Author: Leah S. Glaser
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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The San Juan-Chama Project
Author: Leah S. Glaser
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Cadillac Desert
Author: Marc Reisner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440672822
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West’s success with irrigation could be a mirage — that it took water for granted and didn’t appreciate the precariousness of our capacity to control it.” – Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times, January 20,2023 "The definitive work on the West's water crisis." --Newsweek The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecological and economic disaster. In his landmark book, Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city's growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning expose and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of an Eden--an Eden that may only be a mirage. This edition includes a new postscript by Lawrie Mott, a former staff scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, that updates Western water issues over the last two decades, including the long-term impact of climate change and how the region can prepare for the future.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440672822
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West’s success with irrigation could be a mirage — that it took water for granted and didn’t appreciate the precariousness of our capacity to control it.” – Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times, January 20,2023 "The definitive work on the West's water crisis." --Newsweek The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecological and economic disaster. In his landmark book, Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city's growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning expose and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of an Eden--an Eden that may only be a mirage. This edition includes a new postscript by Lawrie Mott, a former staff scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, that updates Western water issues over the last two decades, including the long-term impact of climate change and how the region can prepare for the future.
Water is for Fighting Over
Author: John Fleck
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610916794
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"Illuminating." --New York Times WIRED's Required Science Reading 2016 When we think of water in the West, we think of conflict and crisis. Yet despite decades of headlines warning of mega-droughts, the death of agriculture, and the collapse of cities, the Colorado River basin has thrived in the face of water scarcity. John Fleck shows how western communities, whether farmers and city-dwellers or U.S. environmentalists and Mexican water managers, actually have a promising record of conservation and cooperation. Rather than perpetuate the myth "Whiskey's for drinkin', water's for fightin' over," Fleck urges readers to embrace a new, more optimistic narrative--a future where the Colorado continues to flow.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610916794
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"Illuminating." --New York Times WIRED's Required Science Reading 2016 When we think of water in the West, we think of conflict and crisis. Yet despite decades of headlines warning of mega-droughts, the death of agriculture, and the collapse of cities, the Colorado River basin has thrived in the face of water scarcity. John Fleck shows how western communities, whether farmers and city-dwellers or U.S. environmentalists and Mexican water managers, actually have a promising record of conservation and cooperation. Rather than perpetuate the myth "Whiskey's for drinkin', water's for fightin' over," Fleck urges readers to embrace a new, more optimistic narrative--a future where the Colorado continues to flow.
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1862
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1862
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Colorado River Storage Project
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation
Publisher:
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Category : Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 940
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Publisher:
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Category : Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 940
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Outdoor Recreation Resources Commission
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1186
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1186
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Niobrara River Basin, Nebraska
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Publisher:
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Category : Colorado River Watershed
Languages : en
Pages : 1360
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado River Watershed
Languages : en
Pages : 1360
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Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1380
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1380
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Reports and Documents
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
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Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1968
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1404
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1404
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