Comments on: California’s Drought, Climate Change and Recommendations for Action http://civileats.com/2009/02/10/californias-drought-climate-change-and-recommendations-for-action/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jill http://civileats.com/2009/02/10/californias-drought-climate-change-and-recommendations-for-action/comment-page-1/#comment-2163 Jill Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:17:43 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2062#comment-2163 Fantastic post, and great points that you make. The preachy vegetarian in me (that I try oh-so-hard to keep in check) wants to say that one of the answers is going to be found in eating less meat overall and turning back the clock on animal agriculture - taking the animals out of the feedlots and putting them back on pasture, eating grass. You can see the rest of my $.02 <a href="http://www.lavidalocavore.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=1026" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Fantastic post, and great points that you make. The preachy vegetarian in me (that I try oh-so-hard to keep in check) wants to say that one of the answers is going to be found in eating less meat overall and turning back the clock on animal agriculture – taking the animals out of the feedlots and putting them back on pasture, eating grass. You can see the rest of my $.02 here.

]]> By: Marc http://civileats.com/2009/02/10/californias-drought-climate-change-and-recommendations-for-action/comment-page-1/#comment-2104 Marc Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:42:54 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2062#comment-2104 Although it is probably not something that could be completed before the hot season in the Central Valley, how much water could be saved by building covers over the largest canals in the California Water Project? In a hot and sunny climate like the Central Valley, it would seem that a lot of water is lost through evaporation. Or is it not even feasible? (And imagine if the covers had photovoltaic panels on them...) Although it is probably not something that could be completed before the hot season in the Central Valley, how much water could be saved by building covers over the largest canals in the California Water Project? In a hot and sunny climate like the Central Valley, it would seem that a lot of water is lost through evaporation. Or is it not even feasible? (And imagine if the covers had photovoltaic panels on them…)

]]> By: Sara Cowgill http://civileats.com/2009/02/10/californias-drought-climate-change-and-recommendations-for-action/comment-page-1/#comment-2087 Sara Cowgill Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:32:46 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2062#comment-2087 Hey! the last time California had a really big drought, we got a brand new kind of skateboarding! I think these recommendations are well premised and thought-out and I feel supportive that this is the right direction to go, but I FEEL that water is a very primal inheritance and people get really emotional when you try to ration their water. Keeping California producing food is important, but maybe planting cover crops that require less water, but would continue to support, hold and nourish the soil for a less productive year might be prudent-- strawberries for some while others fields die and blow away could start a riot-- I believe it may have happened before. the most important part is proaction! Address the issues immediately after the Clean water Protection Act, which I really need first. :) Hey! the last time California had a really big drought, we got a brand new kind of skateboarding!

I think these recommendations are well premised and thought-out and I feel supportive that this is the right direction to go, but I FEEL that water is a very primal inheritance and people get really emotional when you try to ration their water. Keeping California producing food is important, but maybe planting cover crops that require less water, but would continue to support, hold and nourish the soil for a less productive year might be prudent– strawberries for some while others fields die and blow away could start a riot– I believe it may have happened before.

the most important part is proaction! Address the issues immediately after the Clean water Protection Act, which I really need first. :)

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