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BC's recent embrace of the drought-shaming movement includes folks like this Imgur user who has been posting images and addresses of rich people's houses where the lawns are still green—alleging that they have been watering them.Meanwhile, a Facebook page called Grassholes asks residents to rat out their neighbors: "If you notices [sic] citizens of Metro Vancouver who choose green grass over having enough water to last the summer. Take a photo of the address and the water activity and call them a GRASSHOLE!!"Urban Dictionary describes the grasshole (not that this really needs an explanation) as a "Person who doesn't participate in eco-friendly living. They chuck their recyclables, leave their lights on, grab a handful of plastic bags, drive their rumbling Hummers through flocks of majestic birds, and refuse to join the grassroots movement."On VICE News: The Value of Water on the West Coast — And Why California Is So Screwed
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