Since the beginning of the Project Blue debate, the late Charles Bowden's "Killing the Hidden Waters" has been on my desk. His foresight from 1977 is profound:
"It is not a revelation to learn that cheap energy makes societies boom, that groundwater in arid regions has negligible recharge, that humans tend to use as much of anything as they can lay hands on. We can ignore these facts and pump, mine, and combust with abandon, or we can recognize these facts and attempt to construct a sustainable society."
A kindred spirit of Bowden's, Joseph Wood Krutch, author of "Voice of the Desert," wrote in 1954:
“If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals; if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers.â€
The Project Blue team has the hubris to state that they understand "Tucson values." Tucsonans value a sustainable economy and wise stewardship of our natural heritage. We will respect the wisdom of the past as we shape a livable future.
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Debbie Collazo
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