Comments on: California Drought Spurs Schwarzenegger to Declare State of Emergency http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/02/28/california-drought-spurs-schwarzenegger-to-declare-state-of-emergency/ Patriotism that loves our country, our land, and our planet Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:35:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dry http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/02/28/california-drought-spurs-schwarzenegger-to-declare-state-of-emergency/comment-page-1/#comment-179573 Dry Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:25:13 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2677#comment-179573 If the desalination plant isn't diesel and it's solar, it won't be noisy. At least you have an ocean to pluck, we in the Arizona desert don't even have that. If the desalination plant isn’t diesel and it’s solar, it won’t be noisy. At least you have an ocean to pluck, we in the Arizona desert don’t even have that.

]]> By: 5 Water Solutions That Could Change the World! : Planetsave http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/02/28/california-drought-spurs-schwarzenegger-to-declare-state-of-emergency/comment-page-1/#comment-38169 5 Water Solutions That Could Change the World! : Planetsave Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:14:42 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2677#comment-38169 [...] fact, just last week, motivated by three years of water shortages in California, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency which may be followed by water rationing [...] [...] fact, just last week, motivated by three years of water shortages in California, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency which may be followed by water rationing [...]

]]> By: Timothy B. Hurst http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/02/28/california-drought-spurs-schwarzenegger-to-declare-state-of-emergency/comment-page-1/#comment-36864 Timothy B. Hurst Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:00:05 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2677#comment-36864 I think it will come to a point that people along the coast won't have much of a choice. Sure, there won't be desal plants being built in Malibu, but far too much of California's Central Valley are in a precarious position when there is no water for their crops; crops that produce a tremendous amount of this country's food. Of course, a discussion about the environmental impacts of large scale agri-business should not be taken lightly when considering the future of California water. I think it will come to a point that people along the coast won't have much of a choice. Sure, there won't be desal plants being built in Malibu, but far too much of California's Central Valley are in a precarious position when there is no water for their crops; crops that produce a tremendous amount of this country's food.

Of course, a discussion about the environmental impacts of large scale agri-business should not be taken lightly when considering the future of California water.

]]> By: Carlota http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/02/28/california-drought-spurs-schwarzenegger-to-declare-state-of-emergency/comment-page-1/#comment-36722 Carlota Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:21:51 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2677#comment-36722 As a Californian, I have known for years that conserving water is important. My parents have only planted drought tolerant plants, we didn't grow up washing our hair everyday, we wait to do a full load of laundry, etc. And now my husband and I do the same practices. We live in an area that lives off of wells, so we are on constant water conservation. But the CA aqueduct cuts through the forest I live in and unfortunately, a lot of people are so disconnected from their water supply that they do not understand how quickly it can disappear. I have wished for years that the people of CA would look into desalination, they do it in the Middle East, on Naval vessels, etc. It seems to be a functioning technology, but unfortunately I do not think a lot of people who live on the coast want a desalination plant next door to them, so that will probably be a lost battle in the end. As a Californian, I have known for years that conserving water is important. My parents have only planted drought tolerant plants, we didn't grow up washing our hair everyday, we wait to do a full load of laundry, etc. And now my husband and I do the same practices. We live in an area that lives off of wells, so we are on constant water conservation. But the CA aqueduct cuts through the forest I live in and unfortunately, a lot of people are so disconnected from their water supply that they do not understand how quickly it can disappear.

I have wished for years that the people of CA would look into desalination, they do it in the Middle East, on Naval vessels, etc. It seems to be a functioning technology, but unfortunately I do not think a lot of people who live on the coast want a desalination plant next door to them, so that will probably be a lost battle in the end.

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