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Post by sheyd on May 29, 2008 11:03:49 GMT -5
Ok - this is one I am pretty involved in with the boards for my local paper. So - what do you all think of the pact that the states surrounding the Great Lakes (along with Canada) are making to restrict the siphoning off of the Great Lakes for the Southern States' use? Should the Great Lakes be used to subsidize water in places like Arizona and California (and Las Vegas)?
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Post by Mel (cherry) on May 29, 2008 12:35:13 GMT -5
I think they should be thinking forward to water supply issues if they don't place regulations.
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Spike
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Post by Spike on May 29, 2008 13:07:30 GMT -5
With the supply of fresh water dwindling daily, due to man's lack of respect for nature, we need to start thinking conservation. Remember the "3" rule, 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food. It's up to us, right here, right now, to conserve and reverse some of the effects that our fathers and grandfathers did to this planet.
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Post by sheyd on May 29, 2008 15:28:22 GMT -5
I'm sure its no surprise, but that is my stance too. This isn't like an endless supply - if we drain our freshwater resources, rain can only do so much to replenish it. For those of you who have seen Lake Superior, you will know what I mean when I say we CAN'T deplete this beautiful lake... But some of the people who respond at my paper totally think we should sell it to southerners, for as high as we can get...
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Post by JimB on May 29, 2008 16:33:02 GMT -5
As a resident of the city that famously reversed the flow of the Chicago River to drain out of Lake Michigan rather than into it, maybe I'd best refrain from comment.
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Post by redskyatnight on May 29, 2008 16:44:24 GMT -5
When I lived in Tucson, we used water channeled from the Colorado river. It was an open canal with a fence on either side. I can't imagine the amount of evaporation that occured while that water flowed some 350 miles through the desert. To redirect water from the mid-west to the desert states will likely result in more water lost through evaporation than makes it to the destination. Plus, great opportunity exists to taint the water by terrorist groups.
I also agree with all the conservation statements already made. Do people in Phoenix really need a green, grass lawn? All in all, I think its a bad idea.
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midge
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Post by midge on May 31, 2008 10:08:18 GMT -5
as a life long resident of michigan, i hate to see my peers and companies move out of state. michigan is a BEAUTIFUL state with so much to offer. it kills me to see our local economy in the shape it is in- but even before that, there was a mass exodus of residents to more temperate climates. i hate to think of people who have left the great lakes states for las vegas and arizona for no other reason than the climate, turn around and expect that the natural resources of place they have abandoned be shipped out to them. if you need fresh water, it can be found in the upper midwest- move back.
this issue makes me irate. i agree with seyfert, if you want the green grass of home, go home. the desert has its own landscape, bealtiful lakes should not be depleted in the interest of subsidizing lifestyles in deserts. did anyone tell them it was a desert before they got there? anyone think of that?
i am absolutely NOT a fan of this.
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