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CrispyQ

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2. I just finished reading "The Water Knife."

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2017, 12:37 PM

Jan 2017

Too bad I figured out where the secret water rights were hidden right after they were mentioned, but an interesting read anyway. It's about the dwindling Colorado River. In the book, Phoenix has been cut off & has dried up. People are trying to migrate out of there, but the states aren't like they are now - you can't just cross the border into California or Nevada.

It's our future - some variety of it, anyway.

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Shifting Alliances, Talks Show Colorado Basin Water Shortage Starting To Bite [View all] hatrack Jan 2017 OP

One of the greatest rivers on the world reduces to serving corporate greed randr Jan 2017 #1

That Cotton is being replaced with Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #3

I forgot I had seen that as well. randr Jan 2017 #5

What is disturbing about this whole issue is this, Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #7

The Chinese has also destroyed thousands of acres in New Zealand for their cheese addiction randr Jan 2017 #8

I just finished reading "The Water Knife." CrispyQ Jan 2017 #2

Paolo Bacigalupi has many other books that are must reads. randr Jan 2017 #6

They have one of his other titles at my library. I'll check it out. CrispyQ Jan 2017 #9

Windup Girl--outstanding randr Jan 2017 #10

Oh, my friend read that & said it was really good. CrispyQ Jan 2017 #11

Ownership of Water Rights Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #4