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  • August 20, 2009 at 3:00 PM #447941
    teacherSD
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    [quote=svelte][quote=teacherSD]That sounds a lot like the Salton Sea. A really cool documentary about it came out a few years ago.

    Trailer

    I show it to my students as part of a lesson on environmental policy. [/quote]

    I hope you realize that the current Salton Sea was created by the accidently breach of a dike in 1905 during a heavy rain season. It’s kinda like a puddle of water that develops during a heavy rain, only to evaporate when the weather is drier. Why we feel we need to “save” the Salton Sea is beyond me.

    [/quote]

    Yes, that is something that is discussed in the film and we discuss as a class. The two main arguments for saving the Salton Sea are 1. – it provides a stop for migratory birds that have lost coastal wetlands due to development (houses, etc.) and 2. the dry parts of the sea cause dust storms that appear to be having adverse effects on the residents of the Palm Springs area (increase in asthma, etc).

    August 20, 2009 at 8:14 PM #447263
    Anonymous
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    The Salton Sea documentary is definitely worth watching. Historically interesting and funny as well.

    When I was living in LA a few years back I met one of the guys who produced it. After meeting, him I saw the film at the festival in Temecula. Now I’m a fan, but I don’t think he’s done any films since.

    The environmental questions surrounding the Salton Sea are tricky. It’s true that it probably would not exist today if it were not for human activity (folly?). As California’s largest lake, it is definitely part of the environment — no matter how it got there. I hope it can be sustained as I think it has the potential to be a beautiful place. But I’m not ready to buy property there just yet…

    August 20, 2009 at 8:14 PM #447455
    Anonymous
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    The Salton Sea documentary is definitely worth watching. Historically interesting and funny as well.

    When I was living in LA a few years back I met one of the guys who produced it. After meeting, him I saw the film at the festival in Temecula. Now I’m a fan, but I don’t think he’s done any films since.

    The environmental questions surrounding the Salton Sea are tricky. It’s true that it probably would not exist today if it were not for human activity (folly?). As California’s largest lake, it is definitely part of the environment — no matter how it got there. I hope it can be sustained as I think it has the potential to be a beautiful place. But I’m not ready to buy property there just yet…

    August 20, 2009 at 8:14 PM #447793
    Anonymous
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    The Salton Sea documentary is definitely worth watching. Historically interesting and funny as well.

    When I was living in LA a few years back I met one of the guys who produced it. After meeting, him I saw the film at the festival in Temecula. Now I’m a fan, but I don’t think he’s done any films since.

    The environmental questions surrounding the Salton Sea are tricky. It’s true that it probably would not exist today if it were not for human activity (folly?). As California’s largest lake, it is definitely part of the environment — no matter how it got there. I hope it can be sustained as I think it has the potential to be a beautiful place. But I’m not ready to buy property there just yet…

    August 20, 2009 at 8:14 PM #447863
    Anonymous
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    The Salton Sea documentary is definitely worth watching. Historically interesting and funny as well.

    When I was living in LA a few years back I met one of the guys who produced it. After meeting, him I saw the film at the festival in Temecula. Now I’m a fan, but I don’t think he’s done any films since.

    The environmental questions surrounding the Salton Sea are tricky. It’s true that it probably would not exist today if it were not for human activity (folly?). As California’s largest lake, it is definitely part of the environment — no matter how it got there. I hope it can be sustained as I think it has the potential to be a beautiful place. But I’m not ready to buy property there just yet…

    August 20, 2009 at 8:14 PM #448047
    Anonymous
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    The Salton Sea documentary is definitely worth watching. Historically interesting and funny as well.

    When I was living in LA a few years back I met one of the guys who produced it. After meeting, him I saw the film at the festival in Temecula. Now I’m a fan, but I don’t think he’s done any films since.

    The environmental questions surrounding the Salton Sea are tricky. It’s true that it probably would not exist today if it were not for human activity (folly?). As California’s largest lake, it is definitely part of the environment — no matter how it got there. I hope it can be sustained as I think it has the potential to be a beautiful place. But I’m not ready to buy property there just yet…

    August 20, 2009 at 9:24 PM #447278
    temeculaguy
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    Here’s another one worth watching, it’s a pbs docu about the new river that feeds the salton sea.

    http://www.californiaconnected.org/tv/archives/398

    You gotta love Mexico!!

    Near the end they show the septic trucks lining up and dumping directly into the new river, sending it right to us. With the $400 million dollar gift for border violence we just gave then, couldn’t there have been a clause about not putting poop in the river.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_(Mexico_%E2%80%93_United_States)

    August 20, 2009 at 9:24 PM #447470
    temeculaguy
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    Here’s another one worth watching, it’s a pbs docu about the new river that feeds the salton sea.

    http://www.californiaconnected.org/tv/archives/398

    You gotta love Mexico!!

    Near the end they show the septic trucks lining up and dumping directly into the new river, sending it right to us. With the $400 million dollar gift for border violence we just gave then, couldn’t there have been a clause about not putting poop in the river.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_(Mexico_%E2%80%93_United_States)

    August 20, 2009 at 9:24 PM #447809
    temeculaguy
    Participant

    Here’s another one worth watching, it’s a pbs docu about the new river that feeds the salton sea.

    http://www.californiaconnected.org/tv/archives/398

    You gotta love Mexico!!

    Near the end they show the septic trucks lining up and dumping directly into the new river, sending it right to us. With the $400 million dollar gift for border violence we just gave then, couldn’t there have been a clause about not putting poop in the river.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_(Mexico_%E2%80%93_United_States)

    August 20, 2009 at 9:24 PM #447879
    temeculaguy
    Participant

    Here’s another one worth watching, it’s a pbs docu about the new river that feeds the salton sea.

    http://www.californiaconnected.org/tv/archives/398

    You gotta love Mexico!!

    Near the end they show the septic trucks lining up and dumping directly into the new river, sending it right to us. With the $400 million dollar gift for border violence we just gave then, couldn’t there have been a clause about not putting poop in the river.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_(Mexico_%E2%80%93_United_States)

    August 20, 2009 at 9:24 PM #448062
    temeculaguy
    Participant

    Here’s another one worth watching, it’s a pbs docu about the new river that feeds the salton sea.

    http://www.californiaconnected.org/tv/archives/398

    You gotta love Mexico!!

    Near the end they show the septic trucks lining up and dumping directly into the new river, sending it right to us. With the $400 million dollar gift for border violence we just gave then, couldn’t there have been a clause about not putting poop in the river.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_(Mexico_%E2%80%93_United_States)

    August 20, 2009 at 9:30 PM #447283
    blahblahblah
    Participant

    Near the end they show the septic trucks lining up and dumping directly into the new river, sending it right to us. With the $400 million dollar gift for border violence we just gave then, couldn’t there have been a clause about not putting poop in the river.

    They’re just paying us back for stealing all of the water from the Colorado river before it reaches Mexico.

    August 20, 2009 at 9:30 PM #447475
    blahblahblah
    Participant

    Near the end they show the septic trucks lining up and dumping directly into the new river, sending it right to us. With the $400 million dollar gift for border violence we just gave then, couldn’t there have been a clause about not putting poop in the river.

    They’re just paying us back for stealing all of the water from the Colorado river before it reaches Mexico.

    August 20, 2009 at 9:30 PM #447814
    blahblahblah
    Participant

    Near the end they show the septic trucks lining up and dumping directly into the new river, sending it right to us. With the $400 million dollar gift for border violence we just gave then, couldn’t there have been a clause about not putting poop in the river.

    They’re just paying us back for stealing all of the water from the Colorado river before it reaches Mexico.

    August 20, 2009 at 9:30 PM #447884
    blahblahblah
    Participant

    Near the end they show the septic trucks lining up and dumping directly into the new river, sending it right to us. With the $400 million dollar gift for border violence we just gave then, couldn’t there have been a clause about not putting poop in the river.

    They’re just paying us back for stealing all of the water from the Colorado river before it reaches Mexico.

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