Almonds are an $11 billion business in California, but they’ve come under scrutiny for being water intensive to grow. They’ve become like the Hummer during times of high gas prices: a symbol of waste or extravagance that might not make sense during drought conditions. But have almonds been unfairly-maligned? Is the fault not in almonds, but ourselves, or rather, other water issues?
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Guests:
- Alissa Walker - urbanism editor, Curbed - @awalkerinLA
- Mark Hertsgaard - Nation magazine - @markhertsgaard