Ogallala Blue
The Seattle Times has done a short review on a book called Ogallala Blue. The book appears to be another alarmest piece. This one compares the abuses of slavery to the problems of irrigation. The problem with such books is that they appeal to the fears that we all have. Look at the previous post where Penn and Teller mock some of the reasons people give regarding the purchase of bottled water. These fears are fueled by books like this. It is books like this that may end up causing America to make some foolish decisions on how to deal with water. It isn't that this one book is that significant or even reasonable; but it is the constant repetition of the fearmongering that influences the public and can cause it to make some foolish policy.