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A very good point. But most agriculture water in California is used in livestock production... esp. Alfalfa. If water for agriculture were not so heavily subsi
by jqm 12y ago
A very good point. But most agriculture water in California is used in livestock production... esp. Alfalfa.
If water for agriculture were not so heavily subsidized by taxpayers, the market would likely correct the shortage fairly quickly with changes in diet (which arguably might have some health benefits as well).
http://www.publiclandsranching.org/htmlres/wr_guzzling_water.htm http://www.publiclandsranching.org/htmlres/wr_guzzling_water...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/08/opinion/meat-makes-the-planet-thirsty.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/08/opinion/meat-makes-the-pla...