[michmoldman]

Originally Posted by rlt

Okay..., but if we don't give them our resource(water), how are we supposed to expect to get other states' resources if MI don't want to share ours?
-Not that I think we should share our water, who would??

But think of that point of view.

Why share something that would hurt our state, and many other states economy? Ask New York if they wanna share and watch Niagara Falls turn into a trickle.

[scolls]

The desert wasn't meant to house such a large population. Why the hell should we drain the resources of an area that was made to sustain a large population because people want to have warm winters?

[Tricia819]

Draining the Great Lakes in order to divert the water to a desert would cause the economic and environmental ruin of the entire region.

[scolls]

It's Darwinism. If there isn't any water where you are at, you go where the water is. Don't wait for a pipe to bring it to you.

[YAZ]

Originally Posted by scolls

The desert wasn't meant to house such a large population. Why the hell should we drain the resources of an area that was made to sustain a large population because people want to have warm winters?

So y'all can come visit us......

Give us your water.

We need it.

JGatti's right though, we've had more rain so far this year than ALL of last year.

[baystater]

Originally Posted by rlt

Anybody hear about the "Water Battle" about to happen???

It's going around that soon (I don't know how soon though), that all out West (Arizona, Nevada, Utah, etc), are going to start wanting the Great Lakes Water pumped out there.

I don't know about you, but I don't want our water ruined by this, do you?? It'll ruin our fishing, recreation, etc.

Any opinions, thoughts, any information you wanna' add?

Anything at all?

Thanks!

Great Lakes--St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Implementation

overview:

Great Lakes Compact - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[YAZ]

Originally Posted by Tricia819

Draining the Great Lakes in order to divert the water to a desert would cause the economic and environmental ruin of the entire region.

Two regions, really. It wouldn't be "Desert" anymore, eh?

[darstar]

Originally Posted by YAZ

So y'all can come visit us......

Give us your water.

We need it.

JGatti's right though, we've had more rain so far this year than ALL of last year.

You folks should be collecting all that rain water ...for later. Thats what they do in other arid places.Conserve and collect, it maybe your lifeline.

[MICoastieMom]

Originally Posted by 1coolcustomer

And here is another reason. There are a lot of military bases in FL. All the shots called by the USAF in Afghanistan and Iraq come form US Central Command in Tampa, FL. Those troops are over there unselfishly laying thier azzes on the line for all of America and your Great Lakes water.

Have to disagree with you there. USCG has jurisdiction over all US navigational waters. They are the ones laying their azzes on the line to protect the Great Lakes.

[rlt]

Originally Posted by MICoastieMom

Have to disagree with you there. USCG has jurisdiction over all US navigational waters. They are the ones laying their azzes on the line to protect the Great Lakes.

Well said!

Please, somebody tell me why people keep moving to Arizona/Nevada/New Mexico etc. Do they think they have a unlimited supply of water for all those people??

Phoenix ranks in 4th for the highest growing rate in the nation. Hmm, I wonder where they plan on getting their water from...