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18. Yup. "Because one day we'll win the lottery."

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 05:50 PM

Aug 2014

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Doomsday Trigger for Megadrought? [View all] unhappycamper Aug 2014 OP

Another win-win situation that we won't take advantage of CanonRay Aug 2014 #1

Which is the greater sin? Danascot Aug 2014 #2

Umm....both? WinkyDink Aug 2014 #8

The two seem to be highly correlated. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #9

There is a huge amount of waste in the California water system n2doc Aug 2014 #3

Ahh yes, that damn food! nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #5

Like Almonds! And wine grapes! n2doc Aug 2014 #10

The wineries. So hideous. Watching them chop down old Redwoods raouldukelives Aug 2014 #20

I was amazed at the expansion of wineries in northern California n2doc Aug 2014 #21

California adopts $500 criminal penalty for water waste hedgehog Aug 2014 #12

Of course they are, that's why they're buying all the water. malthaussen Aug 2014 #11

Yup. "Because one day we'll win the lottery." WinkyDink Aug 2014 #18

I'm not an enigineer by ANY stretch of the imagination Shadowflash Aug 2014 #14

desal water is expensive and causes environmental problems bananas Aug 2014 #15

Makes perfect sense. Shadowflash Aug 2014 #16

Though Shadowflash Aug 2014 #17

I'm very much against building desalination plants. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #19

You'd need hundreds of desal. plants to make a dent NickB79 Aug 2014 #22