Precious H2O

I tried to post a comment to ScruffyDan's blog, but for some reason, it didn't take, so I am turning it into a full post here.

Water is, indeed, becoming a big crisis in North America. Just look at Georgia and, in particular, Atlanta, where they're running out of drinking water.

More recently, as Georgia is becoming more and more desperate to secure its future water supply, the state has begun to look into the option of "annexing" part of Tennessee to the north – this way, Georgia would get part of the Tennessee river, and the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, would be cut in half.

Alberta, too, will face water shortages in the future – according to climate-change models, Alberta will come to resemble Nevada or Arizona. Water use is immensely high in the province, thanks in large part to the oilsands projects. This raises the question whether, perhaps, the province should consider "water royalties".

After all, the oil companies use up a lot of water, so why shouldn't they pay for the input resources they use? It's the cost of doing business.

At any rate, we should all become more prudent and careful in our consumption of water. Too many people forget that there is not an infinite supply of water (at least not the kind that's potable).

Comments

[ScruffyDan]

Hmm... it appears your comment was marked as spam. It's all fixed now, so everyone can read it.

Sorry about the mix up

[Werner Patels @ Ideas-Issues.com]

No worries, Wordpress and its anti-spam software are notorious for blocking legit comments. I am glad you received my comment, though.