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Re:Extreme heat, drought will permanently scar California an... by BurningFrog on Thursday June 30, 2022 @03:45PM (#31937595)
Yeah, buying out the current water right owners and moving towards market prices on water seems like the best way to handle this.

But that requires a government that can and wants to do things. I hope to be surprised, but I don't see California doing either of these things...

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Re:Extreme heat, drought will permanently scar California an... by nikanj on Thursday June 30, 2022 @04:05PM (#31937866)
That requires a population that wants a government that does things. Not very popular in the US.
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