California's Drought Continues

by Natasha Chart · 2009-06-26 04:46:00 UTC
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Bad news for the Central Valley:

... Farmer Bob Dietrich said he has planted 300 of his 1,100 acres because his single well isn't enough to water his entire farm. Shawn Coburn apologized for arriving late, saying the $750,000 well he drilled earlier this year "is sucking air" as aquifers shrink under increased pumping. ...

This has been your 'sustainability moment' for today, wherein it behooves one to wonder if we can possibly continue doing what we've been doing and not suffer a major crash.

We're going to have to stop using fossil fuel and fossil water one way or another this century. We can either plan ahead for it and find other alternatives, or we can be cut off abruptly, dramatically, with little in the way of time or resources to prepare.

It's up to us. For now.

Update: Link added.

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