Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 3:55 pm Post subject: The Mississippi River Is Drying Up, Disrupting a Vital Supply Lane
Wall Street Journal
(The Mississippi River Is Drying Up, Disrupting a Vital Supply Lane | WSJ)
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The Mississippi River, a vital transportation highway, is drying up. And industries don’t have many alternatives. WSJ’s Cameron McWhirter explains how this happened and what it means for U.S. agriculture, oil and tourism.
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 3:51 pm Post subject:
Not only the Mississippi it's a worldwide problem. Unless global warming is seriously addressed this country and the world are gonna be in deep doo doo. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Last edited by jodeke on Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:32 am; edited 2 times in total
They already have to continuously dredge areas of the Miss'sip when it's full in order to accommodate large ships. It won't have to go down to dregs before that approach fails to hold water. _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL SEDALE TRIBUTE EDDIE DONX!
Good! This will allow small boat owners to flourish, helping spread the wealth around, while fighting corporate greed... _________________ “Always remember... Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.”
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 12:28 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
unleasHell wrote:
Good! This will allow small boat owners to flourish, helping spread the wealth around, while fighting corporate greed...
LOL thats not whats gonna happen.
It's all about the Benjamins. 1 big boat may be able to carry what 10 small boats can for less money. Which is more economical, dredging, which costs, or going small? _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Good! This will allow small boat owners to flourish, helping spread the wealth around, while fighting corporate greed...
LOL thats not whats gonna happen.
It's all about the Benjamins. 1 big boat may be able to carry what 10 small boats can for less money. Which is more economical, dredging, which costs, or going small?
I was disputing the claim that it would allow small boat owners to flourish. A vital economic corridor like the Mississippi River shutting down would affect everyone and raise transportation costs for everyone.
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 12:35 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
jodeke wrote:
lakersken80 wrote:
unleasHell wrote:
Good! This will allow small boat owners to flourish, helping spread the wealth around, while fighting corporate greed...
LOL thats not whats gonna happen.
It's all about the Benjamins. 1 big boat may be able to carry what 10 small boats can for less money. Which is more economical, dredging, which costs, or going small?
I was disputing the claim that it would allow small boat owners to flourish. A vital economic corridor like the Mississippi River shutting down would affect everyone and raise transportation costs for everyone.
IA. My point is cost. Which is more economical, large ships or small boats? _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Good! This will allow small boat owners to flourish, helping spread the wealth around, while fighting corporate greed...
LOL thats not whats gonna happen.
It's all about the Benjamins. 1 big boat may be able to carry what 10 small boats can for less money. Which is more economical, dredging, which costs, or going small?
I was disputing the claim that it would allow small boat owners to flourish. A vital economic corridor like the Mississippi River shutting down would affect everyone and raise transportation costs for everyone.
IA. My point is cost. Which is more economical, large ships or small boats?
A big boat is always more economical. That wasn't the point I was arguing. The respondent was making the claim it would benefit small boat owners and I dispute that because some items cannot be carried on those tiny boats and the repercussions will end up affecting everyone.
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 12:47 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
jodeke wrote:
lakersken80 wrote:
jodeke wrote:
lakersken80 wrote:
unleasHell wrote:
Good! This will allow small boat owners to flourish, helping spread the wealth around, while fighting corporate greed...
LOL thats not whats gonna happen.
It's all about the Benjamins. 1 big boat may be able to carry what 10 small boats can for less money. Which is more economical, dredging, which costs, or going small?
I was disputing the claim that it would allow small boat owners to flourish. A vital economic corridor like the Mississippi River shutting down would affect everyone and raise transportation costs for everyone.
IA. My point is cost. Which is more economical, large ships or small boats?
A big boat is always more economical. That wasn't the point I was arguing. The respondent was making the claim it would benefit small boat owners and I dispute that because some items cannot be carried on those tiny boats and the repercussions will end up affecting everyone.
We'e in agreement. It boils down to the Benjamins. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:14 pm Post subject:
Rail is still a good way to move stuff, especially with engines powered by natural gas. A lot of the dredging is done to the south end of the river that silts up. One person claims to have video proving that the water in the river is flowing into the New Madrid fault. I don’t believe that. The Colorado is just as bad, it used to terminate at the Gulf but now stops hundreds of miles from it. I saw a special on the news and the majority of water pulled out by California goes to farming in Imperial County.
The Earth will be fine, it has been for billions of years. Consider that the area where the Mississippi begins has been under a sea and also under icebergs. Ironically, the southern extent of the icebergs was near Cairo, IL, which is also the northern extent of the New Madrid fault. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023.
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:23 pm Post subject:
FernieBee wrote:
This planet will survive climate change but humans may not.
Ever heard of Krypton? LINK Do you believe global warming is a real path to destruction? _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:50 pm Post subject:
jodeke wrote:
FernieBee wrote:
This planet will survive climate change but humans may not.
Ever heard of Krypton? LINK Do you believe global warming is a real path to destruction?
Jod doesn’t know that Superman is fiction. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel
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