"Why not build a water channel or pipeline from, say, Iowa all the way to Colorado?" http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/06/23/water-public-works-and-the-needs-of-a-great-nation/

[Something to ponder from the "I have no idea what I'm talking about but geez I'm brilliant" school of resource management. While you read this, think about the difference in wages in the U.S. vs. China]