Wednesday, August 03, 2011
More reason to like this state
If FDR came back to Earth today, he'd be proud of exactly one thing happening in this unfortunate country.
FDR's ghost has mostly been spinning at gyroscopic speeds in the last 20 years, as he hears about dams being breached, canals and levees failing from poor maintenance, power plants being shut down to satisfy primitive ooga-booga superstitions.
Finally one thing he could enjoy: a WPA project being expanded and improved to serve the interests of HUMAN AGRICULTURE.
Bravo Gregoire! ¶ 5:15 PM
For years farmers in the Odessa area near Moses Lake have been battling diminishing water supplies for their crops, cutting back on planting and losing money. Those farmers say a new water project is critical to their livelihood.
Around 100,000 acres depend on water wells but the aquifers are running out fast, receding up to ten feet a year.
It's this concern that makes the Weber Siphon Project so important. A canal is being built to bring in water from Lake Roosevelt behind Grand Coulee Dam. The project is part of an effort to provide water to communities along the Columbia River and protect wildlife in a joint effort between several agencies.
FDR's ghost has mostly been spinning at gyroscopic speeds in the last 20 years, as he hears about dams being breached, canals and levees failing from poor maintenance, power plants being shut down to satisfy primitive ooga-booga superstitions.
Finally one thing he could enjoy: a WPA project being expanded and improved to serve the interests of HUMAN AGRICULTURE.
Bravo Gregoire! ¶ 5:15 PM
