{"id":49903,"date":"2015-03-21T17:02:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T23:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/21\/theres-wasting-water-and-theres-using-stuff-that-wastes-a-lot-of-water.html"},"modified":"2015-05-10T14:46:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T20:46:00","slug":"theres-wasting-water-and-theres-using-stuff-that-wastes-a-lot-of-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/21\/theres-wasting-water-and-theres-using-stuff-that-wastes-a-lot-of-water.html","title":{"rendered":"There's wasting water and there's using stuff that wastes a LOT of water"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is kind of fascinating — that 8 oz steak you're (hypothetically) eating used as much water in its production (both for the cows and their feed) as a 10 hour<\/i> shower.<\/p>\n

What that tells me is that our current agricultural subsidies, in terms of water cost, is unsustainable. Does that mean a hit to agricultural employment? Definitely. Does that mean not using California water to grow fodder that gets shipped overseas? Definitely. Does that mean beef prices will go up? Yes — but that's a reflection of the actual cost, not what we'd like the cost to be if resources were unlimited.<\/p>\n

(h\/t +<\/span>Doyce Testerman<\/a><\/span>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This is kind of fascinating — that 8 oz steak you're (hypothetically) eating used as much water in its production (both for the cows and their feed) as a 10 hour shower. What that tells me is that our current agricultural subsidies, in terms of water cost, is unsustainable. 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