Comments on: Water Shortage!

By: Mr. Pieguy Yelir

Mr. Pieguy Yelir — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:53:19 +0000

I think there should be more effort to make sure there are proper water and food supplies to third-world countries. Imagine your own life in 110 degree weather, working all day in the sun, and then drinking water that you know will kill you eventually, or not drinking water at all.

By: Ishabaka

Ishabaka — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:32:01 +0000

Canada is the Saudi Arabia of fresh, drinkable water. Whether or not to sell any to other countries has been the subject of serious national debate for the past few years. Of course, with how the U.S.A. and Russia have been invading the Canadian Arctic in the past year, Canada may just wind up being robbed of her fresh water.

By: LandinNevada

LandinNevada — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:05:06 +0000

They claim there is no shortages in the Southwest.

http://waterrightsinnevada.wordpress.com/

By: Paul Howard

Paul Howard — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:31:56 +0000

If you really care about water, then don’t eat meat. Compared to a steak dinner, a vegetarian meal saves about as much water as a whole YEAR of showers.

By: Jim Cassey

Jim Cassey — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:10:59 +0000

There is no water crisis, just an energy crisis. Singapore, Perth, and other major cities globally are using reverse osmosis on an industrial scale, combined with water recycling, to maintain water independence. (Google for Hyflux.) American cities are stuck in the 20th century due to political intransigence. No wonder they can’t solve their water problems. Admittedly, the problem with drinking water recycling is that it takes tremendous amounts of energy. (Agricultural recycling might be cheaper. We should all just produce water at home, from the air.) Globally, the solution for the next few decades will probably be the use of natural gas to power reverse osmosis plants, substantially adding to CO2 emissions. But with global warming inevitable anyway, because most people refuse to change their behavior, at least we can address the water crisis.

As to those cities without the money or discipline to implement water filtration, they’re screwed. Civil chaos will result when the water runs out. It’s tragic, but that’s the effect of runaway population, pollution, and corruption with zero civic responsibility.

By: Idontbuyit

Idontbuyit — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:44:53 +0000

This might be a scam. I simply don’t buy it.
Co2 is bad. so breath less. Now h2o is bad, use less of it. If you don’t we will tax the crap out of you. why people keep falling for this kind of game.

By: Whitey

Whitey — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:55:53 +0000

Can some one please tell me why any one trusts the major media as a source for ANY information? They’re clearly propagandists and have been for decades. It’s irrational to use them as a source for information any more. This 140 gallons per person is absolute nonsense and more propaganda to make those in the US sound like complete waste mongers. Considering that more than half of China is full of slave laborers and the ratio of peons/slaves to middle class is much higher over there than in the US, is it any wonder that their estimates would average out to be so low? It sounds like, by the logic of this article, that people with a higher standard of living need to suck it up and become stinking peons again. The authors certainly weren’t promoting that the stinking peons get a good bath once a day (good hygiene reduces DISEASE).

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:27:23 +0000

Water is the secondary goal of the Sino-Soviet-Islamic Confederation. The primary goal is the n.American food basket. When they physically occupy n.America they receive as bonus 10% of Earth’s fresh water in the guise of the Great Lakes.
spelled out in’AOC’

By: delusional

delusional — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:03:49 +0000

i thought our sainted local politicansa already sold all the productive water systems to foreign corporations with tax incentives to let the “poor” bleed the public into hell…..and only took penies in kickbacks

By: gene

gene — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:32:51 +0000

This is more scare tactics. The earth will never run out of water. It may take some creativity to get it where it is needed but water does not disapear. It evaporates then comes back in rain. Has anyone watched the news in the last few months, First there was flooding in Nashville Now in Idaho and Iowa from huge storms which are moving into the gulf then up through Alabama and Georgia. The water always comes back.