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Re:The Colorado River is shrinking by WarOnPrivacy on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @01:59PM (#27909711)
Chinese and other overseas investors own those US desert farms. They were attracted here by the massively generous water rights they get automagically.

ref: https://grist.org/agriculture/u-s-southwest-already-parched-...

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Re:The Colorado River is shrinking by lostapathy on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @02:17PM (#27909965)
While the US is unlikely to mess with the private property rights, export restrictions are easy to change.
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Re:The Colorado River is shrinking by maybelsyrup on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @02:03PM (#27909778)
Damn I want a dessert farm
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Re:The Colorado River is shrinking by Integrape on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:32PM (#27910989)
I want to visit the Maybel Syrup Dessert Farm
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