The observation by the mayor of Carlsbad, Calif., that stopping population growth is not enough to solve the city’s water problem was astute (HCN, 11/21/08). According to the U.S Geological Survey, California is below the national average in per capita use of freshwater of 1,280 gallons per day. This estimate includes all water use, which […]
Tom Paragi
Posted inFebruary 7, 2005: The Asphalt Graveyard
Not so proud to be an American
The essay “American — and proud of it” by Geneen Haugen suggested that “the stunning fact that Americans have preserved habitat at all is evidence of an emerging ecological vision” (HCN, 11/8/04: American — and proud of it). The optimist in me would like to agree. However, setting aside large areas of natural environment means […]