That makes it the thirstiest state in the South.

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The Golden State is in desperate need of solutions--it has the unfortunate distinction of holding four spots on Forbes' list of the Top 10 Thirstiest Cities, the American cities most likely to face dire water shortages in the next decade.

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Although new CAFE standards should encourage the shift away from the thirstiest models, trucks still get off too lightly and the administration seems to have no appetite for the one thing that would radically change buying habits: a big increase in petrol taxes or a more widely applied tax on carbon.

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