Water Pipeline, Midwest to California
Here is an idea for you but I know it will nver fly...
Every year we have these destructive floods in the Midwest of the country. And evidence has shown that because of the effects of global warming, there will be more disasters of this nature in the coming years.
Why not device a way to harvest the water run-off from the floods and transport them to other parts of the country that is prone to drought? If that is too complex, why not store the excess water in underground tanks or lakes for subsequent transportation to drought areas?
The idea is not actually far fetched. We can transport oil though pipelines across the country and even from Alaska. Therefore transporting water across thousand of miles should not be that difficult. Since the construction of the Alaskan pipeline, there have been better technology and developments that will add to the feasibility of this project. The only stumbling block I see is the lack of will, precisely, lack of political will. The government seems not to want to do anything that is constructive, but only favor destructive projects. If this project cost 200 billion to complete, it would be money well spent. After all statistics indicate that the average cost of the Iraq ware is estimated to be about $12 billion per month which works out to be $100 per month per household. By the time we leave (if we leave in a timely manner) it would have cost is 3 trillion dollars!
Every year we have these destructive floods in the Midwest of the country. And evidence has shown that because of the effects of global warming, there will be more disasters of this nature in the coming years.
Why not device a way to harvest the water run-off from the floods and transport them to other parts of the country that is prone to drought? If that is too complex, why not store the excess water in underground tanks or lakes for subsequent transportation to drought areas?
The idea is not actually far fetched. We can transport oil though pipelines across the country and even from Alaska. Therefore transporting water across thousand of miles should not be that difficult. Since the construction of the Alaskan pipeline, there have been better technology and developments that will add to the feasibility of this project. The only stumbling block I see is the lack of will, precisely, lack of political will. The government seems not to want to do anything that is constructive, but only favor destructive projects. If this project cost 200 billion to complete, it would be money well spent. After all statistics indicate that the average cost of the Iraq ware is estimated to be about $12 billion per month which works out to be $100 per month per household. By the time we leave (if we leave in a timely manner) it would have cost is 3 trillion dollars!
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