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CBS’ “60 Minutes” covers the California water crisis in “Why California is Running Dry”
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 28, 2009 at 7:44 amFrom CBS 60 Minutes:
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Web Extra: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says his state needs to take a dieter’s approach to water consumption:
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I find it remarkable that Stahl could do a piece focusing on the Delta and not talk to a single person who lived there, worked there or were dependent on a healthy delta system. The two farmers the CBS shot were both dependent on taking more water from the Delta.
Having said that, the segment with Dr. Mount that showed the effect of saline intrusion should scare everyone, but probably won’t.
Not the standard of journalism that I expected from 69 Minutes.
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