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13-04-2010, 11:02am
(This post was last modified: 13-04-2010, 11:04am by Throwdown!.)
I know nothing about the truth concerning our water supply, but I am hearing this argument more and more often;
"Actually the driest continent is antarctica, where it has not rained for over a million years in some places. Australia is the third wettest country on a per capita basis, but the rain does not generally fall where we want it. Nobody wants to pipe water over long distances, yet we have gas pipelines crossing this counrty like spiderwebs! We export water in the form of wheat! It takes 10 tonnes of water to produce one tonne of wheat".
As with roads and trains, politicians have taken money away from infra-structure and used it to get voted back in. Infra-structure planning needs to be planned over a 50 year period with standing Governments obliged to follow on from the previous administration.
There's only one reason why water can't be pumped from where it's falling to where it's not - there aren't enough voters where it's not!
"Actually the driest continent is antarctica, where it has not rained for over a million years in some places. Australia is the third wettest country on a per capita basis, but the rain does not generally fall where we want it. Nobody wants to pipe water over long distances, yet we have gas pipelines crossing this counrty like spiderwebs! We export water in the form of wheat! It takes 10 tonnes of water to produce one tonne of wheat".
As with roads and trains, politicians have taken money away from infra-structure and used it to get voted back in. Infra-structure planning needs to be planned over a 50 year period with standing Governments obliged to follow on from the previous administration.
There's only one reason why water can't be pumped from where it's falling to where it's not - there aren't enough voters where it's not!
Carpe Diem!