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There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza

Posted by: Maven on January 31, 2010 at 8:01 am

From the Huffington Post, this commentary by Andy Lipkis, Founder and President of TreePeople:

“The rains that have fallen in the past couple weeks have given Los Angeles a reprieve from the severe drought of the past three years. In a search for long-term solutions, last week Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (38th district) convened a hearing of the House Natural Resources Water and Power Subcommittee in L.A..

Those in attendance heard testimony about a diversity of approaches. But they didn’t hear much about a critical solution that could be scaled up quickly and cheaply, go far to meet our urgent water needs, and create jobs to jumpstart our economy. That solution is rainwater harvesting.

Despite L.A.’s recent abundant rainfall, experts agree that the drought is far from over. What’s more, these rains didn’t help L.A. as much as they could, because there’s a hole in our bucket. Every time it rains, the City leaks billions of gallons of rainwater, literally throwing it away, right out to sea. … “

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January 31, 2010 · Filed Under Southern California

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