“The only long-term solution for California and the rest of the West and the Plains States is the North American Water and Power Alliance (NAWAPA).”
A Note To Readers
Thanksgiving Day just happened to fall on Thursday last week (surprise!!). And since this report is written each Thursday, a conflict ensued on whether to celebrate Thanksgiving or write the report. As you may have noticed there was no report last week, so you know what the outcome of the conflict was.
Now, on to this week’s report.
The weather in California has taken a drastic turn, with rain all over the state and repeatedly.
The Feature this week is, “ The Only Real Solution to California’s Water Supply,” which highlights the 1960s proposed project the North American Water and Power Alliance (NAWAPA).”
A column two weeks ago by Phil Fullerton in the Fresno Bee proposes that California tap into the Columbia River to bring large amounts of water to California. Perhaps the gentleman is not aware that such a proposal was part of the the 1960s proposal called the North American Water and Power Alliance (NAWAPA). That proposal, which will be presented here, included a California-Oregon extension, which, of course, Mr. Fullerton’s proposal is limited to.
Under the title, “PG&E– A Problem That Will Not Go Away,” an array of articles: Find more fault by PG&E, court decisions on PG&E responsibility for damages caused by its equipment, and the fight between PG&E and the governor on insurance payment settlements for those damaged by the fires. That is followed by an expose of Paul Singer and his Elliott Management hedge fund, who is attempting to take over PG&E, by Tucker Carlson on Fox. Finally, a couple of articles on the growing movement to make PG&E a publicly owned company.
Then, we have a discussion of the real economy, which we measured in physical terms, and looks at the well-being of the population and its growth. Are people living longer, have better nutrition and better health, are able to afford decent housing, able to afford to send their children to college, without incurring a life-long debt, etc. Demonstrating that the economy is sick you will find this report: “CDC Demographic Statistics for U.S. Provide Evidence of a Collapsing Nation.”
The last item before the Feature includes several articles that fall under the title of “Some Sobering Ideas About Climate Change.” Two articles by Michael Shellenberger are included here, along with a couple on the expanding global use of coal to generate electricity. Finally, there is a report on the COP25 conference in Spain, promoting the return to a pre-industrial era of depopulation and the re-emergence of feudalism.
The Feature completes this week’s report.
