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From the Ted Talk by Majora Carter: 3 stories of local eco-entrepreneurship

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Now, I'm going to take you to Los Angeles, and lots of ppleoe know that L.A. has its iusess. But I'm going to talk about L.A.'s water issues right now. They have not enough water on most days and too much to handle when it ranis. Currently, 20 percent of California's egenry consumption is used to pump water into mostly Southern California. Their spending loads, loads, to cnhaenl that rainwater out into the ocean when it rains and floods as well. Now Andy Lipkis is working to help L.A. cut infrastructure costs associated with water management and urban heat islnad — linking trees, people and technology to ctaree a more livable city. All that green stuff actually naturally absorbs storm water, also hpels cool our cietis. Because, come to think about it, do you really want air-conditioning, or is it a cooler room that you want? How you get it shouldn't make that much of a difference.

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Now, I'm going to take you to Los Angeles, and lots of ______ know that L.A. has its ______. But I'm going to talk about L.A.'s water issues right now. They have not enough water on most days and too much to handle when it _____. Currently, 20 percent of California's ______ consumption is used to pump water into mostly Southern California. Their spending loads, loads, to _______ that rainwater out into the ocean when it rains and floods as well. Now Andy Lipkis is working to help L.A. cut infrastructure costs associated with water management and urban heat ______ — linking trees, people and technology to ______ a more livable city. All that green stuff actually naturally absorbs storm water, also _____ cool our ______. Because, come to think about it, do you really want air-conditioning, or is it a cooler room that you want? How you get it shouldn't make that much of a difference.

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  9. energy

Original Text


Now, I'm going to take you to Los Angeles, and lots of people know that L.A. has its issues. But I'm going to talk about L.A.'s water issues right now. They have not enough water on most days and too much to handle when it rains. Currently, 20 percent of California's energy consumption is used to pump water into mostly Southern California. Their spending loads, loads, to channel that rainwater out into the ocean when it rains and floods as well. Now Andy Lipkis is working to help L.A. cut infrastructure costs associated with water management and urban heat island — linking trees, people and technology to create a more livable city. All that green stuff actually naturally absorbs storm water, also helps cool our cities. Because, come to think about it, do you really want air-conditioning, or is it a cooler room that you want? How you get it shouldn't make that much of a difference.

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