California is Dying of Thirst – Where’s The Media?

[GoLeft TV]

California is suffering a record-setting drought. It is forcing the state to take drastic measures to ensure water is conserved for priority uses. To help deal with the shortage some farmers are using wastewater from oil production to water their crops. But why isn’t the media talking about this?

Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio and Farron Cousins discuss this.

[drynberg]

1. The 40 Million or so resident of California I'm sure will make their voices heard...I'm listing...

[Warpy]

2. The squealing will be noticed by the media only when rich men with big green lawns

and lush gardens start getting fined for the amount of water they're using to keep those things pretty. Then you'll see this news hit the media. Right now, the eastern half of the country just yawns and moves on because their driest years would be extremely wet ones out west and they don't understand just how bad the drought out here is.

I'm speaking for the rest of the west at this point. Here in north central NM, we're having record rainfall from non monsoonal storms. The monsoon rains, themselves, will likely fail again as they have for so many years.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

3. Shut down his golf course and you'll hear it.

[camelfan]

4. Shit like this doesn't help...

...and why is it the British press that brought it to light?

http://goo.gl/nsOg8Z

What a bastard!

[Beartracks]

5. When the Kardashians run out of water, then the MSM'll be all over it! n/t

[Tatiana La Belle]

6. Sad but true.

nt

[lostnfound]

7. MSNBC Chris Hayes will report on this issue all next week "Water Wars" from California

Maybe a little late, but I'm sure it will be thorough and informative, because that's how Chris is.

Once again MSNBC will be dwelling on an issue of great importance. Their reporting on Food Waste was also very good. They are far from perfect -- if they want to run prison programs all weekend, how about exposing the money and commercialism of private prison contracts, and comparisons with other nations' policies, and analysis of how zero tolerance drug policies caused an explosion in prison populations, and the impact an arrest record has on the individual and on his or her children -- but I do really appreciate the quality from at least 5 or 6 of their anchors.

[Nitram]

8. I've been reading and hearing a great deal on this topic where I get my news.

I don't watch TV, though, so maybe that's the difference?

[jwirr]

9. I was upset about all the food the stores are carrying from Mexico - maybe I should be looking

for food from Mexico instead?

[SCVDem]

10. Conserve?

This morning we have three water main breaks in LA.

Thanks for fixing the infrastructure, assholes!

[libodem]

11. There were problems before this, too

I remember reading here on DU about a prison complex in central California that sits downhill from a land fill
The groundwater is btown. Its not safe to shower in let alone drink. The inmates must buy expensive water from the commissary or go without. Karma. The rest of the state can experience what the least of these amongst us must endure.

It doesnt serve them right exactly but maybe some corrupt official will get a clue and provide water to to California prisoners.