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11-01-2007, 09:50 AM
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11-01-2007, 10:42 AM
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Level up: 59%, 91 Points needed | | Quote: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three Southeastern governors who are in Washington to lobby for water rights amid a potentially catastrophic drought are likely to put the Bush administration on the spot.
If the administration decides to bolster Georgia's drinking supply, Alabama and Florida may claim it's crippling their economies to satisfy uncontrolled growth around Atlanta. If it continues releasing water downstream to Alabama and Florida, Georgia could argue that one of the nation's largest cities is being hung out to dry.
Making matters worse for President Bush is the fact that all three states have Republican governors whose reputations could rise or fall based on their handling of the crisis. |
I wonder if any of these guys have yet to notice that all three states have access to millions of gallons of water via their coasts?
I have one word for them, desalination.
OK I have two more words for them, ocean power.
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11-01-2007, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by CrazyFlamingos 
I wonder if any of these guys have yet to notice that all three states have access to millions of gallons of water via their coasts?
I have one word for them, desalination.
OK I have two more words for them, ocean power.
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Sounds like the 'water, water everywhere. but not a drop to drink' chant eh? | |
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11-01-2007, 01:07 PM
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11-01-2007, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by CrazyFlamingos
I wonder if any of these guys have yet to notice that all three states have access to millions of gallons of water via their coasts?
I have one word for them, desalination.
OK I have two more words for them, ocean power.
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11-01-2007, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by pensacola_niceman None of those proposed technologies will ever become significant until the cigar-flickers of the world can make a profit from it. Nobody cares about people in need except for other people in need. Money is the absolute motivator in the world today. You are fooling yourself to believe otherwise. |
Did I say I believe otherwise?
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11-01-2007, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by pensacola_niceman I have one piece of advice for all of them: Don't fucking move to a place that has water issues. It's obvious that there are way too many slobs living there in the first place. Nobody cares if you die of thirst (so much the better). We certainly don't give a flying fuck whether you can take a shower every night. |
What are you talking about?
I have lived here all of my life and, t o my knowledge, Alabama, Florida and Georgia have not had serious water issues until recently.
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11-01-2007, 01:47 PM
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Points: 13,970, Level: 76 | Level up: 77%, 80 Points needed | | Well, SoCal could have serious water issues, since we have gotten our water from the Owens Valley in the past. And then there is the Colorado River, 170 miles to the east.
When we had the fires last week, there was a water problem with the town of Ramona, CA. No one could shower, draw water, or do anything with it until the people told that it was safe to use.
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Desalinization sounds to me like a reasonable solution.
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Originally Posted by teethandclaws From what I've learned about Global Warming, it's not going to get better anytime soon.
Desalinization sounds to me like a reasonable solution. | And expensive, too. What goes around, comes around. 
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