http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/06/western-water-woes-is-big-infrastructure-the-way-to-go/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:28:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/06/western-water-woes-is-big-infrastructure-the-way-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-25263 Maurice J. Higuera Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:59:56 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=17183#comment-25263 Any efforts to ameliorate the continuing extensive droughts in the US Southwest and flooding in the upper Mississippi should be recognized to be a national benefit from both the flood control to the mid-west and restoration of agricultural production to the Southwest that would overshadow any environmental impact from pipelines, pumping stations, etc. Yes. Diverting some of the Mississippi river to the Colorado River will have an environmental impact.

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