That giant sucking sound is the United
States drinking,
eating
and burning
Canada’s water. A 2011 report
by The Council of Canadians, Leaky
Exports: A Portrait of Virtual Water Trade in Canada, identifies the United
States as the primary importer of virtual
water from Canada. That virtual
water is traded primarily in the forms of agricultural
goods, minerals,
and energy
resources.
Canada is the second highest gross exporter of virtual water (behind
the United States), and the second highest net exporter of virtual water
(behind Australia).
Understandably, Canadian policy makers are concerned about preserving their water
resources, especially when interests in their thirsty neighbor to the south
have proposed exporting Canadian water (not virtual water, actual water).
Related posts and articles
Virtual
Water
Okay, this is a bit dated. I'm catching up on a lot of reading and I have had little time to write for this blog. I appreciate the readers who still follow Infrastructure Watch. I'm looking into ways I can make this an interesting and useful blog with the time constraints I have.
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