▲ 127 ▼ Lake Mead along the Colorado River hits record-low water level | AP News (apnews.com) submitted 2 days ago by 1egg4u@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] turmacar@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (3 children) The hyper green golf courses in Vegas are truly eye catching when you fly in as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Taldan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Vegas is actually an example of good water management. They invested a lot into water reuse, making them one of the more sustainabke cities in the south permalink fedilink source parent [–] RidderSport@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago (2 children) Funnily enough, the cities don't actually use all that much water from what I gathered. Farming water intensive animal feed is what is responsible for thr vast majority of spent water permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago The worst part is that a LOT of that feed doesn't even go to animals in the US. A ton of the alfalfa gets exported for dairy cattle in places like China. 2.13 million metric tonnes a year recently, slightly down from the peak of 2.88 million metric tonnes in 2022. 31% of hay in the western US is exported, while only 3% of the total national hay production is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 2 days ago (2 children) All because people refuse to stop chomping down on hamberders and “bacon tho!” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] frongt@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago And they're not going to. The government needs to put their thumb on the scale and shift subsides from animal agriculture to alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) No, almost a third of the hay grown in the western US is exported to dairy farms in China, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and a couple other countries. 31% of all hay in the western US is exported, amounting to over 2.1 million metric tonnes per year. The most water starved areas in the US are growing some of the most water intensive hay crops like alfalfa, for Chinese and Saudi dairy cattle an ocean away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago Still, people eating too much meat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 child) Worth it. They entertain dozens of rich people every day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 2 days ago LV desperate needs money, better up thier game. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Vegas is actually an example of good water management. They invested a lot into water reuse, making them one of the more sustainabke cities in the south permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RidderSport@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago (2 children) Funnily enough, the cities don't actually use all that much water from what I gathered. Farming water intensive animal feed is what is responsible for thr vast majority of spent water permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago The worst part is that a LOT of that feed doesn't even go to animals in the US. A ton of the alfalfa gets exported for dairy cattle in places like China. 2.13 million metric tonnes a year recently, slightly down from the peak of 2.88 million metric tonnes in 2022. 31% of hay in the western US is exported, while only 3% of the total national hay production is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 2 days ago (2 children) All because people refuse to stop chomping down on hamberders and “bacon tho!” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] frongt@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago And they're not going to. The government needs to put their thumb on the scale and shift subsides from animal agriculture to alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) No, almost a third of the hay grown in the western US is exported to dairy farms in China, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and a couple other countries. 31% of all hay in the western US is exported, amounting to over 2.1 million metric tonnes per year. The most water starved areas in the US are growing some of the most water intensive hay crops like alfalfa, for Chinese and Saudi dairy cattle an ocean away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago Still, people eating too much meat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago The worst part is that a LOT of that feed doesn't even go to animals in the US. A ton of the alfalfa gets exported for dairy cattle in places like China. 2.13 million metric tonnes a year recently, slightly down from the peak of 2.88 million metric tonnes in 2022. 31% of hay in the western US is exported, while only 3% of the total national hay production is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 2 days ago (2 children) All because people refuse to stop chomping down on hamberders and “bacon tho!” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] frongt@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago And they're not going to. The government needs to put their thumb on the scale and shift subsides from animal agriculture to alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) No, almost a third of the hay grown in the western US is exported to dairy farms in China, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and a couple other countries. 31% of all hay in the western US is exported, amounting to over 2.1 million metric tonnes per year. The most water starved areas in the US are growing some of the most water intensive hay crops like alfalfa, for Chinese and Saudi dairy cattle an ocean away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago Still, people eating too much meat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago And they're not going to. The government needs to put their thumb on the scale and shift subsides from animal agriculture to alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) No, almost a third of the hay grown in the western US is exported to dairy farms in China, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and a couple other countries. 31% of all hay in the western US is exported, amounting to over 2.1 million metric tonnes per year. The most water starved areas in the US are growing some of the most water intensive hay crops like alfalfa, for Chinese and Saudi dairy cattle an ocean away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago Still, people eating too much meat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago Still, people eating too much meat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 child) Worth it. They entertain dozens of rich people every day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 2 days ago LV desperate needs money, better up thier game. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 2 days ago LV desperate needs money, better up thier game. permalink fedilink source parent