Re: Re: Re: Re: water water everywhere

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks.  I know that we in California have been eyeing your water for a long time.  Water
tables are very tricky, but then again, there's Antartica, or if we are really clever, we
can turn gasoline into water.

phillp2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Careful Michael,
> Canada has a large STOCK of fresh water, but a limited FLOW of
> 'excess' fresh water.  If I remember the figures correctly, only about
> 15 % of Canada's water could be exported without severely causing
> a water crisis in Canada.  This would hardly solve California's water
> problem, never mind the rest of the worlds.
>
> Paul Phillips,
> Economics,
> University of Manitoba
>
> Date sent:              Fri, 30 Jun 2000 15:11:18 -0700
> From:                   Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> > Canada, of course, is the OPEC of water.
> >
> > Rod Hay wrote:
> >
> > > Now here I admit is a problem. Not so much in the quantity of water, but the
> > > difficulties of transporting it. The distribution of population in the world does
> > > not match the distribution of the fresh water. And or course moving the people to
> > > Northern Canada will just exacerbate the energy situation. It gets cold up there.
> > > Ask Ken, and he is not all the way up there.
> > >
> > > In Ontario while there is lots of water, there is a problem keeping it clean. A
> > > recent outbreak of E. coli bacteria, near me, is suspected to have begun when heavy
> > > runoff from farmers' fields infected the town's water system.
> > >
> > > If weather patterns are changing. It would require an immense adjustment to
> > > accommodate.
> > >
> > > Rod
> > >
> > > Michael Perelman wrote:
> > >
> > > > One of the problems with this debate is the certainty being bandied about.  I
> > > > admit that I have not been able to read all the posts.
> > > >
> > > > Let me suggest that I suspect that the crisis in water will hit before the
> > > > energy crisis.  For many, it already has.  My daughter tells me that even soggy
> > > > Portland is worried about enough water.
> > > >
> > > > The water crisis may be even more intractable than the energy crisis -- I don't
> > > > know.  The first step would be to develop forms of communication, which come
> > > > before organizing.  Yelling at each other is exactly what not to do.  Tell me
> > > > how I can talk to my father or my neighbor about such things in a way that they
> > > > can understand.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Michael Perelman
> > > > Economics Department
> > > > California State University
> > > > michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Chico, CA 95929
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> > > > fax 530-898-5901
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rod Hay
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> >
> > --
> >
> > Michael Perelman
> > Economics Department
> > California State University
> > michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Chico, CA 95929
> > 530-898-5321
> > fax 530-898-5901
> >

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Chico, CA 95929
530-898-5321
fax 530-898-5901