For West, Climate Change Is About Water

Some facts, some hype and frosting on top.
It is not this easy, It is not going away by having a wet winter and which
is not predicted anyway.

And the snazzy closing line we just have to work together implies their is a
solution.
I doubt this as the population is growing, demand is growing while the
source is diminishing.
Their are drawing board plans in California for more reservoirs or bigger
reservoirs and the engineering companies find this more than appealing. Arny
wants a 9.5 billion bond issue in March 2008 for water related construction.
The federal government has no plans to help California finance it's water
infrastructure. So Joe and Jane of ARM mortgage fame will be picking up the
tab. You say they are broke i say you are right and so are most of the
counties.
But if we are in a drought over most of the state just where is the water
coming from to fill those fancy holes?

Some folks may say: 'Oh well, it'll work out as it always has.' I don't
think so... if history is any indication.
And the worst place tobe in a draught of significant long duration is where
most of us are living in concentrated urban areas.

The bottom line i feel is we must recognize this is not just cyclical this
is climate warming and all predication are questionable if they are based on
past cycles.

Every residence in California which is landscaped should be switching to an
edible landscape. this would accomplish about a dozen good things at once.

Ok, I'm willing to try for the list...
A drip system will save allot of water over the alternative overhead
sprinkler system.
What you grow you eat or the neighbors do.
Less transportation of produce to your table from a farm in Mexico or Chili.
Less CO2 emissions.
It's healthy for you.
It's healthy for the environment. ]
Less toxics.
We all save water with a vegetable garden.
We compost for our garden.
If we can't do it ourselves we form a group and pay someone to get it going
for us.
It looks nice.
Bees like vegetable gardens.
If we live in an apartment we garden on the roof.
Our health improves and our expenses go down.
Did i mention we save allot of money growing our own?
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If we also used conservation of energy we would not need to import fuel.
This is not so radical a though or scary possibility.
As Greenspan the great man himself recently stated i think it is agreed the
wars in the middle east are about oil. We'll I'll be!