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liberal_at_heart

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26. America's water belongs to the corporations and the politicians they buy.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2015, 03:04 PM

May 2015

The Navajo don't have enough money to buy a politician so they have little chance at fighting for the right to water. This will only get worse globally and will probably lead to mass migration. Nations will try and stop the mass migrations, but when you are literally dying of thirst you will risk your life to cross a nation's border.

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‘We’re Going to Be Out of Water’: Navajo Nation Dying of Thirst [View all] KamaAina May 2015 OP

Remember the Anasazi Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #1

And when you add the cultural connection to the land - staying where they are - that does not leave jwirr May 2015 #12

It has happened before as he world changes. hollysmom May 2015 #2

Here's something they may consider setting up: kentauros May 2015 #3

You know who has lots of fog? California! KamaAina May 2015 #4

The technology of fog-collectors has been getting more attention kentauros May 2015 #5

Well, we have radio towers and even skyscrapers that tall KamaAina May 2015 #6

Okay, that makes sense. kentauros May 2015 #9

to make use of fog collectors, they would also need these CreekDog May 2015 #25

May gray and June gloom along the Central Coast as well, but the tule fogs are legendary Hekate May 2015 #7

The SoCal $ interests would extract every milliliter of moisture from NoCal/fogs erronis May 2015 #18

The Coastal Redwoods are Nature's Fog Catchers AndyTiedye May 2015 #8

I didn't know that about the redwoods, kentauros May 2015 #10

Are you even considering the location of the Navajo Nation? Jeez... CreekDog May 2015 #15

Well, while I'm neither a scientist nor a researcher, kentauros May 2015 #16

Was it tested in an area without fog? Yes or No? CreekDog May 2015 #19

Fog is also "water vapor." kentauros May 2015 #22

STOP, just stop. You're misrepresenting the good folks at FogQuest: CreekDog May 2015 #23

you have fog in Atacama where this is used, NOT in the Navajo Nation CreekDog May 2015 #21

The Navajo Nation rarely has the humidity needed to make this viable for them CreekDog May 2015 #11

If you read the link, kentauros May 2015 #13

Yes, because parts of the Atacama receive lots of regular fog, much as California does CreekDog May 2015 #17

you don't have these conditions in the Navajo Nation: CreekDog May 2015 #20

And they do not have a lot of moisture in the air as the SE has a lot of dry heat. Deep wells may jwirr May 2015 #14

We Punx May 2015 #24

Here's something to consider banning: Scootaloo May 2015 #27

America's water belongs to the corporations and the politicians they buy. liberal_at_heart May 2015 #26

The pollution levels on the Navaho Nation would not be tolerated any where else in America randr May 2015 #28