Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

livingontheland - Re: [Livingontheland] Fwd: The Looming Water Disaster That Could Destroy California, and Enrich Its Billionaire Farmers

livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Healthy soil and sustainable growing

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Fwd: The Looming Water Disaster That Could Destroy California, and Enrich Its Billionaire Farmers
  • Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:08:00 -0700


For one I think it understated the case. But yes, you can point to dangerous
infrastructure across the board. And the potential threats to freshwater
supplies for agriculture is real and won't get better. Who was it said nature
bats last?

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********

On 3/31/2010 at 10:38 PM kate spinner wrote:

>I don't live in Southern California, but water issues are important to
>Florida too, where I live, and just about everywhere else in the U.S.
>
>I started reading this story, but found it too hyperbolic to trust.
>Maybe it's true, but if you want to be taken seriously, you can't
>write phrases like this: "The 19th century robber
>> barons might be dead, but their degenerate grandchildren are still
>following
>> in their footsteps. And they've been keeping themselves busy."
>
>That is where I stopped reading. If I have time, maybe I will read the
>rest tomorrow.
>
>That said, a lot of places are vulnerable to major catastrophe.
>Flooding alone can completely overwhelm water suppliers. Just look at
>what's going on now in New England. People are being evacuated because
>sewers are overflowing and water supplies are contaminated with
>effluent.
>






Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page