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The meme is a humorous comparison of water usage in the Western United States, highlighting the significant amount of water used for agriculture, particularly for livestock and irrigation. The image features a graph with a large blue block labeled "Agriculture 79%" and a smaller blue block labeled "Livestock 56%". The accompanying text reads: "Conserving water in the West is not about 'shorter showers,' it's about meat and dairy."

first-seen

2023-05-25T20:32:07+00:00

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&» Marcel Moran \ @marcelemoran Conserving water in the West is not about "shorter showers," it's about meat and dairy. 1.9 trillion gallons of water Amount consumed within the Colorado River basin in a typical year Zp % % % A ae 3 % oO e a, Me ey Sy, a Agriculture 79% "dy 2 %, e, & a ~ Ym, % Xe % * %, S Livestock %, watering x Livestock feed <1% (alfalfa, hay, grasses, corn silage) 55% 1,064 billion gallons 448 billion 387 billion