peach has about as much natural reason to grow en masse in Fruita as Kentucky Bluegrass has to grow in Phoenix.

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It's grotesque. madamesilverspurs May 2012 #9

psychopaths and sociopaths are running things now fascisthunter May 2012 #10

We see it, but their greed blinds them to it. CrispyQ May 2012 #19

repigs bongbong May 2012 #11

"Hydraulic Empire". Fire Walk With Me May 2012 #12

We visited Walpi (1st Mesa) the week they celebrated getting water for the first time FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #13

I will suggest and hope that Colorado has as much common sense as....Vermont... MindMover May 2012 #14

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We must overthrow the 1%. They will inevitably enslave and kill us all if we don't. Zorra May 2012 #18

I'm of two minds on this. As usual. Robb May 2012 #20

The 1% are so addicted to their lifestyle and profits felix_numinous May 2012 #21