I like that this mirrors the perspective of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and Canada. They mostly had it right about respecting the earth. Of course it cannot work here locally or even statewide as others more conservative than me have mentioned. Rivers are federally controlled if it is possible to navigate them at all, at least for now. Also since the state Supreme Court has weighed in on the Spokane River, I doubt this will pass muster there.
Further, I am originally from Florida and am stunned that the proponents of this plan are touting any part of that state's beleaguered environment as an example of winning. Lake Okeechobee, the St Johns River, Tampa Bay, all the Atlantic Ocean inlets and most of the Everglades are so damaged and polluted that they will likely not recover while humans still occupy that area.
The inescapable reality, the actual bottom line, is that we humans have overpopulated the planet and are destroying it. We are incredible breeders and we have no predators to speak of. Each time that "nature" comes up with a means to limit our presence or to thin our herd, we overcome that new obstacle and just continue to consume everything in our sight. Sadly, any effort to protect the planet from this wholesale destruction must include a dramatic decrease in the number of our kind feeding on it. I am not hopeful that it's going to happen yet. If we had the will to do something to help the earth we would have already have done so.
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