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Re:Michigan OKs Nestlé Water Extraction, Despite Public Comm... by larkeith on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @06:39PM (#16759960)
This is a false equivalence - discharge rate of the Muskegon is not the same as refill rate of the aquifer being drained.
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Re:Michigan OKs Nestlé Water Extraction, Despite Public Comm... by tptacek on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @09:30PM (#16761005)
The aquifer we're talking about holds about as much water as Lake Michigan. It is huge on a scale that dwarfs human enterprise.
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