Posted on 04/13/2015 10:38:03 PM PDT by Nachum
Since California Democratic Governor Jerry Brown imposed water restrictions on the state’s residents on April 1, people have suddenly become interested in what government officials have described as “one of the most severe droughts on record.”
But for months, Republican Assemblywoman Shannon Grove -- who represents part of Kern County, the second largest agricultural sector in the country – has been trying to get the word out about how Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations apparently are literally draining water into the sea all for the sake of a three-inch fish.
“I put together this short video to explain the real cause of California’s water shortage problems, which everyone is paying attention to now that the Governor has imposed water restrictions on the entire state,” Grove wrote on her Facebook page on April 3, the day she reposted the video she first published back in September.
“Share it with your friends who need to know the truth,” Grove wrote.
The truth, Grove said, is that the Endangered Species Act and its effort to protect the tiny delta smelt has taken water away from farmers.
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Sadly, there seems to be a DIRTH of people with COMMON SENSE left in California.....and in all America.
Stupid is as stupid does.
And this fish is not indigenous to California.
File it under “suicide of the West.”
All by government edict. Is it pitchfork time yet?
To answer the question heading the article; a civilized society that has been hijacked by haters of civilized society.
An insane one run by insane LIBs.
Delta smelt is a pretty fancy name for what looks like a common minnow. Of which there are probably billions and billions, so a few less in the ‘delta’ won’t matter much.
I think if you check history of elections where Ralph ran,
he took enough green votes to swing the elections to GOP.
When you’ve been brain washed by the educational system, that the GOVERNMENT IS THERE TO HELP YOU, this is what you will get, a submissive population. It’s funny, but most of the people that are complaining are those that immigrated from a country, that was, at one time, a COMMUNIST country. You think they’re trying to tell us something?
The EPA is filled with the same types of people who block a turn lane for no reason other than meanness.
Why should anyone give a crap about a minnow? What do they add to the betterment of the environment or mankind? Are there no other fish for bigger fish to eat or suck up algea? If the smelt were the livelihood of fishermen, there may be some point to this insanity, but the smelt is just a frigging minnow. Exactly who or what is benefitting from there existence?
To take the eco-nazis' arguement to it's logical conclusion, we shouldn't be trying to eradicate certain bacteria and viruses. After all, they are a species of life.
Yes, there is current balance in the food chain, but that has changed through time immorial. Some die off and some adapt like the precious spotted owl. They simply re-located when the trees were being cut down.
No, it's actually the bleeding-heart liberal government of California that AGREES with the EPA. California has even stricter environmental regulations than the Fedgov EPA. Think hippies in Sacramental and Bezerkeley. The idiots in Sacramento just passed laws to cut carbon emissions more than dictated by the EPA.
Our cost of gas continues to go up due to special blends and now the new tax to make California the cutting edge to fight "global warming". If it weren't for my Wife's obligation to her local Father, we'd be out of here. The "California Dream" has been long dead. I miss it.
They already do that. Its called off stream storage.
California has a REPUBLICAN assemblywoman? I thought they were extinct
The State's best known archaeological ichthyologist says he found delta smelt bones in Yolo County Indian middens.
Step 1: Clean
Scale and gut them for the prep. Heads may be left on.
How does one scale a fish? Hold it down on it's side, rub the back edge of your knife against the grain of the fish. This may take time and can throw about some scales, but it's part of the fun and process!
Gut it by cutting (w knife or scissor) from the bottom of the hill to the small opening just between the small fins located about 2/3s of the way toward the tail, and pulling the head up and downwards. The head and innards come out in a clean sweep, but this one-stepper can take some practice.
Step 2: Pan Fry
With some olive oil to coat the bottom of the shallow pan, drop in some of the Delta Smelt and let each side cook for about 3-5 minutes depending on your heat level and preference.
You can season the fish (before they hit the pan) salt, pepper, garlic powder, lime salt -really, anything you like!
No, a sample from a dung heap is evidence of endemism, unless there is fraud involved, which given the players involved (especially Peter Moyle) is entirely possible.
Well, on second thought yes—provided we have an utter moonbeam buffoon as “governor.”
IIRC, this is a Federal listing.
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