Monday, May 2, 2005

Campain for Environmental Literacy A few days ago Coyote Gulch received email from Cory Davies asking for help in getting out the word about Campaign for Environmental Literacy. From their website, "The Campaign for Environmental Literacy seeks to first secure and then significantly increase the amount of federal funding dedicated to environmental literacy. Our first two campaigns are dedicated to restoring $14 million in lost funding to the only two federal programs specified for environmental literacy, operated by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration." Davies writes, "I need your help in reaching not only educators but everyone who understands that changing America's environmental ignorance will enable us to achieve an improved environment, a more vibrant economy, better-planned communities, and even optimal human health." Here's the link to their weblog. Good luck! Category: Colorado Water. 7:03:27 AM     Norton and the Colorado The Denver Post editorial staff has an opinion piece in today's online edition dealing with the allocation of water from the Colorado River [May 2, 2005, "Colorado River's future on the line"]. They write, "The first decision Norton faces is whether the Bureau of Reclamation should release more water from Lake Powell, still low after years of drought, into Lake Mead, where water levels have partly recovered. Norton will get an in-depth briefing this afternoon and may announce a decision afterward...Regardless of how she settles the first matter, Norton confronts another, longer-term problem: how to get the seven states to share the pain of water shortages. A 1922 compact allocates a share of water to each state, but in prolonged droughts there's not enough to satisfy all the demands. Last week, the seven states failed to reach a consensus on how to deal with potential shortages." Category: Colorado Water 5:35:21 AM

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