We are a nation of pipelines, piping millions of gallons of mostly hazardous oil and liquefied natural gas throughout our country. Here's a thought, why not our most valuable resource, Water? Although I claim no engineering expertise, I envision a vast system of pipelines (cement and otherwise) traversing our nation moving vast quantities of this precious fluid from areas of plenty to areas of need. Imagine opening intake valves situated along swollen rivers, modestly reducing the height of potentially devastating flood-waters and transporting it to water-starved regions of our country.
After the initial expense, which by-the-way, would employ thousands of construction workers throughout many states, I envision billions of gallons of water being transported virtually cost-free utilizing a system of solar and wind technologies powering those pumps necessary for moving the water. I envision, when conditions warrant it, moving water into storage in a series of natural (caverns, lakes) and man-made (dams & lakes) ready for release when needed by water-starved communities.
Certainly now with the effects of Global Warming adversely affecting so many of our western communities, with the promise of worse to come, we should undertake this worthy and necessary national project. We are a nation of grand ideas and great projects undertaken and accomplished throughout our history. We opened the Great Lakes to navigation, the Intracoastal Waterway, a national highway system, and a railroad that traversed our continent, why not something simple and mundane like anther system of pipelines, this one dedicated to the flow of water.
And as an added bonus, we could turn deserts into forests; thereby reducing the amount of greenhouse gasses choking our planet.
An ambitious but necessary undertaking to ensure our future.
Unfortunately, our short-term thinkers appear incapable of thinking much beyond tomorrow.
It's a good idea. I wonder if no one ever thought of this, or there are some infrastructural issues that only experts would know about.
I also wonder why considering all the oil pipelines that traverse the country. And with oil, the chance of pollution is high, water who cares if a pipe springs a leak.
Well, with #Trump gutting the EPA, I doubt he cares much about pollution.
I don't think he cares about anything or anyone other than himself and his bank account. A true sociopath.
Personally, I like #Trump and plan to vote for him again. But I'm not one of those nuts who thinks he does no wrong. Is he a liar? Sure. Is he egotistical and self absorbed? Absolutely. But I also think all politicians are, they just hide it better. At the end of the day it comes down to two things for me - the economy and security. And I think he's pretty good for both.
Yeah, real safe, Tex:
Eleven American service members were injured in last week's Iranian missile attack on al-Asad air base in Iraq, a US military official told CNN, despite the Pentagon initially saying there were no casualties. (In case you didn't know, "casualties" doesn't always mean deaths but also military personnel wounded.) Some service members were flown to Germany to be treated and assessed, the US-led coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria said. In other news out of Iran, the country's President, Hassan Rouhani, claimed Iran is enriching more uranium and its nuclear industry is thriving more now than before it signed the multinational nuclear deal in 2015. Rouhani didn't talk specifics, but it's not an easy thing to hear as a trio of remaining powers in the deal -- Germany, France and the UK -- scramble to keep it from unraveling after the recent spate of aggression between Iran and the US.
P. S. The fool doesn't even believe in climate change. How is that making us safe?
The economy is great for the super-wealthy and those who don't give a damn about the soaring debt, over a trillion more his year and counting. As for our security, his moves in the Middle East are doing anything but make us secure. He abandoned our Kurdish allies on little more than a call from Erdogan. His killing of Solaimani almost got us into a shooting war with Iran that was avoided because they had the good sense to warn our troops of the impending missile attack that would have killed all of them. He takes the word of Putin above our intelligence community. Heis move in Ukraine for political gains has not made us safe, on the contrary in works to Putin's advantage. He has weakened NATO. He wants to use our troops as mercenaries to fight for Saudi Arabia because they'll pay us, or is it him. Yeah, he made us safer by legitimizing the Rocket Man in N. Korea. What did we get for it? He gives up state secrets by using unsecured phones, especially after accusing Hillary of doing it. He's given over the Middle East to Putin and Iran by his actions in Syria. None of our allies trust us any longer. Who can trust a pathological liar? He is as dumb as a bump on a log and knows little about history or geography. India in relation to China? Where have you been? Where do you get your news, Texan? I could go on, but why bother, if you don't know any of this by now, I fear that you will never know because of your obvious ideological blindness. Hint: escape the right-wing bubble for a week and you might learn what is really happening.
You'd probably enjoy this article, Norman: talkmarkets.com/.../the-great-fires-of-2020
Agreed, Norman. You are correct.