Usually, the lies we tell ourselves are subconscious and hard to describe. That’s why I found two items in HCN‘s recent “urban sustainability” issue so maddening (1/20/14). In “The Vegas Paradox,” Jonathan Thompson informs us that southern Nevada’s official goals would have developers building huge numbers of new “Water Smart” homes by 2035 to achieve […]
Doug Meyer
Posted inJune 9, 2008: Why the West needs Mythic Cowboys
Doom! Doom!
The (May 12) issue of High Country News is just pure fodder for cultural criticism of the New West. “Boom! Boom!” posits a clash of distinct economies without even acknowledging the direct link between the two, and suggests the amenities economy is somehow better for the environment. Go back and read your Dec. 25, 2006, […]