https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/us/colorado-river-water-cuts-lake-mead-negotiations-climate/index.html

  • AncomCosmonaut [he/him,any]
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    2 years ago

    I think that's misleading because although livestock don't directly use a lot of water...

    Irrigation of crops is the largest offstream use of water in the CRB, averaging 85% of total offstream use

    And a lot of those crops are no doubt food for livestock.

    • Diogenes_Barrel [love/loves]
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      2 years ago

      reducing irrigation is absolute. it doesnt matter if it was 100% for human consumption, it must go down.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Damn if only we had a centrally planned economy that could mobilize industry to build out water-efficient irrigation systems across the entire effected area. Alas, that would be communism!

        Capitalism is the dumbest economic system.

      • AncomCosmonaut [he/him,any]
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        2 years ago

        Agreed, but making it go down by eliminating the large part of it used for livestock feed would no doubt drastically help, which was jack's original (and valid) point.