Cognitive Dissonance

[ng_moonmoth]

Our community is holding a special election next month to fill a vacated council seat. There's something, well, not quite right about seeing a sign supporting a candidate whose slogan is "For a Greener [community]" smack in the middle of one of the dying brown lawns that are the all-too-common signs of support (whether driven by personal factors or

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[rhodielady_47]

Do you mind if I ask you which state or country you are living in?
We've got a flash flood watch going on right now but June was a very dry month and I had to do some serious watering to keep my new plants and shrubs alive. (I'm worried that August and maybe September are going to be hot and dry.
:^}

[ng_moonmoth]

California. Except in spots along the north coast, the past four winters have been a near total bust. Essentially no precipitation in January 2015 in the most populous areas and largest reservoir watersheds -- vital areas in an environment that gets almost no rain from April through late October. Last winter was better than decent, but not the bonanza people were hoping for -- and we'll need at least four actual bonanza winters to refill the reservoirs and replenish the groundwater in the face of about 50% more people than lived here at the turn of the century.

Water districts in residential areas are doing their best to lessen the risk of actually running out of the stuff by imposing punitive rates on the highest tiers of water usage. Even though there's much more to be gained by improving utilization and reducing waste in agricultural areas, that approach is not economically viable. So when killing your lawn can save you a couple hundred bucks a month, brown becomes the new green.

[rhodielady_47]

"....the past four winters have been a near total bust."
Heaven have mercy...I knew California was in a drought but I had no idea it was that bad.
I wonder if the "powers that be" have realized how badly they goofed when they tore down and sold off that water desalinization plant they built in California.
:^|

[ng_moonmoth]

Heaven have mercy...I knew California was in a drought but I had no idea it was that bad.I suspect it's another one of those things that doesn't get much coverage outside the affected area. But, living out here, it's inescapable. Of course, if you got any of the "the West is on fire" coverage last summer, it may not have mentioned that the dry vegetation that was burning was a consequence of the drought. But it was