There’s been a lot of good ink devoted lately to the subject of the drought and water crisis in the West. I’ve posted several links and articles in months past, especially by Brandon Loomis at the Republic. I just read a really good new piece by David Owen in The New Yorker that made my […]
Desert Water Crisis
In its continuing coverage of the great Southwestern Drought, which seems to magically disappear from our minds every time it rains, the Arizona Republic published yet another great piece of work by Brandon Loomis this week. It doesn’t help our awareness that the Republic buries a print front-page story in the muddled mess that AZCentral […]
Water in the Desert
Scott Tong aired a great piece on water usage on National Public Radio’s “Marketplace” show this afternoon: “Counting gallons: How much water do you use?” I was not shocked to learn that the USA has the highest per capita water consumption, and below median “tariff” (what the end user pays). Please, read the article, then […]