[Pen-l] Necessary Sacrifices for Environmental Sanity?

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

According to the Wall Street Journal, golf courses consume enough water to 
supply the household needs of two-thirds of the U.S. population. Can you 
imagine the ruling class acting to limit its favorite "sport"? Newport, 
John Paul. 2008. "Play It as It Dries." Wall Street Journal (3 May): p. W 
1.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120976555972963663.html?mod=todays_us_weekend_journal

"Nationwide, golf-course irrigation consumes less than half of 1% of the 
408 billion gallons of water used daily, a golf-industry report concludes. 
Even so, that's a lot of water -- two billion gallons a day, or enough to 
satisfy the household needs of more than two-thirds of the U.S. population, 
according to the U.S. Geological Survey."


-- 
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
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