Save The Colorado River Archives
Colorado River Update! Will GODZILLA Save Us?
Sent August 31st 2015
Colorado River Update! Will GODZILLA Save Us? Hello Friends of the Colorado River! Will GODZILLA Save Us?Seriously -- that's the talk of water managers in the Colorado River basin these days. A few months ago, water managers across the basinbreathed a huge sigh of relief when "Miracle Rains" happened in Colorado and Wyoming which put off the first ever water "shortage" declaration on the Colorado River until 2017. Two weeks ago the Associated Press gave me a call and ask me my thoughts ab...
Catastrophic Mine Waste Spill in Colorado River
Sent August 7th 2015
Catastrophic Mine Waste Spill in Colorado River Hi Friends of the Colorado River, BAD NEWS. Yesterday there was a catastrophic mine waste spill into a Colorado river. The spill occurred just upstream of Durango, Colorado, on the Animas River. The Animas flows into the San Juan River which flows into the Colorado River in southeast Utah. Below is an image of the front page of today's Durango Herald newspaper. The story is here: http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20150806/NEWS01/150809765/Catastrophe-on-the-...
Colorado River Water Storage at Lowest Point in History!
Sent August 5th 2015
Colorado River Water Storage at Lowest Point in History! Hello Friends of the Colorado River! Bad News:Despite the heavy rains in Colorado this May and June, it barely made a dent in the declining health of the Colorado River and its water storage at Lakes Powelland Mead. In fact, the lake levels continue to fall and are now at the lowest combined storage level in history. See the graph to the left provided to us byJohn Fleck at the University of New Mexico. Save The Colorado believes that not enough is bein...
Colorado River Update! It RAINED in Southern California!
Sent July 23rd 2015
Colorado River Update! It RAINED in Southern California! Hello Friends of the Colorado River! It RAIINED In Southern California!The big news of the week is that after months -- or was it years?! -- the clouds finally opened and poured down a deluge in parched Southern California. This rain follows a wet May and June in the mountains of Coloradowhich ran down the Colorado River into Lake Powell. In addition, because of all of the rain in Colorado, the "crisis" at Lake Mead has now dwindled at least for ...
Colorado River Update: Tom Selleck did NOT steal Colorado River water!
Sent July 16th 2015
Colorado River Update: Tom Selleck did NOT steal Colorado River water! Hello Friends of the Colorado River! Welcome to the deep middle of summer where the news gets all funky and cattywampus!That's right, this is our annual edition of really weird Colorado Rivernews involving celebrities, skeletons, marijuana, and dogs on paddle boards. First, the top weird news of the week is that Tom Selleck (a.k.a., Magnum PI) did NOT steal Colorado River water. The fire hydrant where Mr. Selleck was alleged to have stole...
Colorado River Update! Lake Mead hits “trigger point” for shortages
Sent June 25th 2015
Colorado River Update! Lake Mead hits “trigger point†for shortages Hello Friends of the Colorado River, The water supply situation continues to deteriorateacross the Colorado River basin as Lake Mead -- the largest reservoir in the U.S. -- hit its lowest point in history this week. Further, the lake is expected to decline even more as the summer plays out. Thelake hit the "trigger point" of 1,075 feet above sea level, which may cause the first official "shortag...
LET’S GO RAFTING! Save The Colorado trip: August 23 – 26
Sent June 22nd 2015
LET’S GO RAFTING! Save The Colorado trip: August 23 – 26 Hi Friends of the Colorado River -- Let's Go Rafting! Our great friends at O.A.R.S. Adventure Travel are offering an exclusive, non-profit-rate raft trip for Save The Colorado friends and supporters on the Green River in Utah! This 4-daytrip is a fundraiser for Save The Colorado and will support our work to protect and restore the Colorado River and its tributaries like the Green River. Dates: August 23rd - 26th, 201...
Colorado River Update: Take Action To Protect The Grand Canyon!
Sent June 2nd 2015
Colorado River Update: Take Action To Protect The Grand Canyon! Hello Friends of the Colorado River! A quick action alert for you to jump on:The U.S. Forest Service is considering public comment on a massive new housing development on the South Rim of the GrandCanyon. This development proposes to quadruple the number of houses, environmental impacts, and congestion at the South Rim. The development is opposed by many major environmental groups -- even the U.S. Park Service has called the development a "thre...
Colorado River Update: Is MEAT killing the Colorado River?
Sent May 21st 2015
Colorado River Update: Is MEAT killing the Colorado River? Hi Friends of the Colorado River! It's time for a little controversy!I'm sure you've all been following the storm of news out of California and the Southwest U.S. about the drought and dwindling water supplies. In California, some of the wrath of the public and policymakers has focused onthe meat industry -- specifically on the cattle and dairy farms, and the alfalfa-hay industry that feeds them. Across the Colorado River basin -- throughout all 7 states...
Colorado River Update: Lake Mead Hits Historic Low!
Sent May 7th 2015
Colorado River Update: Lake Mead Hits Historic Low! Hello Friends of the Colorado River! The big doom-and-gloom news in the water world this week is that Americas former largest reservoir, Lake Mead near Las Vegas on the Colorado River, hit ahistoriclowon last Sunday. The reservoir serves water to the states of Arizona, Nevada and California, providing sustenance to nearly 20 million people and crops that feed the nation. All the news stories and pundits blame the historic draining of Lake Mead ondroughtand/...
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