Cash for Killing Your Lawn: Cities Get Creative on Water Savings

By Matthew Wheeland
Published July 20, 2009

"Las Vegas, the biggest desert city in the U.S"

Anonymous, July 20, 2009 - 19:21

"Las Vegas, the biggest desert city in the U.S"
I'm not sure about this author's ability to research the facts:
Las Vegas population: 545K
Phoenix population: 1552K

Source: wolframalpha.com
Time to research: 1 minute.

So noted.

Matthew Wheeland, July 21, 2009 - 08:36

Indeed, good catch; I think the last time I was in Phoenix it felt so terraformed by excessive water use that I forgot I was in the desert. At least with Vegas it still feels like desert at times...

Anonymous, Learn to interpret data before you post.

Anonymous, July 27, 2009 - 15:57

Mon, 07/20/2009 - 20:21 - Anonymous
"Las Vegas, the biggest desert city in the U.S"
I'm not sure about this author's ability to research the facts:
Las Vegas population: 545K
Phoenix population: 1552K

Source: wolframalpha.com
Time to research: 1 minute.

Phoenix 1,552 thousand people.
Las Vegas 545 thousand people.
Phoenix 1,007 thousand more people.
Btw thats a million more people.

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