In 1958 a cheesy science-fiction movie scared and amused audiences across the nation. Called The Blob, it featured future superstar Steven McQueen in his first lead role. The poster had the tagline: “Indescribable! Indestructible! Nothing can stop it!” The movie featured a mysterious mass that emerged from a meteorite and grew larger and larger with […]
No matter who wins the White House Tuesday, the next president’s administration will likely immediately face a pressing issue that gets very little national attention: What to do about the drying Colorado River that supplies water to millions of people in the American Southwest.
The next U.S. president will have to act quickly to chart a course so the Colorado River can continue supplying water to millions of city-dwellers, farmers, Indian tribes and recreational users in the Southwest, according to a University of Colorado research study made public Monday. A survey of policy- and decision-makers by the University of Colorado concluded […]
As the debate rages over the election of the next President, it seems that another debate with significant implications for California has yet to take place. It concerns the one commodity which our state and the planet cannot do without—water. As California enters its sixth year of a historic drought, the solutions from Sacramento have […]
The next U.S. president will have to act quickly to chart a course so the Colorado River can continue supplying water to millions of city-dwellers, farmers, Indian tribes and recreational users in the Southwest, according to a university research study made public Monday. A survey of policy- and decision-makers by the University of Colorado concluded […]
Scientists have begun to account for the topsy-turvy carbon cycle of the Colorado River delta — once a massive green estuary of grassland, marshes and cottonwood, now desiccated dead land. “We’ve done a lot in the United States to alter water systems, to dam them. The river irrigates our crops and makes energy. What we […]
On The Brink Southern California Faces Dire, Drier Future
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Ventura County Reporterby Kit StolzIn 1958 a cheesy science-fiction movie scared and amused audiences across the nation. Called The Blob, it featured future superstar Steven McQueen in his first lead role. The poster had the tagline: “Indescribable! Indestructible! Nothing can stop it!” The movie featured a mysterious mass that emerged from a meteorite and grew larger and larger with […]
Water Crisis: The Colorado River Is Drying Up, And The Next President Needs To Work Fast To Stop A Major Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /International Business Times (New York)by Clark MindockNo matter who wins the White House Tuesday, the next president’s administration will likely immediately face a pressing issue that gets very little national attention: What to do about the drying Colorado River that supplies water to millions of people in the American Southwest.
Western States Could Soon Face Colorado River Cuts; Pipeline In Doubt?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /St George News (Utah)by Julie ApplegateThe next U.S. president will have to act quickly to chart a course so the Colorado River can continue supplying water to millions of city-dwellers, farmers, Indian tribes and recreational users in the Southwest, according to a University of Colorado research study made public Monday. A survey of policy- and decision-makers by the University of Colorado concluded […]
BLOG: Time to Re-think State’s Failing Water Policies
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Fox & Hounds Dailyby Richard Rubin Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantAs the debate rages over the election of the next President, it seems that another debate with significant implications for California has yet to take place. It concerns the one commodity which our state and the planet cannot do without—water. As California enters its sixth year of a historic drought, the solutions from Sacramento have […]
Study: Next US President Must Act Fast on Colorado River
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by Voice of America)The next U.S. president will have to act quickly to chart a course so the Colorado River can continue supplying water to millions of city-dwellers, farmers, Indian tribes and recreational users in the Southwest, according to a university research study made public Monday. A survey of policy- and decision-makers by the University of Colorado concluded […]
Colorado River’s Dead Clams Tell Tales of Carbon Emission
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /R&D Magazine (Rockaway, N.J.)Scientists have begun to account for the topsy-turvy carbon cycle of the Colorado River delta — once a massive green estuary of grassland, marshes and cottonwood, now desiccated dead land. “We’ve done a lot in the United States to alter water systems, to dam them. The river irrigates our crops and makes energy. What we […]