Robert Jerome Glennon: 2 books
Water Follies
Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
The Santa Cruz River that once flowed through Tucson, Arizona is today a sad mirage. Except for brief periods following heavy rainfall, it is bone dry. The cottonwood and willow trees that once lined its banks have died, and the profusion of wildlife recorded by early settlers is nowhere to be seen....
Unquenchable
America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2010
In the middle of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas casinos use billions of gallons of water for fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and indoor canals. Meanwhile, the town of Orme, Tennessee, must truck in water from Alabama because it has literally run out. Robert Glennon captures the irony—and...