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Barely any compared to an orchard.
by markdown 5y ago
Barely any compared to an orchard.
- ericbarrett 5y ago1.1 gallons (~4 L) per almond.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoCould be worse. Could be cows. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2015-04-13/cows-suck-up-more-of-california-s-water-than-almonds https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2015-04-13/cows-s...
- bcrosby95 5y agoYeah, I've always loved how almonds get a bad deal on the news, but they rarely mention meat.
- TeeMassive 5y ago90% of cattle water consumption comes directly from feed and feed is often made of leftover vegetable matter that would have been wasted otherwise or land that can't be harvested anyway: https://youtu.be/sGG-A80Tl5g?list=FLdQM1Kvo9co3TogR2c-WAPw&t=176 https://youtu.be/sGG-A80Tl5g?list=FLdQM1Kvo9co3TogR2c-WAPw&t...
- CameronNemo 5y agoThat sounds like a deflection. Besides, orchards can't grow in just any soil. What about fabs? Why is California an ideal location?
- epistasis 5y agoThe funny thing is that Silicon Valley was literally built on top of orchards, and in the process created several Superfund sites that have made the soil unsuitable for orchards. And then paved it all over with the awful suburban sprawl of 1970s planning that has created little opportunity for more environmentally friendly non-car-based development, despite being one of the best places in the world to not be in a car and instead be out walking or biking. I can't come to any conclusions, I'm just struck by the irony of it all.
- aspaceman 5y agoWhy does California have to be ideal to build a fab? A fab in California seems like one of the most worthwhile public works projects I’ve heard of in awhile.
- CameronNemo 5y agoMore worthwhile than an expanded subway system in LA? Or a light rail in San Diego? Or an offshore wind farm? Or desalination plants? Or energy storage for the electric grid?