by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel The Common Sense Institute (CSI) just published an analysis of the economic impact of hunting and fishing in Colorado, to help inform debate on a November ballot measure called Amendment 83. It would enshrine in the state constitution the right of the people to [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel Hagrid is one of the most beloved characters in the Harry Potter series. The half-giant befriends Harry and his cohorts Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, with whom he develops the habit of letting slip bits of information that were supposed to be confidential. He [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel John Wesley Powell, the 19th century Colorado River explorer and long-time head of the U.S. Geological Survey, published one of the earliest analyses of the American Southwest in 1879, called “Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States.” He may [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel I heard about two lawyers that argued for over an hour. Finally, one said, “That’s my final word on the subject.” To which the other replied, “Oh, good. Now we can begin.” In politics, contentious agreements are a bit like that, too. There is [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel One month after proposing to put a man on the moon, JFK said getting drinking water from the ocean would be “one of the great breakthroughs of history” that would “dwarf any other scientific accomplishments.” Californians have worried about water for decades. The Colorado [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel The Wall Street Journal headline said “San Diego Now Has So Much Water That It’s Selling It.” The article said San Diego generates enough water to rescue Arizona, though that’s jumping the gun just a bit. No such deal has actually been finalized yet, [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel “Crocodile tears” is an expression describing an insincere, hypocritical display of emotion, like when a murderer pretends to mourn his victim. It is an ancient metaphor — Plutarch attributed it to “antiquity” during Nero’s reign. It has been around so long because, believe it [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel A couple years ago, I criticized the Bureau of Reclamation for draining Blue Mesa Reservoir without bothering to warn anyone. I got a little pushback for saying that while the bureau owned the dam, it did not own the water. A close friend and [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel Washington Evening Star humorist Philander Chase Johnson created a great character named Senator Sorghum. A 1902 piece called “A Delicate Distinction” had one character saying, “That friend of yours seems to have a clear conscience.” Senator Sorghum answered, “No, not a clear conscience; merely [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow The Daily Sentinel This week’s withdrawal of President Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) provides an opportunity, not just for a new nominee but for a new approach to the whole Colorado River management mess. It is an opportunity the White House and Interior [...]
