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In advance of the hearings, six Republican state legislators last week voiced their advocacy for the city’s request in correspondence with DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp.
“We strongly support the conclusion of the DNR’s extensive five-year review — that using and returning Lake Michigan water is the only reasonable alternative for Waukesha,” the legislators said in comments submitted Aug. 11 to the DNR. The letter was signed by state Sens. Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) and Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), and state Reps. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha), Adam Neylon (R-Pewaukee), Jessie Rodriguez (R-Franklin) and Ken Skowronski (R-Franklin).
The DNR’s preliminary decision announced in June also concluded that the city’s request to tap into Lake Michigan complied with a 2008 Great Lakes protection compact’s requirements to protect the lakes.
The Great Lakes compact drew a line through all U.S. counties straddling the Great Lakes drainage basin and said water from the lakes could not be pumped beyond those counties.
Waukesha is the first municipality located entirely outside the basin — but in a straddling county — to request a diversion of water under terms of the compact.
The city’s application says lake water is needed to replace seven deep wells drawing radium-contaminated water from a depleted sandstone aquifer. Those wells provided 83% of the water distributed throughout the city last year.
Your takeaway: the aquifer in SE Wisconsin was overpumped. The water remaining concentrates radium in it. The Great Lakes States passed a law preventing the water in the lakes being shipped away (aka “The Anti-Thirsty California Ordinance”).
Let’s all sit back and watch what kind of leadership Scott Walker provides for this complex issue, involving competing forces, all with legit theories.
My guess: he’ll come down on whatever side either bribes him the most, or that the Koch Bros. tell him to.
Sorry for the OT, but I’m gotta say it. Huckabee, and men like him, are no different than ISIS.
He says: “Does it solve a problem by taking the life of an innocent child?”
First of all, he’s putting the life of a fetus as more important than that of an actual living child. Second, giving birth at 11 years old only ADDS problems for this little girl. This could have killed her. This could lead to reproductive problems when she is older. This could kill her soul. My god, what happened to this child is horrific and people like Huckabee want to traumatize her and her body even more by giving birth.
For these reasons, Huckabee, and men like him, should NEVER hold any power in government. Ever.
Shorter Trump: “Birthright citizenship is for losers and dummies!”
Trump: Eyes effort to deport native-born children of immigrants living illegally in US. http://t.co/Csjq7NGjxe
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) August 16, 2015
re: #2 Jenner7
Sorry for the OT, but I’m gotta say it. Huckabee, and men like him, are no different than ISIS.
He says: “Does it solve a problem by taking the life of an innocent child?”
First of all, he’s putting the life of a fetus as more important than that of an actual living child. Second, giving birth at 11 years old only ADDS problems for this little girl. This could have killed her. This could lead to reproductive problems when she is older. This could kill her soul. My god, what happened to this child is horrific and people like Huckabee want to traumatize her and her body even more by giving birth.
For these reasons, Huckabee, and men like him, should NEVER hold any power in government. Ever.
He’s a vile asshole.
re: #2 Jenner7
Trump is drowning out reasonable Republicans, like Huckabee, who says raped 10 year old girls should be forced to give birth.
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) August 16, 2015
re: #3 Lidane
Shorter Trump: “Birthright citizenship is for losers and dummies!”
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GOP base is going to love that. Fucking asshole.
Reading Donald Trump’s immigration plan. This man is completely off his rocker.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 16, 2015
re: #8 Charles Johnson
Here’s an idea.
We need an economist to estimate how much money undoc. immigrants have made for Trump through his hotels, restaurants, golf courses, etc.
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) August 16, 2015
George Will: Do We Really Want to Give Nuclear Weapons to Donald Trump? http://t.co/ylMNXB79BQ (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/70tywuelhR
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) August 16, 2015
Me too. Leftovers from last nite. Just pushed the plate away.. https://t.co/hF7s8k1ogU
— DaveT62 (@DaveoutofAustin) August 16, 2015
re: #9 teleskiguy
Here’s an idea.
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I am not economist but I’ll use the number abunch.
re: #10 Lidane
The one time I am in agreement with Mr. Will. It was the first thing I said about Trump. You want this guy with the “Football”?
re: #15 Dave In Austin
The one time I am in agreement with Mr. Will. It was the first thing I said about Trump. You want this guy with the “Football”?
Difference is you’re not going to cheer him if he’s the nominee like Will will pun intended.
“All this Trump stuff is really starting to wear thin” - any decent, intelligent human being in 1988.
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) August 8, 2015
re: #10 Lidane
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Just wait and see what the Bowtied Bozo says when Trump wins the GOP nomination. Just like every other Bolshevik, er, Republican—He’ll march lockstep and say we shouldn’t let Hillary control any nukes!
re: #15 Dave In Austin
The one time I am in agreement with Mr. Will. It was the first thing I said about Trump. You want this guy with the “Football”?
It’s horrifying to say it, when you think what a bullet we dodged, but better Trump than McCain. Or Palin (shudder).
re: #19 Joe Bacon
Just wait and see what the Bowtied Bozo says when Trump wins the GOP nomination. Just like every other Bolshevik, er, Republican—He’ll march lockstep and say we shouldn’t let Hillary control any nukes!
We could see an election where almost nobody votes for the actual candidate, they all just hold their noses and vote to prevent the other one from getting in.
re: #20 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
It’s horrifying to say it, when you think what a bullet we dodged, but better Trump than McCain. Or Palin (shudder).
I don’t know about McCain there but your point that the so called mainstream GOP isn’t that much better or desirable for nukes is spot on.
This evening Zedushka and I celebrate our wedding anniversary, 44 years ago.
We were so young and in love. Now I am stuck with this crabby, wingnutty old man.
HAHAHAHA
re: #23 The Vicious Babushka
Happy Anniversary! Congrats!
re: #23 The Vicious Babushka
This evening Zedushka and I celebrate our wedding anniversary, 44 years ago.
We were so young and in love. Now I am stuck with this crabby, wingnutty old man.
HAHAHAHA
Congrats, I think! :)
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re: #67 teleskiguy
I want Shiplord Kirel’s opinion. This picture made my jaw drop.
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Wow! I’ll try. At a rough guess. The wrecked 12 meter shipping containers to the left of the crater allow a rough estimate of scale. On that basis, the crater is around 225 meters in diameter.
In this photo from Texas City, the slipway where the Grandcamp blew up is labeled #1. This slipway is 250 meters long.
This is a view of the dock area a few days before the explosion, with the Grandcamp slipway again at the far right.
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From this very rough guesstimate, the explosions appear to be about equivalent.
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