In the article, “Farmers Agree to Water Cuts in California,” written by Jennifer Medina, the author writes about the new ways farmers will decrease water use in California. Medina explains that Farmers have made a deal to use a quarter less of their water. This will be done by not plating crops for a season, or finding their own ways to reduce their use of water. The new agreement between farmers and the state will have no effect on food production, but is vital since most of the water in California is used for agriculture. On the other hand, not all farmers are agreeing to give up some of their water, but they will still try to make an effort to save water in order to help decrease further water cuts in the future.
Our beautiful 31st state, California, is in a major drought. What is causing the valley to sink more than it ever has in recent years? “Sipping California Dry” authored by Matt Richtel, goes beyond the issues at hand by interviewing the farmers themselves, detailing exactly what is happening in the golden state with pictures that show just how bad it is in California. This drought is a real issue, and the author works very hard to bring to light certain aspects of it that we may not know about in a detailed, informative way.
In this article of “The New Water Czars” by Daniel Kraker explains about the historic water of the Indian community be brought back to its roots or just be turned into a big power broker. He begins to explain how the operations of the Gila River Indian Community are a big agriculture in the south of Arizona. There is a settlement that has been nearly 80 years in the making trying to help the community fewer than 20,000 with more than 650,000 acre-feet of water enough to serve the residential needs of almost 3 million people. In that case it will put the Pima and Maricopa people in a place of marvelous power.
In the article “California Drought: Governor Jerry Brown Issues Water Rules” for the Cable News Network, Ray Sanchez explains how Governor Jerry Brown is taking drastic measures to reduce California’s water usage. To do that, he has established many rules and restrictions on the people of California, as well as its businesses and farms. Governor Brown states that this drought needs extraordinary actions, as it has shown in the Sierra Nevada Mountains which has lost snow and are now covered with dry and brown grass. I agree with Sanchez and Governor Brown about imposing these rules and restriction on the people of California because these restrictions are going to help guide California out of the drought or at least help maintain and not let this drought get any worse than it already is. I agree with the author because in the article he provides good support to show why these rules need to be enacted upon
The Novel, The Color of Water, written by James McBride is autobiography as a tribute to his mother, Ruth McBride. Born Ruchel Dwajra Zylska on April 1st 1921, in Poland , Ruth McBride Jordan, the mother of James and eleven other children, was born into an Orthodox Jewish family and raised in a violent Southern town and abusive home. At nineteen, she moved into a new life in New York city, where she fell in love with a black Baptist minister named Andrew McBride. James, was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 11, 1957. He grew up in an all black housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Western times and water wars (Walton, 1991) is a book of historiography and sociological interpretation of the story of Owens Valley California. At the heart of the Owens Valley story is a conflict for water, and collective actions against powerful, dominant forces. Walton covers the Owens Valley story in its entirety, from the resettlement period when the Paiutes inhabited the territory, to modern day. By detailing the one hundred plus year history, the changing sources of conflict and resistance could be explored over time.
Eurasian Watermilfoil Invasive species are becoming a big problem in today’s society. They are not native to the local habitat. A lot of times, invasive species are extraordinarily good at adapting to the environment. However, they can block out and do harm to other native organisms.
David Foster Wallace, an American novelist, addresses the Kenyon Class of 2005 at their commencement in his speech, This is Water. Mainly, Wallace’s speech proposes the purpose of a liberal arts education is not about knowledge, but rather about being able to consciously decide how to distinguish others, how to think, and how to act everyday. Interestingly enough, Wallace states that it’s extraordinary difficult to stay continually conscious in the adult world everyday due to our default settings. He asserts that our hard-wired default settings are to be deeply and literally self-centered. I agree with Wallace’s point concerning our hard-wired default settings because of the difficulties of being empathetic to others, the desolation of being
Reader Response of “On the Rainy River” The short story “On the Rainy River” by Tim O 'Brien explains to the audience that all men are influenced to go into war, and that they should hide the fears and emotions that they may have along the journey. Throughout the short story the author explains his journey and opens up about his emotions when he was sent to war. Being the audience of this short story explains to you what every man must go through if they were to be sent to war.
According to the Pacific Institute, more than 93% of California’s water footprint is attributed to agricultural products, 47% being meat and dairy (Fulton et al. 3). Animal husbandry requires more water than the production of plant protein, due livestock’s water-intensive feed, such as alfalfa. Among California’s top ten water users, alfalfa is the most water-intensive (Fox). In a given day, a cow consumes 140 to 150 pounds of feed and drinks 30 to 40 gallons of water a day. Moreover, one ton of beef requires 145,000 gallons of water, which is 24,000 more gallons than what is required for a ton of pork, 107,000 more gallons than one ton of root vegetables, and an incredible 133,700 more water than a ton of vegetables (Mekonnen et. al 2012).
Throughout his life time, the Buddha believed and advocated for respect of the natural world upon which all life depends. He knew water was vital for life and this is what he taught to his followers. Buddhism teaches respect for all life and since water is a life giver, water is seen as essentially significant to the existence of life. Sodarfa believed humans were so dependent upon natural resources that in a sense, nature could be consider one 's other self. Buddhism does not differentiate between humans and the natural world.
It was a sunny, cheerful Saturday morning with an exciting and thrilling adventure ahead of us. My mom was bringing my younger sister (Winnie) and me to a water park. The name of this water park was Waterworld California in Concord which was about a one-hour drive to the park. In the morning, we packed our swimming suits, towels, and Oreos in a grey colored Nike backpack. Unfortunately, we lost our sunscreen and couldn’t find it in time to bring it with us.
California: Severe Drought Imagine a place where there is no food at all, now look at California. California can become this if we pass any groundwater laws. California is going through a major drought and there are ongoing debates on whether they should pass laws to regulate groundwater. The state should not be able to control groundwater. They should leave the groundwater for the farmers to distribute and use.
“The Water Cell” is the third section in the novel Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi. This chapter tells us about the people’s demonstration against the army, and about her Family history. She find out how the father of the Shah took his grandfather’s position by giving oil to those very influential British people. The father of the Shah confiscated everything he owned. Later on, his grandfather was named Prime Minister, and studied in Europe.
780 million people do not have access to clean water on the planet. Yet, most of the world’s population lives on the coast, with access to the oceans. So, why are there so many people looking for water, when they can just drink from the oceans? The truth is, drinking ocean water is very dangerous, and if one ingests enough of it, it can even be deadly.
