The Southern Rockies Nature Blog makes the case that Americans living east of the 100th meridian can't empathize with westerners over water and that the disconnect is at the heart of the debate over the development of oil shale. They have a great graphic showing, "This what a High Plains river looks like: the Huerfano River in southern Pueblo County, flowing northeast towards the Arkansas River."
Oil shale has been the "Next Big Thing" here in Colorado for over 100 years now. The technology is unproven. The prospect of a mining operation like the Alberta tar sands boggles the mind.
Much of the water will be needed for power generation. We think that the power should come from solar. Large scale build out of solar from the southwestern U.S.
More Coyote Gulch coverage here.
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