California is in a terrible drought, and only you giving up almond butter can change it.

By now, you know that California has been in a horrible drought for years.

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I'm not exaggerating when I say the deadliest and most morally sinister cause of our water shortage is ALMONDS.

California is the only state that produces almonds commercially, according to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center. 82 percent of the world’s almonds come from California. 82 percent!

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The dairy and grape and livestock industries are all water hogs too, but almonds have rapidly taken over state agriculture: one million acres, a twofold increase since 1996, according to the Guardian.

The dairy and grape and livestock industries are all water hogs too, but almonds have rapidly taken over state agriculture: one million acres, a twofold increase since 1996, according to the Guardian.

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It’s Time To Ban Almonds, America

By now, you know that California has been in a horrible drought for years.

I'm not exaggerating when I say the deadliest and most morally sinister cause of our water shortage is ALMONDS.

California is the only state that produces almonds commercially, according to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center. 82 percent of the world’s almonds come from California. 82 percent!

The dairy and grape and livestock industries are all water hogs too, but almonds have rapidly taken over state agriculture: one million acres, a twofold increase since 1996, according to the Guardian.

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