Speaking of which, really interesting article just published about the Colorado River watershed. Take a look at how much water goes to grow cattle feed.
Comprehensive accounting for consumptive water uses in the Colorado River Basin, United States indicates that irrigated agriculture consumes half of all river flows; nearly two-thirds of agricultural water goes to cattle feed crops.
@lisamelton and yet when farmers protest, governments bend on climate change. Fuck farmers, charge a few of them as accessories to murder after the fact.
Roadskater, Ph.D.
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Speaking of which, really interesting article just published about the Colorado River watershed. Take a look at how much water goes to grow cattle feed.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01291-0
New water accounting reveals why the Colorado River no longer reaches the sea - Communications Earth & Environment
NatureLien Rag
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Isn't eating sort of a priority ?
Mark Ohe
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