HCN Slideshow: Life along the Colorado River
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 24, 2009 at 7:46 amFrom High Country News:
“The desert Southwest is unlikely to run out of water. But under the pressures of climate change and drought, population and politics, the Southwest is likely to run out of cheap water. The deal of the century will become last century’s deal.
Last summer, inspired by an environmental policy class at the University of Colorado at Boulder, 23-year-old Kasia Broussalian set out to meet and photograph some of the people who depend on the precarious generosity of the Colorado River. … “
Read more from the High Country News by clicking here. View a slideshow of the pictures by clicking here.
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