Back in
June, I was spitballing a bit through the notion that the desiccated Southwest would soon demand a water pipeline from the verdant New England lakes, rivers, and reservoirs to their deserts. Spitballing, it turns out, that wasn't far from
the truth.
"Stop the flooding on the east coast, put that [Mississippi river] water in a pipeline and deliver it to the west coast where we have a drought," Dunn said.
Now, last time I looked, the Mississippi isn't part of the East Coast, and the actual East Coast, apart from the state of Florida, isn't prone to flooding. And, as one expert pointed out
Bahr says that's because the flooding along the Mississippi Delta is part of the area's ecosystem, and also fertilizes the land along the river for farming.
"And then on our end, whenever you introduce a different type of water you have all types of potential for introducing invasive species, different water chemistry. You know the list goes on," Bahr said.
Who cares about Midwest family farms, anyway? Have I mentioned that Nestle has owned Poland Spring (through buying up Perrier who had earlier bought it) for some decades? I guess water isn't a public good.
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