Water is a resource for which there is no replacement. You can't frack for water, you can't produce water with ethanol, you cant solarize the sun to produce more water and wind turbines certainly won't produce more water.
Now, while I can appreciate the horrible situation with bad water throughout Africa, Indonesia, the entire Southern Asian countries, the Indian sub-continent and South America, I am most concerned by the droughts and continuing pollution of water here in North America.
Living in the desert southwest we really see the problem up close and first hand. We know well the Colorado River drainage, Flaming Gorge Dam, Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Mead and the Boulder Dam..
All of these lakes are at all time lows. What with the six year drought and the unhindered use of water to San Diego, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tucson and worst of all Las Vegas.
Millions of home swimming pools, golf courses, fountains, reflecting pools, along with massive increase in population within these areas have left potable water at a great premium.
This has occurred because of poor management by the corrupt and inept bureaucracies and policies which neither conserve nor use the water as should be.
Should Obama's golf course be placed above water for grain growing or above water for the average American to drink?
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