California Water Wars: a National Issue
November 8th, 2007 by Kishore
On Tuesday, the California water wars (the fight between water rich NoCal and people/silicone rich SoCal) made national headlines by getting press on the Jim Lehrer News Hour. Here is the 10 minute video:
Takeaway:
Water is the new oil. This is probably the biggest issue facing California over the next 10 years. The biggest issue at hand is population growth, we just don’t have the water to keep up with growth and maintain the huge agricultural industry. By most accounts, conservation won’t make a big enough dent and no one is willing to say stay out to new Californians. Bet on this: there will be a bond measure re: California Water system in the fall of next year. My prediction: water rates will go up, the environment will suffer, and voluntary conservation calls will continue (I expect a mandatory conservation to happen next year).
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February 14th, 2008 at 5:20 am
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