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PortTack

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4. States like AZ, UT, WY, MT with their red legislators would prefer to stroke each other's ego

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Jun 3, 2021, 03:45 PM

Jun 2021

And try and keep their base fired up than deal with REAL problems. The water issue in the west and SW is grave they need to be putting forth real solutions now

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Foreign Firms Sucking "Virtual" Water From America's Parched Southwest [View all] babylonsister Jun 2021 OP

I understand almond cultivation takes an inordinate amount of water too. brush Jun 2021 #1

There are so many things wrong with this practice. Probatim Jun 2021 #2

Yeah, this stull helps their water conservation and hurts ours. brush Jun 2021 #3

States like AZ, UT, WY, MT with their red legislators would prefer to stroke each other's ego PortTack Jun 2021 #4

Why didn't you mention CA since that is where the OP is describing the problem? former9thward Jun 2021 #8

Al Marai dairy products are super good... now I know why JCMach1 Jun 2021 #5

The Great Lakes governors really need to band together. roamer65 Jun 2021 #6

1+ keithbvadu2 Jun 2021 #7