Making almonds the drought’s scapegoat? That’s nuts

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By Nathanael JohnsonApr 9, 2015, 12:29 am62 pts
Almonds have become the poster-nut for human wastefulness in California’s drought. If you’ve been paying attention to the drought coverage, you’ve already seen the statistics repeated over and over: It takes a gallon of water to grow an almond, and almond orchards comprise 10 percent of our water…

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