The American Southwest has horribly mismanaged it's fresh water supply. Tulare Lake, Hoover Dam, and Las Vegas are just some examples of the American Southwest's horrible fresh water management. My suggestion is does the rest of the United States and North America have a right to the fresh water contained in the Great Lakes? Would a pipeline from Chicago to Los Angeles or Mexico City be better for the environment than a desalination plant?

  • regul [any]
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    3 years ago

    1. Any pipeline that touches the Great Lakes will get absolutely fucked by zebra mussels (there's a Russian interference joke in there somewhere)

    2. Californian water laws are beyond fucked and have been that way for a while. See sex pest Roman Polanski's documentary Chinatown for an example. Some California farmers trace their water allotment back to Spanish California. It is well and truly fucked. Also those fuckheads grow water-intensive crops like alfalfa and almonds and if they just... didn't? that would help a lot.