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Environment & Energy

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9. They are already moving here...

Wed Dec 31, 2014, 12:00 PM

Dec 2014

and our community leaders in Portland are not doing anything about addressing the needs of a rapidly growing population, such as affordable housing. Instead there's been a spike in 20+ story high-rises, something for which the developers have a hard-on. At least we have good transit, though most of these refugees will be bringing their fucking cars...

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/07/uw-professor-northwest-is-a-potential-climate.html

http://peakoil.com/forums/climate-refugees-fleeing-to-the-pacific-northwest-t62080.html

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California Droughts Could Have Dangerous Ripple Effects [View all] xchrom Dec 2014 OP

It's been so bad.... daleanime Dec 2014 #1

I'm in SoCal, it snowed last night. Trillo Dec 2014 #3

Let's not forget hydroelectric power generation, either. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #4

Instead of a Keystone pipeline, why not a water pipeline? iscooterliberally Dec 2014 #5

I agree that there would be a huge fight about it. iscooterliberally Dec 2014 #8

They are already moving here... americannightmare Dec 2014 #9

I doubt native Californians will move east. upaloopa Dec 2014 #12

Hey! Land in Detroit is cheap - could be the new silicon valley! hollysmom Dec 2014 #14

I have always liked Detroit. upaloopa Dec 2014 #16

Why pipe it from somewhere else? Why not just produce it? eggplant Dec 2014 #13

I was just throwing ideas around. Desalinization sounds good. iscooterliberally Dec 2014 #17

found this article from earlier this year eggplant Dec 2014 #19

A few weeks ago there was a post here on upaloopa Dec 2014 #11

well, people have been working on causing this drought for a long time hollysmom Dec 2014 #15

Here's one from a week ago OnlinePoker Dec 2014 #20