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June 18, 2007 at 1:44 PM #9331June 18, 2007 at 2:25 PM #60135Ash HousewaresParticipant
I can’t comment on either of these two books, but I thought I’d add my own.
Cadillac Desert, by Marc Reisner
Fascinating look at “water politics” and the unscrupulous tactics used to secure SoCal’s water supply, plus lots of info on other places around the country. It’s basically a collection of interesting stories (espionage, sabotage, etc) showing how we got to where we are. The suburbia the in the two books beano mentions wouldn’t be possible (in SoCal) without us taking water from other areas. I thought this book fit semi-well with this suburbia thread, and it also ties into the “brown lawn syndrome” thread where people are discussing alternate landscaping. This will be the most eye opening and frightening book you’ve read in a while.June 18, 2007 at 2:25 PM #60168Ash HousewaresParticipantI can’t comment on either of these two books, but I thought I’d add my own.
Cadillac Desert, by Marc Reisner
Fascinating look at “water politics” and the unscrupulous tactics used to secure SoCal’s water supply, plus lots of info on other places around the country. It’s basically a collection of interesting stories (espionage, sabotage, etc) showing how we got to where we are. The suburbia the in the two books beano mentions wouldn’t be possible (in SoCal) without us taking water from other areas. I thought this book fit semi-well with this suburbia thread, and it also ties into the “brown lawn syndrome” thread where people are discussing alternate landscaping. This will be the most eye opening and frightening book you’ve read in a while.June 18, 2007 at 2:34 PM #60143no_such_realityParticipantI’ll second Cadillac Desert.
As a minor aside, if you can get the PBS documentary on Cadillac Desert, some of interviews with key players is really enlightening. I still remember the interview of a surviving BLM manager who still was pushing the justification to dam every drop of water and piss on the environmental do gooders.
June 18, 2007 at 2:34 PM #60175no_such_realityParticipantI’ll second Cadillac Desert.
As a minor aside, if you can get the PBS documentary on Cadillac Desert, some of interviews with key players is really enlightening. I still remember the interview of a surviving BLM manager who still was pushing the justification to dam every drop of water and piss on the environmental do gooders.
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