COP 26

October 12, 2021 In just a few days the nations of the world will once again meet to discuss climate change. The meeting will likely set the stage for action –or lack thereof- that will make or break our collective effort to halt the dumping of greenhouse gases in the … Continue reading

Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Bill

BackgroundThe Senate recently approved a bipartisan 1-trillion infrastructure bill that earmarked 8.3 billion for water projects in the drought-stricken West. Assuming the House concurs and the President signs it into law, the bill will appropriate 1.15 billion for improving water storage, transport infrastructure and projects to replenish aquifers, 1 billion … Continue reading

Size Of The Canal

The length of a canal from the Pacific to Death Valley would be about 200 miles, similar to the Turkish Straits -from the southern end of the Dardanelles to the northern end of the Bosporus. The Black Sea is 56.2 times larger (168,500 sq mi) and 25.7 times deeper (7,257 ft) than Death Valley; due … Continue reading

Plan A: The Andes

The Andes extend 7,000 kilometers (4,349 miles), from Venezuela to Chile. Nowhere else on Earth is there another mountain range adjacent to the ocean and of this length and height. The ocean’s close proximity to the Andes means solar powered plants could be built on or close to the shore … Continue reading

Plan A: Mexico

Mexico While the U.S. meets all the requirements to build a vast aquafacture-based economic infrastructure, Mexico also has comparable but less capital-demanding features with which to implement Plan A. The Gulf of California –wholly Mexican- eliminates the need to dig a canal, and its two sparsely populated coastlines have abundant sunlight the … Continue reading

Death Valley

Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California. Situated within the Mojave Desert, it features the lowest, driest, and hottest locations in North America. Badwater, a basin located in Death Valley, is the specific location (36° 15′ N 116° 49.5′ W) of the lowest elevation in North America … Continue reading

Coal Use

Coal is extracted from the ground by coal mining, either underground by shaft mining, or at ground level by open pit mining, and its extraction and use are directly related to a number of adverse health and environmental consequences, including: • 2,800 deaths from lung cancer and black lung disease in … Continue reading

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