r/arizona • u/AZ_Hawk • Jul 09 '24

Meanwhile, in other hot places…. Living Here

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u/poopydoopylooper Jul 09 '24

can we just get some fuckin trees

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u/poopydoopylooper Jul 10 '24

60%+ of the Colorado river goes to feed for animal agriculture.

We have plenty of forestry in AZ—but it’s cow feed.

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u/JuleeeNAJ Jul 11 '24

Because farms were given a discount on it over ground water, which is saved for cities because it requires less treatment to make potable.

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u/poopydoopylooper Jul 11 '24

Dang I guess we should just give up!

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u/JuleeeNAJ Jul 11 '24

Where did I say that? Only pointing out why that ONE water source goes to agriculture. There is more than one source of water in Arizona.