pdq, I defend your right to your opinions, even though they often run counter to mine. But your response to George Papavgeris was the sign of weak debating skills, and lack of appropriate knowledge to carry on civilized conversation. It is the equivalent of a six year old saying "Oh yeah........?".

Answer the man's contentions, or grab a coke,sit in the corner, and smile.

As to the water situation, I can only speak to the USA. We here in the Great Lakes region are watching very carefully. We have a pretty good supply of water. But due to piss poor conservation efforts, and resistance by the right wingers (like GWB), the rest of the country is finding itself in a pinch. There is irony to us, in that the wealthy ruling class abandoned our region to go south and west in search of cheaper wages and weaker labor laws, and now that the water is running out, they want to pipe Great Lakes water around the country. Our attitude, and that of our neighbor to the north is that if you want the water, come here and build your plants. But you aren't going to pipe it anywhere.

Mick