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Will great rivers die?

When I ponder the subject of our many great rivers, I think of a Cree Indian Prophecy;

"Only after the Last Tree has been cut down,
Only after the Last River has been poisoned,
Only after the Last Fish has been caught,
Only then will you find that
Money Cannot Be Eaten."

The headlines read;

Patagonia's Pascua River Threatened by Massive Dam Project

B. Witte in Toward Freedom a periodical based in Chile reports that the humans who live there have a thirst' for energy and electricity to the extent of devouring the Patagonia's Pascua River. This river is home to the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the largest in the world outside of Antarctica and Greenland, the region is one of Chile's most powerful rivers, which flows from a hidden corner of Lago O'Higgins, South America's deepest lake (more than 830 meters).

The hydroelectric project being planned by Endesa, a Spanish-Italian enterprise, and Colbn, a Chilean energy company owned by the influential Matte family, are charging full speed ahead to rid this country of its natural resources. Joining them is company called HidroAysn and they are planning to build five massive dams in Aysn that would generate some 2,750 MW of electricity. That is roughly equivalent to 20 percent of Chile's current overall generating capacity. Three dams are slated for the Pascua. The other two would be built along the Baker River, Chile's most voluminous, which is located farther north.

They take, but they do not give back, it is all a matter of profit but not for the river, the eco-systems and ecologies that they destroy in the process. Our lifeline to existence destroyed, in the name of the all mighty dollar.

Dead Zone Off Texas Coast Existed Since 1985.

The Scientific Daily reports that researchers at Texas A&M University have confirmed for the first time that a dead zone' the dead zone area off the Texas coast extends from the Texas-Louisiana border area to Brownsville. A dead zone occurs when there is hypoxia, or oxygen-depleted water.

Such low levels of oxygen are caused by pollution from farm fertilizers as they empty into rivers and eventually the Gulf or by soil erosion or discharge from sewage treatment plants. This dead zone has existed off the Texas coast for at least the past 23 years and will likely remain there, causing potential harmful effects to marine life in the area. I daresay this will cause harmful and fatal effects to the human population in general. Dead water means stagnant, undrinkable water by any

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