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If surface water can be compared with interest income, and non-renewable groundwater with capital, then much of the West was living mainly on interest income. California was milking interest and capital in about equal proportion. The plains states, however, were devouring capital as a gang of spendthrift heirs might squander a great capitalist's fortune.

Marc Reisner

I believe that anyone who flies in an airplane and doesn't spend most of his time looking out the window wastes his money.

Marc Reisner

Marc Reisner

Marc Reisner

Born: September 14, 1948

Died: July 21, 2000 (aged 51)

Bio: Marc Reisner was an American environmentalist and writer best known for his book Cadillac Desert, a history of water management in the American West.

Known for:

Cadillac Desert (1986)
A dangerous place (1995)
Game Wars (1991)
Overtapped oasis (1990)

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