Question Earthority!

“‘Who ya gonna call?’ The famous buzz phrase from the 1984 movie, Ghostbusters is being heard on the lips of Los Angeles water officials grappling with two of the driest years in the city’s history. Their answer: ‘drought busters.’ The program, which helped cut water use by about 30 percent during a drought in the 1990s, comes as the entire state takes step to conserve water. A federal judge has told state water authorities to cut up to 30 percent of their usual deliveries, starting next month, to protect endangered fish. Last week, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California announced it was buying water from farmers in the state’s Central Valley. San Diego has announced a similar deal with farmers in the Imperial Valley.” (11/27/07)