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babsbunny

(8,441 posts) Wed Sep 11, 2013, 07:30 PM Sep 2013

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Huge Aquifers Are Discovered In North Kenya

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/world/africa/aquifers-discovered-in-drought-ridden-kenya.html?_r=0

By NICHOLAS KULISH
Published: September 11, 2013

NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations and Kenyan officials on Wednesday announced the discovery of a potentially enormous underground supply of water, a find they said could improve the lives of generations of people in impoverished northern Kenya, if not the entire nation.

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Huge Aquifers Are Discovered In North Kenya (Original Post) babsbunny Sep 2013 OP

Countdown to the Carlyle Group's take-over...1......2......... WinkyDink Sep 2013 #1

If BushCo doesn't get there first. lpbk2713 Sep 2013 #4

Same players. WinkyDink Sep 2013 #8

Read my mind, why don't you? DirkGently Sep 2013 #11

Obama's Kenyen connection stole it from the Bush Paraguay one... Whisp Sep 2013 #2

This is really big news for the rest of the century. rug Sep 2013 #3

This is the best and biggest news of the month. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #5

I, like others, hope its not privatized. snagglepuss Sep 2013 #6

Cool, now they can use the water for fracking. Let the rich have the water The Straight Story Sep 2013 #7

Oh no, but so true! B Calm Sep 2013 #9

Guess we found who we need to bomb next. nt ladyVet Sep 2013 #10

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

1. Countdown to the Carlyle Group's take-over...1......2.........

Reply to babsbunny (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 07:32 PM

Sep 2013

lpbk2713

(42,750 posts)

4. If BushCo doesn't get there first.

Reply to WinkyDink (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 07:36 PM

Sep 2013

Enroute from Paraguay as we speak.

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

8. Same players.

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 06:08 PM

Sep 2013

DirkGently

(12,151 posts)

11. Read my mind, why don't you?

Reply to WinkyDink (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 07:22 PM

Sep 2013

WATER WARS:Coming soon to an apocalypse near you.

Whisp

(24,096 posts)

2. Obama's Kenyen connection stole it from the Bush Paraguay one...

Reply to babsbunny (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 07:33 PM

Sep 2013

that Bastard!

rug

(82,333 posts)

3. This is really big news for the rest of the century.

Reply to babsbunny (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 07:34 PM

Sep 2013

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

5. This is the best and biggest news of the month.

Reply to babsbunny (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 07:38 PM

Sep 2013

It is very good news for Kenya. Which could use some good news.

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

6. I, like others, hope its not privatized.

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 08:20 PM

Sep 2013

The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)

7. Cool, now they can use the water for fracking. Let the rich have the water

Reply to babsbunny (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 08:22 PM

Sep 2013

so that they can create jobs and the wealthy can sell them their own water.

A republican 'wet' dream.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

9. Oh no, but so true!

Reply to The Straight Story (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 06:29 PM

Sep 2013

ladyVet

(1,587 posts)

10. Guess we found who we need to bomb next. nt

Reply to babsbunny (Original post)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 07:09 PM

Sep 2013

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