Water power
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| Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz |
There is climate change. There is degradation of the environment. There is too much rain. There is big waste and destruction. There is extensive damage to properties, to roads and bridges, to agriculture especially. Should it be so? Could it be otherwise? What would make a difference?
Perhaps it is sheer vanity and futility. But it might be a good idea and a profitable venture. Perhaps is it but a puerile dream and a ridiculous thought, but it could be something worth considering and attending to. Perhaps it is a great plot for a horror movie if not a heavenly “telenovela.” What it is then?
These days in particular, it is not a secret that there is too much water — not only in the rivers but also in the streets. These are the times when there is some kind of deluge one after another, in this and that region. Necessary and precious infrastructure is swept away. Material assets are annihilated. Human lives are wasted. The present is depressing. The future is fearsome..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110816com7.html
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