Rave: Congress is still capable of doing something right

[Gashouse]

Congress poised to close Upper St. Anthony Falls lock to keep Asian Carp out of Upper Mississippi River

Now, if only they'd close the shipping canals in Chicago to prevent Asian Carp from getting into the Great Lakes...

[Sutter'sBeard]

Here's what I don't get. As humans, we have excelled at pushing thousands of species into extinction. I bet if we put our minds to it, we could do the same to the asian carp. After all, they are not hard to find, they jump out of the freaking water when you drive a boat. Perhaps rich women might want to wear asian carp skinned jackets or boots.

[IMADreamer]

They'll blow it in the playoffs

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

Will it work?

[TimeForGuinness]

"Congress is still capable of doing something right"

...even a broken clock is right twice a day

[wart57]

Racists!

[slide_into_first]

Congress is only following orders.

[pioneer98]

So they are going to close it to protect Minnesota but the rest of us have to deal with it? OK.

They should have closed off the Illinois River to keep them confined to Lake Michigan.

[IMADreamer]

So they are going to close it to protect Minnesota but the rest of us have to deal with it? OK.

They should have closed off the Illinois River to keep them confined to Lake Michigan.

I agree, but there is no way that would have happened. To many commodities travel by barge on the Illinois. Closing the Mississippi River off in Minnesota does't really hurt barge traffic so it's a safe move. Congress can say "hey look we are saving the world!" While the AG, Coal, and Barge lobbies can be happy about it.

[Gashouse]

So they are going to close it to protect Minnesota but the rest of us have to deal with it? OK.

They should have closed off the Illinois River to keep them confined to Lake Michigan.

they should close the Illinois River to keep them out of Lake Michigan. once they're in Lake Michigan, all the Great Lakes are screwed. I believe they got into the Mississippi when a fish farm in Arkansas was flooded some years ago.

I think they should have explored ways to limit their range much sooner than this. I know they considered some electric barriers on a lock and dam in the Twin Cities but decided against it. Not sure if it would have been feasible for any other locks further downstream.

Path to extinction: Asian Carp - the new salmon.