Environmentalists talking out of both sides of their mouth, again

Vincent J. Curtis

6 Oct 21

RE: UN report warns of global water crisis amid climate change.  An Associated Press story by Suman Naishadham.  Published in the Hamilton Spectator 6 Oct 21.

Once again, the left hand of the environmental movement doesn’t know what its far left hand is doing.

The UN report warns of climate change induced floods and droughts.  It warns that global water management is fragmented and inadequate.  It warns that as populations grow, the number of people with inadequate access to water will also rise.  It advised on improved water management.  “We need to wake up to the looming water crisis,” said the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Institute.

Let’s talk about California.  This state is one of the most environmentally conscious jurisdictions on the planet.  California is subject to frequent and prolonged periods of drought, followed by rainy spells (i.e. droughts and floods).  To cope with fluctuating water availability, the state designed in the 1960s the California water project scheme, which would dam rivers and develop reservoirs to store water as the population grew.  The last dam was built in the 1970s when California’s population was 20 million.  It is now 40 million and not a new dam has been built to adjust for the growth, which was expected.  This is all before climate change.

No dams have been built to save the snail darter fish, and so as not to disturb the environment generally.  Water shortages are now blamed on climate change.  But the UN now demands better water management!  Old environmentalism meets the new.

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