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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On May 4, 2008, at 9:51 AM, Don Bowen wrote:

> More water is a real problem in many parts of the world.  Climate  
> change is changing rainfall patterns and population growth and shift  
> is placing heavy strains on existing water supplies.  To increase  
> water to crops is to increase irrigation from deep aquifers and  
> distant surface water, both requiring expensive pumping energy.

I recently read about the water challenge China faces. Turns out that  
much of their water comes from the very high Tibet Plateau. Reminds me  
of California getting so much water from the Sierras. Now I know one  
reason why the Chinese are strong-arming the Dalai Lama's people.

Prediction: large farms close to cities will go in two directions:  
first is to become nearby grocery store suppliers and second is to be  
broken up into homestead subdivisions. The five-acre "ranchettes" I  
despise will come back into strong favor.