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To: Win Smith who wrote (136098)	4/7/2010 6:30:46 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541952

Yes, I've read about that project. Canada and the Pacific Northwest were about as happy about it as people in the Great Lakes area are about building a straw from the Great Lakes to the Southwest. They hear the sucking sound of those green lawns and farmers using flood irrigation in the southwestern desert, and effectively say, "Buzz off, Bub," except using less polite words.

To: Win Smith who wrote (136098)	4/7/2010 6:38:25 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Respond to of 541952

I remember this proposal from the 70's. Cost aside ,I think what finally killed this idea was the climatologists who said the Yukon's climate/environment would be forever changed by this Southward diversion. Still---as many people who live in the US SW now will not be able to continue live there as the aquifers run dry---so its either get out or fund some massive geographical project. I thought the nuclear plant in Mexico idea had some good advantages for both countries.