Darian and others, at the moment the number of signers is 425. Encouraging but it needs to go higher. Also there is a good many signers from abroad. Too bad more Californians don't share the same enthusiam. I can not remember the last time we had a cotton shortage. But we do have periodic drought. I Hardley ever eat cotton either. Anyway I say save our river water for public and natural use and buy our cotton elsewhere. Keep the buggers out of our public water. Check out the petition it out and sign up. There are many good comments there. Harley