ABC News recently carried a story on its website about how Celine Dion’s estate-under-construction in Florida consumed 6.5 million gallons of water last year, despite a drought in the southeast, despite the strain South Florida’s freshwater supply, and despite the fact that Celine doesn’t even live there.
Included in the article was this bit of trivia:
Experts estimate that at least 50 percent of Florida’s water is used for landscaping.
Fifty percent?!
I’m not a fan of seeking regulatory or legislative involvement to govern personal behavior or the enjoyment of one’s private property…but I’m finding hard not to think that some folks up in Tallahassee might want to start looking into what could be done in that regard.
