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Origanalist
03-17-2014, 10:17 AM
by JOEL B. POLLAK Mar 17, 2014 6:59 AM PT

http://www.breitbart.com/mediaserver/Breitbart/The-Conversation/2014/03/17/628x471jpg.jpg?w=530

On March 23, one percent of the flow of the Colorado River will be released into Mexico, to flow into the river delta and the Gulf of California as part of an experiment in environmental restoration over several months. The agreement, known as Minute 319, was signed between the U.S. and Mexico in late 2012 at the urging of groups like the Environmental Defense Fund. The transfer will occur despite intense drought in the southwestern U.S.

The Colorado River is a major source of water for farms and households in the southwest, including California. The language of the agreement provides for a five-year joint "pilot project" starting in 2013, and allows the delivery of Colorado River water "tentatively during 2014 but no later than 2016."

Continue reading....http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2014/03/17/Ignoring-Drought-U-S-to-Send-Water-to-Mexico-for-Environmental-Project

GunnyFreedom
03-17-2014, 10:36 AM
And all of this while California is even now suffering such an intense drought that food prices may double over the next 12 months...

SMDH

oyarde
03-17-2014, 10:47 AM
What authority approved this agreement ?