  Water Markets Can Help Semi-Arid PrairiesWater is too important in the Prairies to be left to alarmism, unscientific claims, and half-truths. The southwestern Canadian prairies are semi-arid and highly prone to frequent and severe droughts. Water scarcity and environmental conservation are pressing matters, but it does not mean one side should dominate the debate about the future of our water supply. |
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 Water Markets Can Help Arid PrairiesEnvironmental groups are distorting the debate over water markets. Rather than promote over-allocation, markets promote efficiency and conservation. Why is that important? The environmentalist community has gone on the offensive in opposing water markets. But, there is credible evidence water markets help balance conservation with the need to consume water. Join us weekly across the prairies for our hard hitting policy commentary broadcast across the Goldenwest Radio Network - Click here for a list of 14 stations and broadcast times. |
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Latest PublicationsWater Pricing by Usage the Way Forward— October 25, 2011Canadian municipalities, especially in water-stressed regions, need to adopt water rates that reflect actual usage, both to aid in conservation and pay for infrastructure. Tip of the Smithbilt to Those Cherished Utilities— July 20, 2011Much of the free time we have come to enjoy that has made us more productive is largely the result of the availability of utilities and the infrastructure which brings them to us. Water Markets Can Help Semi-Arid Prairies— April 7, 2011Alarmism and anti-market biases by environmental groups are short circuiting an important debate about how water markets can help the semi-arid southwestern Prairies. IPCC Climate Science Is Fundamentally Wrong: Carbon Footprint is All Wet— December 1, 2010"Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) science deliberately kept public focus on warmer temperatures and blamed it all on radiative forcing due to CO2. They virtually ignore water in all its forms, partly because terms of reference directed them to only human causes and because any consideration of the role of water destroys the CO2 hypothesis." There Is No Water Shortage— November 24, 2010"There is no shortage of water. Amounts available vary regionally and change over time as precipitation amounts vary. Demand also changes with increases in population and economic development. Crude estimates indicate water use per person is 15 liters in undeveloped countries and approximately 900 liters in developed countries. Throughout history humans have developed remarkable techniques and technologies to deal with these issues. Few of these attempted to reduce demand, most worked to increase supply." Water New Target as Climate Change Hysteria Falters— November 10, 2010"Water is the latest target. More and more stories about running out of water appear. Most are linked to the false claim by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that droughts will increase in severity with global warming." |
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