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Growth in California, especially Southern California, is misguided and trades near-term ethical wins (housing opportunity) for long-term ethical disaster (massi
by dcsommer 4y ago
Growth in California, especially Southern California, is misguided and trades near-term ethical wins (housing opportunity) for long-term ethical disaster (massive water shortages and consequent displacement). I recommend "Cadillac Desert" for a history of hubris and graft in the southwest.
- saiya-jin 4y agoisn't farming the primary consumer of water?
- Iwan-Zotow 4y agoYou could try to cut local farming, but there is a catch - you have to truck food from somewhere for all ~40mln Californians.
- dcsommer 4y agoYes. Both large-scale farming and increased population in the southwest are bad ideas.