Saving Grand Canyon : Dams, Deals, and a Noble Myth /

"This book tells three interconnected stories: It chronicles a century of attempts to build dams in Grand Canyon and why those attempts failed. It demonstrates how the National Environmental Policy Act came out of these controversies. Finally, it debunks the myth that the Sierra Club saved Gran...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pearson, Byron E., 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
USA > National Environmental Policy Act
Sierra Club.
Sierra Club > Influence.
United States. > National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (United States)
Staumauer
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Dams > Political aspects.
Barrages > Aspect politique > Arizona > Grand Canyon.
Dams > Political aspects > Arizona > Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon, Ariz.
Arizona > Grand Canyon National Park.
Arizona > Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) > Histoire.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Histoire.
Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) > History.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Something to be skinned"
  • New lines in the sand
  • Dinosaurs and rainbows
  • A time for water statesmanship
  • A "fjord-like setting"
  • "A little closer to God"
  • "Permanent massive things"
  • Be careful what you wish for ...
  • Alternative realities.

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