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And what Mark said was:<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Do we want to give all our water
to Wal-Mart?</blockquote></blockquote><br>
An alarmist, irresponsible position to argue.<br><br>
At 03:39 PM 5/1/2006, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=4>Jeff writes:<br>
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<font color="#0000FF">"Let's agree not to argue from fear-based
positions, but to work towards developing our water resource to meet our
needs."</font><font size=4 color="#0000FF"><br>
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<font size=4>Unless I have been a terribly stupid, mal-informed reader
which is entirely possible, what Mark (and Diane, Bill, et al) are
saying is:<br>
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<font size=4 color="#0000FF">"...let's work toward developing our
needs to meet the water resource (to the best of our current
knowledge)."<br>
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Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<br>
<a href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</a><br>
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----- Original Message ----- <br>
From: "Jeff Harkins"
<<a href="mailto:jeffh@moscow.com">jeffh@moscow.com</a>><br>
To:
<<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a>
><br>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 2:19 PM<br>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Thirsty for a Wal-Mart?<br><br>
> Mark,<br>
> <br>
> Thanks for response and your point is <br>
> well-taken. But please concede that Walmart <br>
> shoppers are members of the community as well - <br>
> Walmart is an existing business and has been a <br>
> good member of our community. What is the point <br>
> of disenfranchising them from their share of the local water
resource?<br>
> <br>
> As to the water resource, there is some argument <br>
> as to whether the groundwater system is finite - <br>
> and if it is, what the boundaries of "finite" <br>
> really are. I do concede that the global supply <br>
> of water is finite - there is not much we can do <br>
> with water except change its form (gas, liguid, <br>
> solid). But we both know that available surface <br>
> water far exceeds our current and long-term water needs.<br>
> <br>
> Let's agree not to argue from fear-based <br>
> positions, but to work towards developing our water resource to meet
our needs.<br>
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