By Stan Hopewell
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| File photo: King Morn |
As the Peace Force-Atlantis Meeting wrapped up tonight, a
few more details have started to emerge.
First, Speedster eventually made it to the meetings, but
no one saw her enter. From all accounts,
she was fidgeting when she did sit down, which distracted everyone, human and
Atlantean alike. She was asked to leave
by a Peace Force member, and she did. Again, no one saw her exit.
Second, the levels of pollution the Atlanteans wanted
were, naturally, very low compared to the U.S. numbers. The Atlanteans felt that the U.S. was going
back on their word to reduce water pollution levels to 3% by 2020, and they
were also still upset about last year’s oil spills that destroyed their kelp
farms and marlin hunting waters. The
U.S. officials maintained that was an aberration and that they will continue to
lower their pollution levels.
Third, most intriguingly, an alternative was being
proposed to the Atlantis Underway. The
plan to build a 1,500 mile underwater highway and/or high-speed rail line
didn’t garner much attraction from the U.S. due to its high cost. The Atlanteans were, by and large, not too
fond of the idea either. Instead,
another project, the Atlantis Elevator, garnered more interest as it would cost
considerably less money to build.
Essentially, it would be a giant freight elevator built from the bottom
of the Atlantic Ocean to sea level about halfway in between Atlantis and the
eastern seaboard. Freight ships would
sail to the elevator which would essentially be a port for the exchange of
cargo. Whether or not the White House
goes for the idea is unknown.
No matter what happens in Washington, attendees came away
feeling productive. Next year’s meeting
is already being planned as a two-day event.
