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In preparation for the next drought and our changing environment, we must use our precious resources wisely,†Brown said in a statement. “We have efficiency goals for energy and cars – and now we have them for water.â€
During the previous Inter-Glacial Period, that area was desert. It's unfortunate that people didn't discover that until after everyone moved there, but everyone can move out just as easily as they moved in.
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Originally Posted by rupp-certified
The Earth is 2/3 water... there's no water shortage, just idiots who don't want to transport it effectively.
Well, they're not going to be transporting it from the Great Lakes.
THIS times a 1000. Why should anyone conserve water when these people get to use all they want to the tune of 1000's of gallons daily? Why are the golf courses exempt from these restrictions?
How will these 50-gallon-a-day restrictions be enforced? Does anyone know that just one load of laundry in a "normal" washer (the only kind I'll ever use in my lifetime) takes 40 gallons? And whoever heard of stopping the water in the middle of the shower?? Half the point of a shower is luxuriating in the spray for long minutes just because it feels good. And I sure as heck don't turn off the faucet when I brush my teeth...lol. And the garden is gonna get watered, so long as those golf courses stay green. Fair is fair, all the way.
I can't wait for the ~real~ exodus of California to begin when people realize that living on 50 gallons a day is quite difficult, if not impossible.
years ago santa fe (NM) had a pretty bad drought, and people were forbidden from doing any outside watering. meanwhile, the golf course was guaranteed half a million gallons per day.
they had little old ladies getting fined for sneaking out at 2 a.m. trying to keep the tree their great grandpa planted 100 years ago alive.
During the previous Inter-Glacial Period, that area was desert. It's unfortunate that people didn't discover that until after everyone moved there, but everyone can move out just as easily as they moved in.
So very true.
I've always wondered what California would be like sans people. Perhaps make the entire land area a protected wilderness area...lol. The yet-to-come Big One and super-droughts (and super-floods) should expedite this process.
They might, if they can buy enough politicians around the Great Lakes basin.
Actually, the Great Lakes states and Ontario have signed a pact which specifically prohibits this. And good luck trying to pipe that water over the Rockies. Moving giant icebergs from the Antarctic would be far easier, imo.
years ago santa fe (NM) had a pretty bad drought, and people were forbidden from doing any outside watering. meanwhile, the golf course was guaranteed half a million gallons per day.
they had little old ladies getting fined for sneaking out at 2 a.m. trying to keep the tree their great grandpa planted 100 years ago alive.
The good people of Santa Fe should have been out there protesting the golf course (and preventing people from teeing off) 24/7 until they shut the taps to said golf course. Fair is fair.
During the previous Inter-Glacial Period, that area was desert. It's unfortunate that people didn't discover that until after everyone moved there, but everyone can move out just as easily as they moved in.
And move 40 million people where?
There are going to be natural disasters just about anywhere in the US. Floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornados, blizzards, wild fires, etc... are just something people need to learn to adapt to. If you live in an area prone to droughts, then you need to figure out a way to live your life with less water. That might mean taking shorter showers, not having a green lawn, or buying water efficient appliances.
Actually, the Great Lakes states and Ontario have signed a pact which specifically prohibits this. And good luck trying to pipe that water over the Rockies. Moving giant icebergs from the Antarctic would be far easier, imo.
Pacts mean nothing. Money talks.
The CA coast is at a lower elevation than the Great Lakes, so the siphon effect could easily get the water over the Rockies. The main thing would be overcoming the friction over that entire distance. It might take less energy than towing a giant iceberg all the way from Antarctica.
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Why are the golf courses exempt from these restrictions? 
