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| Sunday, 22 July 2007 17:00 |
"Think tank" representative suggests couse to water future is more conservation,
no new reservoirs and take water away from farmers.
San Francisco Chronicle July 23, 2007 Editor, Peter Gleick demonstrates his disdain for California farmers by claiming the taking away of water these farmers use and adding a few more low-flow toilets and shower heads is the solution to our state’s water woes. If cotton should not be grown in California as Gleick seems to think, should anyone be growing it? Or do Gleick’s ideas on how water should be used only apply to Californians? Should people in Egypt or China be growing cotton? He thinks cotton doesn’t contribute enough to California’s economy because other crops have the ability to generate more income. What’s next on the chopping block, cheaper varieties of lettuce? Say goodbye to your iceberg and shaved carrot salad - only radicchio on my table! Gleick seems to think that crops like cotton that contribute less to the economy than another is somehow worth less to society. Does his thinking include jobs? Does the laborer in the field have less worth to California than Gleick’s job at his Pacific Institute “think tank”? Gleick needs to think again. Mike Wade, Executive Director California Farm Water Coalition 5999 Freeport Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95822 (916) 391-5030 |
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