In his 1912 book The Yosemite, [John] Muir wrote: "Dam Hetch Hetchy! As well dam for water-tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man."CORRECTION: Originally, I'd written 90 feet. It's 90 meters.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Restoring Hetch Hetchy, Yosemite's twin.
San Francisco will be voting whether to drain the reservoir, revealing whatever's been under 90 meters of water for a century.
Labels:
environmentalism,
water
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