Are we really this dumb? seriously?

Okay, so I have this monstrous paper to do for my policy class. not looking forward to it, and it's tough going. I only have 3 pages done and I need 20. yuck. anyway. i've been looking at a lot of EPA websites. Some things the EPA does are really dumb, but then what do you expect from a government agency. A lot of times their hands are tied by even bigger idiots up farther on the food chain. And then there is the lack of funding. Don't even get me started on that. Well, maybe I'll mention something. And those that love out service people don't get your panties in a bunch. I totally appreciate and love what those guys and gals do for our country but we are spending too much money and people are dying for a place that doesn't want us there and were we have stuck our nose in where it doesn't belong. Nothing against the people fighting, i wish they would come home safely, it's the idiot who was in charge that sent them over there. but that is just my opinion. so, if all that money wasn't being wasted, maybe we could afford to fix the health care and the environment here on our own blasted soil. anyway, i've gone off on a tangent. back to where i was headed with this little tirade. "For the past two decades the rate of land development across the country has been more than two times greater than the rate of population growth. If unchecked, the increased impervious surface associated with this development will increase stormwater volume and degrade water quality, which can harm lakes, rivers, streams, and coastal areas." this quote compliments of the EPA. There are already areas, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Chicago, that have noticed serious negative impacts on their rivers because of increased runoff. Nice, eh, just think, we need that wal-mart, lowes and gorcery store 5 feet from our front door, but ya know what's gonna happen, we won't be able to drink the water that is coming out of our faucets. Remember what I wrote about in the first note i put on here? where does out water come from? Do people not realize that everything works together and is affected by everything else? So as we continue to pave over the trees and the grass we increase the amount of water that is running into the rivers and streams. creating faster, bigger flows, and actually increasing the chances of flooding. Why do towns seem to think that a huge development is a good thing? We have one going in 5 miles down the road, everytime I drive by i get mad. It's such a waste. And for what? so we could have a Lowes? Didn't they just close a bunch of stores this past year? so why are they building a new one here? So now 150 acres of mostly trees is going to be covered in pavement. sigh. and the township encouraged them to move in there! idiots, i tell ya. There is a lake here that about 40 years ago used to be at least 12 feet deep and 75 acres. It's now only 63 acres and at it's deepest it's only 6 feet. I might have mentioned this little area. Anyway, they've drained it and are planning on dredging it. The only problem is, they haven't fixed the real problem. The DEVELOPMENT!! it increases runoff, which increases sedimentation, which FILLS UP THE LAKE! DUH!!!See what I mean about stupidity? There is a cause and effect relationship here, do the idiots in charge not see this? Or are they under the same thumb as the EPA? there are bigger idiots higher up the food chain that seem to think this problem will go away if we ignore it long enough. Maybe if we explain it to them in finger painting they'll get a clue. And the housing developments that are going in are outrageous! People want to live out of the city, so they move into a development where they can see in the neighbors windows. um, live in a townhouse, there's more privacy. There are some developers that are starting to do conservation developments where the majority of the land in the development is left alone and the houses are put into one area while the rest is left as green space. But these are few and far between. Bigger is not better people, not in this situation!! We need to start controlling development or soon there won't be anything to worry about because we will have destroyed it all. I understand that we are not all environmental scientists or engineers, but I think everyone should be able to understand what happens to water when you increase the amount of pavement, and decrease the amount of grass and trees. Don't you?