August Signs of the times!

[ImaCannin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDcInLbAoiA

http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDcInLbAoiA

This makes one get his thinking cap on.... Who needs tin foil when its really unfolding in front of you!

[gunDriller]

how come the Romans were smart enough to build aqueducts to transport water hundreds of miles, and Americans are unable to build aqueducts to go 1000 to 2000 miles ?

seems like we're always hearing about floods in one place, and drought elsewhere.

obviously it would take a lot of infrastructure ... but there are a lot of Americans just sitting around doing nothing - and a lot sitting around just doing Powerpoint Engineering.


we need a flexible water distribution system that can adjust to different year's rainfalls. it would need humongous reservoirs, humongous pumps, and many many miles of pipes.

is there some technical/economic reason that keeps this from being a good idea ?


Jeez, we can put a man on the moon ... oh, nevermind, bad example :)

[Skirnir_]

is there some technical/economic reason that keeps this from being a good idea ?

Yes, water socialism; there is not a free market for it.

[gunDriller]

"Build a Damn Dam" - that's my vote.

[MNeagle]

ties in nicely w/ this one too: http://gold-silver.us/forum/showthread.php?63070-quot-Why-in-the-World-are-They-Spraying-quot-Full-Length-Documentary-HD&highlight=world

[madfranks]

Yes, water socialism; there is not a free market for it.

Also - gov't subsidized and mandated flood insurance. If the gov't didn't make it artificially cheap to insure homes built in flood zones, guess what would happen? Insurance rates in high risk areas would go up, giving potential consumers the correct information that they are about to buy in a very high risk, and expensive, area. Without this information, people are blind to the risk, and build in bad areas.

[Horn]

That flag fell on cue, which redcoat is responsible for this?

[JohnQPublic]

how come the Romans were smart enough to build aqueducts to transport water hundreds of miles, and Americans are unable to build aqueducts to go 1000 to 2000 miles ?

seems like we're always hearing about floods in one place, and drought elsewhere.

obviously it would take a lot of infrastructure ... but there are a lot of Americans just sitting around doing nothing - and a lot sitting around just doing Powerpoint Engineering.


we need a flexible water distribution system that can adjust to different year's rainfalls. it would need humongous reservoirs, humongous pumps, and many many miles of pipes.

is there some technical/economic reason that keeps this from being a good idea ?


Jeez, we can put a man on the moon ... oh, nevermind, bad example :)


NAWAPA?

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Water_and_Power_Alliance)The North American Water and Power Alliance (NAWPA or NAWAPA, also referred to as NAWAPTA from proposed governing body the North American Water and Power Treaty Authority) was conceived in the 1950s by the US Army Corps of Engineers as a 'Great Project' to develop more water sources for the United States. The planners envisioned diverting water from some rivers in Alaska south through Canada via the Rocky Mountain Trench and other routes to the US and would involve 369 separate construction projects. The water would enter the US in northern Montana. There it would be diverted to the headwaters of rivers like the Colorado River and others. The water would generate hydro-electricity during its trip via dams. The water supply would double the total amount of fresh water available to lower 48 states with its major focus being on the western states. This would solve the water shortage problems of the west for the foreseeable future. The amount of water available would in fact be so great that some water would be left over for use by Mexico via the Colorado River (which is currently significantly depleted as it enters Mexico).