Natural Resource

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#23279992

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=7834865

http://www.defenders.org/resources/publications/programs_and_policy/habitat_conservation/federal_lands/gambling_on_the_water_table.pdf

http://le.utah.gov/~2007/minutes/SNAE0130.pdf

George Knapp's important scrutiny of the Water Grab and Coal fired power plant opposition associated issues is now posted, in chapters, on line. http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8035228&nav=menu102_2_1

http://www.elynews.com/articles/2009/02/18/news/news09.txt 

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705288827,00.html

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=5910802&autostart=y

Donald Wilhite and Terry Marasco: "Drought Management in a Changing West: New Directions for Water Policy"",  By DIANE Publishing Company, DIANE Publishing Company, 1995

gambling_on_the_water-Table.pdf

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14201199?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com

Wasatch Front  Air Quality Brainstorming Report Feb. 3, 2010

 Why Utah Should Not Sign an Agreement with Utah

During the pipeline and coal-fired power plant work I was interviewed by county, regional, state, and national reporters. These experiences were critical in developing effective messages to advance my positions.

This is one of the most important tasks for a project: communicating to your audience strength of your position clearly and effectively. And maintaining the same message across media channels.

It is important to choose the correct medium for your message, and each medium needs a tailored message. The newness yet pervasiveness of the Internet provides opportunities not only for reaching focused audiences, but is also a tool for action. Today it becomes a nexus for all your messages and activities. My experiences working with Internet startups during the "boom" years was critical to developing a sense of how this medium can make projects more effective.

 When Terry Marasco moved to Baker, Nevada, a gateway to the national park, ... in 2004, he didn’t immediately grasp the full extent of the pipeline project. When he did, he got worried—for the local environment and for his business.

A significant reduction in groundwater levels, a foreseeable result of the pipeline, would kill groundwater-dependent plants, hurt air quality, and affect fish populations and water availability. “We have some of the best mule deer hunting in the West, and if the vegetation dies, they’re gone,” Marasco says. “This is about the foundations of everyone’s life.”

In February 2005, Marasco (at his expense) sent letters to every registered voter in White Pine County saying people needed to get together and take some action. This was the beginning of the Snake Valley Citizens Alliance, which has been working ever since to fight the Las Vegas groundwater pipeline.

Published in  GAMBLING ON THE WATER TABLE, Defenders of Wildlife, 2007.