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Water Tables Falling

August 2, 2007 – 11:08 am

by Lester Brown, Washington, D.C on 08. 2.07
Travel & Nature
TreeHugger
Water is vital to life. To many of us, it is within reach of a faucet, but for many others it is not. And it is fast becoming a scarce resource. As I note in Plan B 2.0 ), more than half the world’s people live [...]

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EarthJustice Beats Back Cheney Klamath Interference

July 4, 2007 – 6:26 am

From: EarthJustice Washington Post series implicates the Vice President in undoing roadless protections as well
July 3, 2007

 

Seattle, WA — The Washington Post reported last Wednesday that Vice President Dick Cheney pressured federal officials to divert more water to Klamath Basin farmers in 2002. This came on the heels of a 2001 court order [...]

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