Increasing water scarcity raises the possibility of serious tensions over water resources will provide a long-term source of conflict between the two giants of North America. Washington and Ottawa have barely begun to address the problem, which has largely been left to state and provincial authorities.

US-Canada War Looms Over Energy, Water (http://www.tarsandswatch.org/flashpoint-flathead-us-canada-war-looms-over-energy-water)

there's no problem to address

shortages of such basic commodities as water brought on by climate change?

two words-desalination plant

Might solve a drinking water shortage, but it won't irrigate farmlands.

shortages of such basic commodities as water brought on by climate change?]

it was about to be an interesting thread until you said this.

It's an interesting thread regardless, Trav. Why don't you get over your knee-jerkitis long enough to comment? Here's an idea! Pretend the last five words didn't exist.

Sorry, I am just sick of climate change being the cause of everything. Next thing you know praetorian will be blaming his family history of small penises on global warming.
Sorry prae, couldn't resist :D

Climate change is the cause of everything. What you're debating is whether we're causing it.

Prae wouldn't blame that on GW. He'd blame it on some cop who cut his willie off because his dad was speeding.

climate change is NOT the cause of EVERYTHING.

OK. I give up, you win. Climate change did not make country music suck.

There going to be a development Disputes where water resources are a major source of contention and dispute between Can/US; in the oil sands bonanza.

What corporation are you the CEO of, Canadianreader?

LOL its better than newbi

I found it on a short list of suggestions