Monday, 29. January 2007
Topic: NATURE - on January 29, 2007 at 1:23:00 PM CET
To Save the West, Kill a Plant
The southwestern United States is defined by water, or more precisely, by its absence. Human settlers designed grand engineering projects to make the best use of what water was present, and today, water is captured behind massive dams and rerouted through concrete rivers. It's used to build cities, grow rice, maintain green lawns and golf courses, and fill swimming pools and 500-foot fountains in Las Vegas casinos.
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