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The Greater Idaho project would absorb nearly the entire water resources of the East Cascades, placing them under the control of a single state entity. Doesn't
by omegaworks 5y ago
The Greater Idaho project would absorb nearly the entire water resources of the East Cascades, placing them under the control of a single state entity.
Doesn't bode well for a Western US that will be increasingly dependent on freshwater as the Earth warms.
- Pfhreak 5y agoThe coastal cities would have access to the major international ports. I suspect the states would have to get along or everyone loses.
- anigbrowl 5y agoResearch suggests about 25-30% of people are willing to suffer a disadvantage if it will result in someone else suffering a great one. So this isn't an reliable as incentive as most economists imagine. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/8/e1600451 https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/8/e1600451