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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Tian Harter <tnharter@aceweb.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Post South SF Bay discus <sosfbay-discuss@cagreens.org><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, February 28, 2009 12:21:33 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] [G-C-F] Water Emergency<BR></FONT><BR>I'm wrapping my mind around this "emergency". I'm thinking 911 is <BR>emergency*. I'm thinking "the usual reaction to an emergency is the<BR>govt takes over." Wouldn't it be nice if that was self government!?<BR>Stop voting for water companies at the tap! Stop voting 4 oil companies<BR>at the gas pump! Stop voting for PG&E at the light switch! Start voting<BR>for fresh fresh fruit, nuts, and vegetables at the farmers market!<BR><BR>Funny thing, all of the above have embedded water in the purchase.<BR>Except for the electricity which would
have more water in it in a normal<BR>year.<BR><BR>*Except in NZ, where 111 is an emergency.<BR><BR>Wes Rolley wrote:<BR>> Even with the rains this week, my home town Morgan Hill is still not <BR>> close to being up to average rainfall for the year. We are currently <BR>> at 10.22 in. in my subdivision compared to a yearly average around 20 <BR>> in. That is one location I have no idea how it is with anyone else <BR>> because the rainfall has been very spotty around the state.<BR>> <BR>> The point is that Governor Schwarzenegger has just today declared a <BR>> drought emergency. Here is the link to his press release: <BR>> <A href="http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/11556/" target=_blank>http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/11556/</A><BR>> <BR><BR>-- <BR>Tian<BR><A href="http://tian.greens.org/" target=_blank>http://tian.greens.org</A><BR>Latest change: Added my perception of Obama's speech and the R
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