Drought – a Simple Solution to a Complex Problem

What has been created is an extremely large “kettle” lake, whose levels can be kept up in two ways – naturally, from the runoff in the artificial mountains surrounding it, as well as spring break-up on the water, or by simply towing another berg in and melting it down as required. What has also been created is a governable source and supply of excess water, there for a reason – to be sold on the market, very much like oil. And like the oil from the Alaskan fields, this water is delivered by pipeline, to destinations like Southern California. Spills and leaks, unlike the oil lines, however, would not prove environmentally hazardous. Indeed, the line and its offshoots could be viewed at first response fire hydrants, ready to be tapped into as they snake through the hills and valleys of remote arid areas on their way to searing southlands.

A massive project, to be sure! Expensive? Initially, yes. But in the long run, the benefits – or the alternatives – must be weighed. Certainly, in the benefit column, the environment and the economy have both been helped, not hindered. In truth, so has the lot of mankind. The country as a whole would be in a more enviable position than the middle-east oil empires, becoming water barons of the world. And we would never fear our fields being set on fire!

There is just this one little problem – James Bay is in Canada. Nothing that can’t be solved – there is a rumor that the Canadians are harboring weapons of mass destruction!