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Water wars: View from the delta
"The current mentality is to squeeze whatever water we can out of a system, even when it is not there." I think you could replace "water" with "resources" in general and the statement is still true. There has definitely been a tendency of human societies towards maximizing economic, political, and population gain even when doing so extracts too many resources. I don't think the Earth's human activity level is on a sustainable trajectory. Whether or not, and how, that is corrected remains to be seen.— August 6, 2015 3:06 p.m.
Water wars: View from the delta
I'm not sure I agree. An insignificant amount is an insignificant amount. It doesn't matter. Then again, perhaps by forcing water use reduction in every area awareness is raised which might force necessary changes. For example, if beachgoers get angry at not being able to take showers they might complain to legislators who have failed to address the states water distribution / allocation system.— August 6, 2015 9:35 a.m.
Water wars: View from the delta
Don't forget almonds. "About 70% of California's almonds are sold overseas." http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-california-…— August 6, 2015 9:33 a.m.
Water wars: View from the delta
How is the state overpopulated vs. the amount of available water if the general population is only using 1/5 the water?— August 6, 2015 9:31 a.m.
Water wars: View from the delta
I think the single dumbest action which has been taken has been shutting off the showers at the beaches. That saves 18 million gallons of water annually. The state uses 13 TRILLION gallons of water annually.— August 6, 2015 8:14 a.m.
Water wars: View from the delta
The core problem is that the water rights / allocation system in CA is obsolete and needs to be re-written. That will be a difficult political and legal process.— August 6, 2015 8:10 a.m.
Water wars: View from the delta
Agriculture uses 4 times as much water in CA as urban users. I don't understand why stopping population growth would be the first course of action. If the state is using too much water, shouldn't we first look at savings for the 80% of that use before looking for savings in the 20% of that use?— August 6, 2015 8:08 a.m.
"Jamaican" beer not brewed in Jamaica
Yeah I thought there was something like that. Thanks Ponzi!— August 4, 2015 11:33 a.m.
"Jamaican" beer not brewed in Jamaica
I suppose the lack of regulation on Wall Street might be so bad that class action suits are the lesser of 2 evils. But I think fundamental reform should at a minimum include re-instating Glass-Steagall (even Rick Perry is in favor of that), adding mandatory prison time for serious fraud and securities violations. Also I think the revolving door between SEC and Wall Street needs to be closed somewhat. Pay SEC agents and lawyers more but make them sign agreements to not join Wall Street firms for at least 5 years after SEC work.— August 4, 2015 11:32 a.m.
Edison didn't provide blackout emails to regulator
If their explanation that a single worker in AZ caused the blackout, to me that is a horrible indictment of Edison and SDG&E. How screwed up must their control processes be that a single worker making a single mistake could possibly cause such a crisis? There aren't any safeguards?— August 3, 2015 10:34 p.m.