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Re:Dominions of fizz: the carbonated-drinks industry and pub... by colechristensen on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @11:02AM (#11430878)
Adding some corn facts, as it's how most American soda is sweetened.

90% of the land area used for growing corn is not irrigated (100% green water) and in this case it's no trade off. It's not irrigated because there is adequate rainfall.

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Re:Dominions of fizz: the carbonated-drinks industry and pub... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @11:13AM (#11430969)
It's not 100% green water since the fertilizer usage will contaminate some runoff, making some water "grey".
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Re:Dominions of fizz: the carbonated-drinks industry and pub... by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @11:09AM (#11430938)
Right! Here in Iowa we water the corn the way God intended, by waiting for it to fall from the sky for free. I can always tell when flying to CA when I get into Nebraska, those huge 'crop circles' formed by irrigation start to show up.
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Re:Dominions of fizz: the carbonated-drinks industry and pub... by brianwawok on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @12:25PM (#11431754)
Even in droughts?

In Indiana most corn fields have some movable watering things (like http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/field-irrigation-system-34543...). They don't get used much, but in a few week dry spell they might get used for a day to keep the corn alive.

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Re:Dominions of fizz: the carbonated-drinks industry and pub... by colechristensen on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @01:28PM (#11432419)
On the western fringes of Iowa in some places, yes. For most of Iowa there is no irrigation.
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Re:Dominions of fizz: the carbonated-drinks industry and pub... by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @12:31PM (#11431810)
Nobody has nothing. Rain or not, the corn is on its own.
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Re:Dominions of fizz: the carbonated-drinks industry and pub... by bostonpete on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @12:36PM (#11431869)
http://www.thegazette.com/2012/07/28/some-iowa-farmers-turni...
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