I will say this and the federal government has to help. We need a green California and I am not talking about energy. The state has to find solutions to bring water to all regions. Desalination is the only viable solution now and it has to come online at an accelerated rate. The more dried and parched land there is the less CO2 used. Use alternative energies to run the plants as much as possible. I think it would be a mistake to plan one large plant rather than a few small ones. They will go up quicker and once the water starts to flow and the chlorophyll returns there is a chance there might be a natural return of rain in time.
Right now in California every resident knows the severity of these circumstances, they have been living with them for awhile now. All those dead trees need to come out of the ground to protect from fire. Put them in a wood chipper and sell them to more moist areas of the country. I know it is heartbreaking, but, the opportunity for new groves can be as short as a year away.
When the water returns within in the next year or so, the orchards will have to be replanted. All this takes a lot of money and this emergency is dire and the federal government has to pick up a substantial amount of the cost. The USA's economy can't afford to lose California agricultural production and it's trading partners can't afford to lose the food.
In some ways I wish Californians weren't so able to manage their lives within an understanding of conservation and environmental protection, maybe everyone would have screamed louder and sooner. We need to get this done, people. There is no other option right now and I expect California lawns and gardens to be green by this time next year. It is the only reasonable time line remaining.
Right now in California every resident knows the severity of these circumstances, they have been living with them for awhile now. All those dead trees need to come out of the ground to protect from fire. Put them in a wood chipper and sell them to more moist areas of the country. I know it is heartbreaking, but, the opportunity for new groves can be as short as a year away.
When the water returns within in the next year or so, the orchards will have to be replanted. All this takes a lot of money and this emergency is dire and the federal government has to pick up a substantial amount of the cost. The USA's economy can't afford to lose California agricultural production and it's trading partners can't afford to lose the food.
In some ways I wish Californians weren't so able to manage their lives within an understanding of conservation and environmental protection, maybe everyone would have screamed louder and sooner. We need to get this done, people. There is no other option right now and I expect California lawns and gardens to be green by this time next year. It is the only reasonable time line remaining.
