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The crop that’s sucking the Colorado River dry: Hay swallows triple the water used by everyone in the region to shower, water lawns, and do laundry

Posted by OptimalBasis
Tags: usa, scarcity.water, ecosystems, rivers, agriculture, farming, hay, author.samuel shaw, source.the atlantic, paywall
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/colorado-river-drying-up-basin-water-hay/674357/

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Title
The Crop That's Sucking the Colorado River Dry
Authors
Samuel Shaw
Published
Jun 10 2023
Word count
789 words

7 comments

  1. [6]
    Crespyl
    Link
    Paywall bypass here.

    Paywall bypass here.

    6 votes
    1. Minori
      Link Parent
      The article is also available without a paywall from its original publisher: High Country News.

      The article is also available without a paywall from its original publisher: High Country News.

      4 votes
    2. [4]
      OptimalBasis
      Link Parent
      Thanks! I use uBlock Origin and forget about most paywalls.

      Thanks! I use uBlock Origin and forget about most paywalls.

      1. [3]
        scrambo
        Link Parent
        Do you have a custom rule set up for that? Would you mind sharing if so?

        Do you have a custom rule set up for that? Would you mind sharing if so?

        1. SteeeveTheSteve
          (edited )
          Link Parent
          I have uBlock as well and could see the entire article. I tested looking at other articles and it seems the site lets you look at a couple articles before the paywall appears. So first time...

          I have uBlock as well and could see the entire article. I tested looking at other articles and it seems the site lets you look at a couple articles before the paywall appears. So first time visitors won't reach the paywall.

          Edit: Nice, I looked up "uBlock Paywall Filter" and got a couple urls that can be imported into the ublock filter lists, they both work for the Atlantic and they're both .txt files so you can probably search them for the exact lines if all you want is to unblock this 1 website:
          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/liamengland1/miscfilters/master/antipaywall.txt
          https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-clean-filters/-/raw/main/bpc-paywall-filter.txt

          1 vote
  2. boxer_dogs_dance
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    For those who want more background on water issues in the southwestern United States, Cadillac Desert is a highly readable popular history.

    For those who want more background on water issues in the southwestern United States, Cadillac Desert is a highly readable popular history.

    5 votes