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We don't need desal, we have plenty of water for people to live here. The vast majority of water goes to agriculture. If we were just a bit more selective in wh

by dntrkv 4y ago

We don't need desal, we have plenty of water for people to live here. The vast majority of water goes to agriculture. If we were just a bit more selective in what we farmed, we could reduce our water usage by a significant amount.

Victerius 4y ago
"We have enough water, we just need to stop growing food and starve instead." I mean, yes, but no. We could cut on beef, I agree with that, but then the electorate will be enraged at their expensive steaks.
- lrem 4y ago
  Dryer places don't starve. But they don't export almonds.
- s0rce 4y ago
  No, just stop growing stuff we can't eat or stuff we export. And then water more efficiently with drip. This is so wildly wrong. Alfalfa is useless.
- pkaye 4y ago
  States with plenty of water could grow some of the crops.
yellowapple 4y ago
> If we were just a bit more selective in what we farmed, we could reduce our water usage by a significant amount. If California had spent the last 20 years (let alone 50) building out desal plants, we wouldn't need to be selective.
yazaddaruvala 4y ago
> We don't need desal, we have plenty of water for people to live here. For how long? Why are you advocating for scarcity? Scarcity causes conflict. We live in a world where we don't have to fear scarcity. Why not advocate for desal AND better water use?