Saturday, December 18, 2004

Community Weblogs Jay Rosen: "If you care about such things, there's a recognition moment underway right now among the bloggers in Greensboro, North Carolina, and the strange thing is we can follow it, even though it's a very local thing -- meaning bound to a particular plot of earth, which is also a place in the American South." Ed Cone, who's in the middle of the bloggers in Greensboro, has a post on the subject today. He writes, "Another element is that our daily newspaper has gotten in the game -- but done so with respect for the local community, not just out of a desire to dominate it." Coyote Gulch encourages the Rocky and the Post to make sure that links do not go stale. That would be way cool. 10:23:17 AM

Colorado Water The feds have given the 7 Colorado River Compact states until April 1st to come up with a plan to share the Colorado River shortages, according to the Rocky Mountain News [December 18, 2004, "Water, time drying up"]. The short timeline plays into the hands of districts that have junior water rights since they are given a status equal to the oldest water claims. Pat Mulroy from the Las Vegas area is probably dancing a jig. The Rocky quotes Mulroy as saying, "It's easier to absorb a shortage if you have partners to share in the pain." It's also easier if you ignore prior water rights and threaten a solution from the feds that'll undoubtedly favor political cronies. Here's the link to the Colorado River Water Users Association website. 8:49:49 AM

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