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THE NEW FRONTIER
POWER CANAL
TX CO KS NM NE OK SD WY
The largest acquifer in the USA is the Ogallalla Acquifer. It is located underground, in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, S. Dakota, and Wyoming. This acquifer is vitally important because it feeds the corn and wheat crops of the midwest as well as quenching thirsts. The acquifer formed, over the eons, from water that ran down the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. The terrain in this area also slopes downward, from north to south. This feature helped create the oil fields of Texas, as organic matter was washed southward and deposited in basins.
Now for some bad news: the Ogallalla Acquifer is quickly running dry, as more and more farmers drill into it for crop irrigation.
Another feature of the area is, it is among the sunniest in the U.S.
The area is also among the windiest in the U.S.
After the acquifer is dry, mother nature will refill it using the same action as before: snow from the Rocky Mountains melts, runs downslope, soaks into the ground and fills stone pockets. It will take nature 6,000 years to refill the acquifer.
At this point in our presentation we will share a few more socioeconomic problems that the New Frontier Power Canal can solve. A major problem facing the U.S. is our dependence on foreign oil. The obvious solution is to generate more electricity, cheaply, using sustainable sources (wind and solar).
Another problem is flooding of the Mississippi and Columbia Rivers caused by the increased precipitation generated by a warming climate.
Finally, we present world hunger as a pressing problem. 20,000 people starve to death every day.
To recap: our problems are: a dwindling acquifer, a need for clean energy, hunger, and flooding. The conditions are: a very sunny and windy area, sparsely populated, where water naturally gathers and flows. The north end of the area is near the upper reaches of the Columbia River.
Many of you have seen the solution: a canal, running parallel (North/South) to, and just east of the Rocky Mountains. The canal is bordered by wind turbines and solar panels. The natural slope of the land is also north to south, so the flow of water could also generate electricity (hydroelectric).
At the northern end of the canal (Wyoming, S. Dakota) it is connected to the Columbia River providing a priming for the canal and relief valve for future flooding (Columbia River and by extension the Mississippi).
The terminus of the canal would be near the Texas and New Mexico border, lands near the Midlands and Odessa's devasted by oil drilling. The water could be diverted away from the desecrated areas to more fertile ones and used to increase our surplus of food.
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