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The people who move to these new housing developments in Colorado should be required to visit the natural areas before the bulldozers came in and destroyed everything. Bus them in and let them see the wildlife, the trees, the natural beauty. Not that it would matter. Most of these people can't see anything anyway.

I am old enough to remember what Colorado Springs looked like when the city had a population of about 50,000 and it was considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the USA. Now there are housing developments around the Garden of the Gods. Now you can look at Colorado Spings and weep.

All of these people leaving their ruined, trashed cities from back east, Texas, California, etc. Trying to leave their problems behind and bringing their problems with them. Not enough water here to support all of these people. Some day there will be urban areas all the way from Ft. Collins to Trinidad. And beyond. Will they stop coming then? People in the USA figure there is always another green, beautiful area to build a new city. Leave the old problems behind. What happens when there are no more green, beautiful new areas? The land is finite.
 
Let's face it, more people are connected to their favorite football teams, or American idol than they are to the land that gives them life. Then when the area they live in becomes polluted they just move along to an unpolluted area and continue the same sasty habits.
 
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The people who move to these new housing developments in Colorado should be required to visit the natural areas before the bulldozers came in and destroyed everything. Bus them in and let them see the wildlife, the trees, the natural beauty. Not that it would matter. Most of these people can't see anything anyway.

I am old enough to remember what Colorado Springs looked like when the city had a population of about 50,000 and it was considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the USA. Now there are housing developments around the Garden of the Gods. Now you can look at Colorado Spings and weep.

All of these people leaving their ruined, trashed cities from back east, Texas, California, etc. Trying to leave their problems behind and bringing their problems with them. Not enough water here to support all of these people. Some day there will be urban areas all the way from Ft. Collins to Trinidad. And beyond. Will they stop coming then? People in the USA figure there is always another green, beautiful area to build a new city. Leave the old problems behind. What happens when there are no more green, beautiful new areas? The land is finite.

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ESPECIALLY the water part. The south park aquifer is essentially dried up thanks to the city of Aurora. The front range aquifer has about 20 years left at current growth rates, so it wouldn't surprise me if when we have the next big drought, the brown stuff will hit the fan for all those folks who've built million dollar mansions in Douglas county.

Colorado is being raped. The experts know what's gonna happen but the morons keep coming. Some folks are gonna be in some serious trouble with the million dollar mortgages on worthless property. But at that point, someone will build a reservoir from Fort Morgan to Denver!
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Johnny, I do like Green Bay. What is the population of that city anyway-80,000? People finding it possible to keep using the same old stadium and a quarterback who does it fact play for the love of the game. Yes, he gets paid, and he gets paid well. But you can tell he really loves football. Green Bay is like a blast from the past. A good blast from the past.

I can remember when when the stadium the Denver Broncos play in had a good name; a proper real name. It was called 'Mile High Stadium.' Now it has the forgettable spiritless name of 'Invesco Field.' They tore the old stadium down. Maybe it was worn out-I don't know. Maybe they just wanted to make more money with a bigger stadium and more luxury suites.
 
Continued growth. Ever-increasing population. Relentless pressure upon the ecosystem.

I recall the pics of ground subsidence in the lower San Joaquin Valley of California.

The pics likely still out there on the Web.

Comparison pic of one taken in the 1930s and another from today. Federal reclamation project. Data and pics show a THIRTY-THREE foot drop in elevation across the land due to ground water being pumped out. A sloooooow even settling of the land.

Oglalla aquifer of the great plains being depleted. Yet, the uninformed politicos blather about ethanol being our saviour.

Suburban sprawl.

Anyone here recall the 7-year drought in California?

Eventually, the USA will pay a HUGE price. Well... the common folks will. The elite class will do just fine, thank you.

Expect civil turmoil, some day.

Already, spotty temporary shortages of natural gass for heating in the upper midwest from time to time. What happens in 50 years when it is estimated there will be another 100 to 200 MILLION folks in the USA needing food, shelter, water, heat, electricity?

But, I will be dead and gone. I believe all of us are lucky to have lived in the USA when we did. In my seldom humble opinion the future is going to be nighty rough if population trends continue climb climb CLIMB!!!!!!
 
In order to grow the corn for the ethanol, you must use chemicals and fertilizers that come from hydrocarbons--petroleum products, so it's not a winning proposition.
 
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Correct. It is a tax subsidized scam(let's not forget that the corn is not actually turning a profit, but rather the american taxpayers are paying the subsidies to keep the farmers frowing this overutilized wastefull crop) It has nothing to do with helping the environment and everything to serve a few special interest. OINK oink Oink I smell Pork!
 
I enjoy reminiscing with other life-long Dallasites of a certain age (mine and older pretty much) of how enjoyable Cowboys games were at the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park in the 1960's. The cheap seats in the end zones were truly cheap (thus an ordinary guy could afford to go), and the other seats (no boxes) all had great sightlines. One also enjoyed the Dallas skyline off of one end of the bowl.

Those of you who someday travel to this city I highly recommend that you do so during the State Fair, the largest in the US. Fair Park has a unique and wonderful collection of 1930's WPA-constructed buildings and plenty of worthwhile traditions. The stock shows (especially for those who claim no interest) are wonderful, seeing the 4H winners who made it this far. The car show is enormous if you wish to see nearly all models sold in the US.

I haven't been to a Cowboys game in more than a dozen years, not since my old man let his primo had'em-since-the-first-game-in-1961-seats go after nearly thirty years. Pro football entered some kind of zone in the 1980's that took away any sense -- for me -- of identification with the players; of the pleasure of the sport . . once upon a time these guys all had to have off-season jobs.

I haven't been to see the Texas Rangers since Pres. Bushes little eminent-domain goldmine stadium in Arlington was built, and I have no intention of bothering with Jerry Jones's taxpayer scam. (Dallas citizens weren't stupid enough to fall for a no-profit/all responsibility deal; the town of Arlington was).

For what it would cost to see a single game I can take my wife to the Dallas Opera and hear world-renowned singers in tremendous roles -- not to mention a level of talent no pro sports team will ever achieve -- and savor and share the memories many years hence.

Any family can make better choices today than to fall for the bull that pro sports has become.
 
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Correct. It is a tax subsidized scam(let's not forget that the corn is not actually turning a profit, but rather the american taxpayers are paying the subsidies to keep the farmers frowing this overutilized wastefull crop) It has nothing to do with helping the environment and everything to serve a few special interest. OINK oink Oink I smell Pork!

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Corn, corn, corn. I should say maize. It's to America what potatos were to Ireland. It's in everything.
 
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