One thing that does bother me is the destruction of watersheds and wetlands that feed into the Great Lakes. If we keep tearing them up and paving them over with sprawl, you will be able to cross lake Erie without needing a boat. The same goes for certain mining practices like mountain top removal in West Virginia and its effect on the Ohio River watershed. Let's not forget the effect of sprawl on other watersheds and wetlands that feed our countries rivers all of which has been written about and documented.
The federal government spends billions of dollars on wonder weapons; isn't it about time we spent some of those billions to defend the Great Lakes and rivers of this country.
Tom Lehman
Andrew English wrote:
> We can see Manitoba from here (Minnesota).
>
> For us global warming is a good deal -- unless it kicks off another ice age
> by shutting
> down the Gulf Stream, one of the dooms-day scenarios I've heard.
>
> Until then, looking forward to some more mild Minnesota winters.
>
> -Andy English
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Martens <smartens at moncourrier.com>
> >
> >The collapse of the Gulf Stream would give Britain the same climate as
> Manitoba (the two are equally close to the north pole roughly.) London
> weather is miserable already, but a few Winnipeg winters would make it
> intolerable.
> >