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Their policy makers will lecture their citizens about the environment, and even the rest of the country (but they're careful not to lecture the world lest their
by betwixthewires 5y ago
Their policy makers will lecture their citizens about the environment, and even the rest of the country (but they're careful not to lecture the world lest their largest industry lose it's largest market) and meanwhile they pump thousands of gallons a day into the ocean and drain aquifers to maintain their nepotistic agriculture cartel.
- lostdog 5y ago> they pump thousands of gallons a day into the ocean As far as I know, this is an unproven political talking point, but I'm curious if you can back it up.
- wwweston 5y agoFresno Bee says no: https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/marek-warszawski/article251201079.html https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/marek-wa...
- floober 5y ago> Clear the wool from your eyes. The truth is far more complex and nuanced ... > Start with basic geography. California’s two largest rivers don’t flow to the Pacific Ocean — at least not directly. Oof, that certainly doesn't seem to be a good faith argument on the article's part.
- Ericson2314 5y agoYeah that doesn't read well, but keep on reading. Estuaries -> commercial fishing, etc. The "flushing" claim basically amounted to letting any water at all reach the ocean. Quite ridiculous.