re:[Pen-l] Necessary Sacrifices for Environmental Sanity?

[Gassler Robert <rsgassle@xxxxxxxxx>]

What are the other 99 1/2 percent used for? 

>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
>
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