Damming the west : Ralph Nader's study group report on the Bureau of Reclamation
Richard L. Berkman (Author), Ralph Nader, W. Kip Viscusi (Author), Grossman Publishers (Publisher)
Exposes the waste of taxpayers' money and despoilation of the natural environment through such projects as the Hoover Dam and the Central Arizona Project
xiv pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 272 pages : maps ; 22 cm
9780670254606, 0670254606
636349
Part one : the analytical deception
Irrigation : too much of a good thing
Salt, silt, and environmental impacts
Distorted technical criteria
Part two : profiteers and the damned
Politicians and bureaucrats : the Central Arizona Project
Hidden subsidies
Indians sold down the river
Part three : challenging Bureau policies
Plans and proposals
"The Nader report"--Spine
Foreword by Ralph Nader