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• stvltvs 1mo ago
  Over half of Colorado River water goes to agriculture, about half of that irrigates alfalfa for animal feed. It's not clear if that's what you meant by capitalism, but lawns are a very small portion of what the water is used for. https://watereducationcolorado.org/fresh-water-news/most-complete-accounting-yet-of-colorado-river-water-use-released-shows-ag-environmental-evaporative-uses/ https://watereducationcolorado.org/fresh-water-news/most-com...
  • apothegm 1mo ago
    “Crop grass” sure sounds like “alfalfa”.
    • stvltvs 1mo ago
      Maybe I'm thinking too literally, but alfalfa isn't grass. It's a legume.
      • apothegm 1mo ago
        My mind went to alfalfa because lawn grass isn’t a crop. And I for one didn’t know alfalfa isn’t a grass. I suspect its being a legume is not common knowledge.
  • rho138 1mo ago
    Lived on the front range for a decade, the alfalfa is obvi the problem. Capitalism drives the need for alfalfa.