Risk of 'dead pool' looms at Colorado River meeting

Re:Risk of 'dead pool' looms at Colorado River meeting by StanislavPetrov on Saturday December 17, 2022 @04:37AM (#34026325)

>So far, four California water districts have proposed to reduce water use by up to 400,000 acre-feet per year. That would amount to about 9% of the state’s total water allotment from the river through 2026.

Even a 10% reduction in use due to Saudi exports would be higher than the current goal. It is considered a national security risk to export encryption to foreign countries, but it isn't a national security risk to export our water? And why are we growing such water-intensive crops in a desert to begin with?

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Re:Risk of 'dead pool' looms at Colorado River meeting by phpisthebest on Saturday December 17, 2022 @08:30AM (#34027581)

At a gut emotional level this would be true

but trade is what has kept the world wars a bay. Start down the path of protectionism and what we see in Russia/UKR will seem like a nice day at the park

a Middle East-China-Russia vs US-EU-UK-AU-CAN would be the likely outcome, and not good for economic stability or national security

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Re:Risk of 'dead pool' looms at Colorado River meeting by sitkack on Saturday December 17, 2022 @02:52PM (#34031500)

Not sucking a river dry isn't protectionism. Or now protectionism means protecting a river, which it should.

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Re:Risk of 'dead pool' looms at Colorado River meeting by insane_dreamer on Monday December 19, 2022 @12:01PM (#34054448)

"free markets"

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