Finding the Balance: An Introduction
July 25, 2008 | Posted by Cynthia Koehler in Bay Delta, Fisheries, Water Supply
Cynthia Koehler is Senior Consulting Attorney for EDF.
It has been an interesting few weeks for water. The Governor has proposed a massive $9.3 billion water bond. PPIC has proposed building a peripheral canal. And we at EDF have released a paper and an opinion piece in the SF Chronicle, outlining our view of what California needs to do to get serious about salmon and environmental recovery.
Quoting Einstein, we note that insanity can be defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. California has a lot of experience spending water bond money. It would be great to start using those resources in ways that actually get us to a place where our strained environment is capable of producing salmon on a sustainable basis.
After all, salmon aren't merely telegenic megafauna. They're also a crucial source of those all important omega-3 fatty acids. And they're quite tasty with a nice teriyaki sauce.
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