
I think the future of agriculture in California is really at risk today Don
California is really at risk today Don
California is really at risk today Don Cheadle was here and we were talking
Cheadle was here and we were talking
Cheadle was here and we were talking about issues of satellite observations
about issues of satellite observations
about issues of satellite observations of groundwater depletion how it’s
of groundwater depletion how it’s
of groundwater depletion how it’s happening in California over the last
happening in California over the last
happening in California over the last few years California’s lost something
few years California’s lost something
few years California’s lost something like four trillion gallons of water per
like four trillion gallons of water per
like four trillion gallons of water per year I’m sorry what trillion with the
year I’m sorry what trillion with the
year I’m sorry what trillion with the tea can you tie this into climate change
tea can you tie this into climate change
tea can you tie this into climate change absolutely I’m just trying to put myself
absolutely I’m just trying to put myself
absolutely I’m just trying to put myself in the shoes of an audience member who
in the shoes of an audience member who
in the shoes of an audience member who may be watching this and ask the
may be watching this and ask the
may be watching this and ask the questions that they would be thinking
questions that they would be thinking
questions that they would be thinking about the picture that emerges is is not
about the picture that emerges is is not
about the picture that emerges is is not a pretty one we all need to really
a pretty one we all need to really
a pretty one we all need to really change our relationship with water we
change our relationship with water we
change our relationship with water we don’t have it in the abundance that we
don’t have it in the abundance that we
don’t have it in the abundance that we once did and a lot of that’s because of
once did and a lot of that’s because of
once did and a lot of that’s because of the depletion of non-renewable
the depletion of non-renewable
the depletion of non-renewable groundwater so if we want to keep doing
groundwater so if we want to keep doing
groundwater so if we want to keep doing all the things that we have been doing
all the things that we have been doing
all the things that we have been doing we have to do it with a lot less water
we have to do it with a lot less water
we have to do it with a lot less water and we have to we have to make that
and we have to we have to make that
and we have to we have to make that adjustment I mean this is insane
adjustment I mean this is insane
adjustment I mean this is insane I am getting to the point where I’m not
I am getting to the point where I’m not
I am getting to the point where I’m not sleeping well at night it it stands to
sleeping well at night it it stands to
sleeping well at night it it stands to change our food security or energy
change our food security or energy
change our food security or energy security our human security globally I
security our human security globally I
security our human security globally I mean this is really scary stuff exactly
mean this is really scary stuff exactly
mean this is really scary stuff exactly these problems are not just California’s
these problems are not just California’s
these problems are not just California’s problems but really happening all over
problems but really happening all over
problems but really happening all over the world as much as I thought I knew
the world as much as I thought I knew
the world as much as I thought I knew I’m learning so much more and really
I’m learning so much more and really
I’m learning so much more and really just trying to find solutions and
just trying to find solutions and
just trying to find solutions and triangulate this from all different
triangulate this from all different
triangulate this from all different angles and come up with a plan that’s
angles and come up with a plan that’s
angles and come up with a plan that’s comprehensive and that can be a model
comprehensive and that can be a model
comprehensive and that can be a model for the rest of the country and
for the rest of the country and
for the rest of the country and potentially the rest of the world
potentially the rest of the world
potentially the rest of the world shows like years of living dangerously
shows like years of living dangerously
shows like years of living dangerously are a tremendous vehicle for getting the
are a tremendous vehicle for getting the
are a tremendous vehicle for getting the message up yet I have a message the
message up yet I have a message the
message up yet I have a message the message of the global groundwater crisis
message of the global groundwater crisis
message of the global groundwater crisis and we need all the help we can get
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