Thursday, January 17, 2013

Western Water Report Draws Prerelease Critics | Synopsis

Western Water Report Draws Prerelease Critics

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Rising demand and falling supply are spurring talk in the arid West of outside-the-box ideas including piping in water from the nation's heartland and towing Arctic icebergs south to help such thirsty U.S. cities as Denver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix. But amid ongoing drought, some advocates are criticizing a report being released Wednesday on the next 50 years of Colorado River water use as a "fundamentally flawed" analysis based on inflated projections of the amount of water in the river and the number of people in the region. "States cooked the books to show higher demand for water consumption to set up a federal bailout on expensive water projects," said Molly Mugglestone, director of the advocacy group Protect the Flows.

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Dan Grossman

Overall Sentiment: 0.256016

Relevance: 0.292793

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0.626135"The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the dry West," said Dan Grossman, ...
0.329053"We can't keep bleeding the river dry," Grossman said. ...
0.155523"We can't keep bleeding the river dry," Grossman said. "The basin study says loud and clear that it's time for a new approach that puts conservation first."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 1.110711
  • Mean: 0.370237
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Molly Mugglestone

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Relevance: 0.242024

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0.100957"States cooked the books to show higher demand for water consumption to set up a federal bailout on expensive water projects," said Molly Mugglestone, ...
-0.113557"States cooked the books to show higher demand for water consumption to set up a federal bailout on expensive water projects," said Molly Mugglestone, director of the advocacy group Protect the Flows. "Meanwhile, the states failed to account for river flow that will be required to sustain our multi-billion dollar recreation economy."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0126
  • Mean: -0.0063
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Ken Salazar

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.201131

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GeographicFeature: Colorado River

Overall Sentiment: 0.0981076

Relevance: 0.885189

GeographicFeature: Missouri River

Overall Sentiment: -0.365858

Relevance: 0.300555

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