Peter Shute wrote:
"I'd have to pay about $1000 for a tank that would hold less than $1
worth of water."
This assumes that the current pricing of water is ecologically rational.
John Leonard
On 11/16/06, <> wrote:
Oh, the word is "broader", not "broafer" (whatever that is!)
Craig
> And some of the "brown" statements that appear on this list also leave
> much to be desired.
>
> For those interested there is a substantial body of literature -
> scientific and engineering - that raises many many more questions about
> the logic and logistics of dam construction as a means of "solving" water
> supply issues.
>
> Yes this Hunter dam might give some bird species different/new ecological
> opportunities: but it takes away more than it delivers to a broafer range
> of species. The other key point is that a dam is not something that
> exists in isolation from other equally destructive developments, including
> extensive landclearing to house the people the Government intends to stuff
> into the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie areas. That is why they want
> the dam.
>
>
> Craig Williams
>
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