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Is California really solving its water crisis?

Posted by: Maven on November 2, 2009 at 6:17 pm

From Carl Pope, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, posted at the Huffington post, this commentary:

“The California legislature is poised, it appears, to pass a new bond act that will finance changes in the state’s water system. The combination of an outmoded system, mismanagement of basic ecosystems, climate change, and the current drought have created what The Economist describes as “an economic and political crisis.”

Now, advocates of the new package (which the Sierra Club opposes), including my old friend Phil Isenberg, say it is “a marvelous achievement.”

Sadly, I must disagree. Looking at the big picture, we are still headed for disaster — and to understand why, we need to go back almost 40 years. …”

Read more of Carl’s commentary by clicking here.

November 2, 2009 · Filed Under Legislation - State & Federal

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One Response to “Is California really solving its water crisis?”

  1. Laer Pearce on November 2nd, 2009 7:09 pm

    Sadly, Mr. Pope refuses to accept the driving force SoCal has become. We’ve changed in the last 40 years and lead the way in water recycling and re-use and are driving meaningful changes in landscaping that will bring even more savings. This isn’t a north-south issue, even though he frames it as such. It’s a California issue, an issue of those who invest in conservation like we have and those who waste, an issue of those who embrace change like we have and those who cling to dead stereotypes.

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