Looking at data centers compared to dairies in terms of water use in the desert.
Tag: Water crisis
Grass Fed Beef is no Better than the Alternative
Is Grass Fed Beef Better for the Earth than Factory Farmed Beef? Anyone who shops food stores that sell high quality, and organic food will notice “grass fed beef” in …
The Falling Rio Grande
Climate change is fast reducing the flow of the Rio Grande. State and federal regulations do not keep up with alarming changes in the river.
Trespass Cattle Damaging the Valles Caldera – Out of Control
But for the last few years, cattle from the Coyote District of the Santa Fe National Forest have spilled into the Valles Caldera through broken and cut fences. They have trampled the streams in the Valle Toledo and Valle San Antonio that volunteers and land managers spent years restoring from past livestock damage.
Harsh Lessons from an Ancient People
Bandelier National Monument offers the perfect blend of strange wilderness beauty and human interest with the mysterious cliff dwellings of long-gone Pueblo people. Early Pueblo people lived across this landscape …
Forgotten Ancestors in a Sultry September
This is a hot, sultry September. I think about the hurricanes overwatering the eastern states, and the big Southwest rivers fading away with millions of people gathered at their sides …
Ranching is Driving the West’s Water Crisis
At some point, Americans may come to grips with the fact that the cattle ranching industry is using too much water in the American West. The livestock industry takes large …
Solving the West’s Water Crisis, One Cow at a Time
The Southwest is a dry place. Thin streams flowing from the high peaks trail intense green through millions of acres of red, yellow and gray desert landscape. Green fields of …
