Trump: let’s shut down all renewable energy, ban cheap electric cars, burn more coal, dig for more oil, open more data centers & strip citizen of the ability to oppose anything bad and label them as terrorists. “Land of the free”
let’s make meat a macho thing.
“Land of the free, if you can pay”
Every thing is just fine
https://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/riverops/webreports/usbrTeacups.pdf
Jesus Christ you really are going to invade us for our water aren’t you? FML.
- One billionaire uses more water than every home in Los Angeles combined. To grow almonds. 80% of which are for export.
- 10% of all of Arizona’s water goes to grow alfalfa for cows in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
We’re in a drought, sure, but it could be mitigated, if the capitalist class and their lackey politicians actually gave a fuck - but they do not appear to.
8 points, how does one count points? Like is a foot a point, and inch? Are there 3 pointers? I’m going to never look this up and live in the bewilderment of water shortages. Glass half full? Nah that’s like 5 points
I think it’s short for percentage points in this case. 22% minus 8 percentage points is 14%, which I assume was the fill level of some other dam which was decommissioned.
Pretty confusing phrasing, took me a minute to work out.
…Why not just say “8 percent away”?
Percent and percentage points are not the same. Ignoring the issue at hand, you will do well in life learning this lesson.
22% minus 8 percentage points is 14%.
22% minus 8% is 20.24%.
This is because 8% of 22% is 1.76%, but when using percentage points you just subtract the number.
Thanks, “8% of 22%” had crossed my mind so thanks for explaining it more succinctly.
So begin the water wars!
Oops.
Mass migration is coming. Be prepared
I wonder how Americans would react to mass immigration of Americans from other states.
“Get that data center up poste haste before we lose the rest of that water!”
So maybe it could do a couple of data centers?
You know, as a treat.
Yeah nothing fancy, just trying to make good use of all the water still available.
I thought this issue was all water under the bridge.
Bless you sir
I feel like we need an ominousasfuck community for stuff like this.
Right? Because it’s interesting in a terrifying way.
Interrifying
