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If California hasn't lived within its means so far, why do we think that would change after giving them other regions' water?
by CoastalCoder 4y ago
If California hasn't lived within its means so far, why do we think that would change after giving them other regions' water?
- BurningFrog 4y agoYeah, people and systems don't generally change until they have to.
- creato 4y agoIs there any region that “lives within its means” for all resources? Why is exporting or importing water so different from electricity, or food, or clothes, or iPhones?
- deadbolt 4y ago> Is there any region that “lives within its means” for all resources? Why is exporting or importing water so different from electricity, or food, or clothes, or iPhones? Changing the water supply changes the environment of the entire region. It's needed for human survival. Surely you can see how that's different that exporting more or fewer iPhones, right?
- creato 4y agoThat isn’t the argument being made in the comment I replied to.
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- deadbolt 4y agoWhat exactly is you're comment responding to then? It seems to me it's relating to California's water utilization.
- creato 4y ago“Don’t build this because of environmental impact” is a very different argument than “don’t build this or else California won’t change its ways”.
- rr808 4y agoThe article doesn't mention pumping water to California at all. The Colorado River is at the CA SE border, so potentially it could be used, but its a long way from the central valley.
- denkmoon 4y agoAutarky ahoy!