Why I can be such a dick

[the_professor]

the_professor,

The water that is pumped into the ground to recover the crude oil stays underground. It's taken out of the "rotation" so to speak and no longer available to contribute to the water cycle.

Fortunately there are trillions upon trillions of gallons of water that evaporate from the 75% of the earth's surface that is covered by oceans and are then dropped on our countryside annually. Losing a few million to recover rotting dinosaurs is inconsequential.

However, maybe this could become the Next Big Crisis to shift the focus off of "human-induced climate change". There's always got to be something to keep the masses distracted, and this is just one more example...

Then again, if there's more ice melting because of climate change, that means there's more water for us to plow underground, right?

Quick though, someone tell Corporate Joe that there's another planet-threatening "crisis" for him to get his panties in a knot over.

[CID]

Well I guess you're the expert. After all you're "the_professor". Unfortunately your answers are often a little too simplistic. Draining all the fresh water around Alberta can cause localized short term drought that can be devestating to local farmers. But who gives a shit about them right?