Dam Nation: Dispatches from the Water Underground

by Laura Allen and July Oskar Cole

Book Overview

Dam Nation combines environmental victories in the sustainable use movement with hands-on, participatory options for country and city dwellers.

Not just a "how to" but a "why to," the book begins with the story of dams in the American West--a story in which millions of acres of perfect farmland were flooded in order to irrigate the marginal land that--due to the same natural process that destroyed several ancient Native American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932360808
• ISBN13: 9781932360806
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Soft Skull
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.1" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

awesome, inspiring

this is an extensive primer for those wondering about WHAT TO DO about present water crisis. it's going to take the average citizen--educating themselves and others. this is a good place to start. gut-wrenching, exciting, informative.