Grand Canyon flooded on purpose (+video/photos) (Click title to entry)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/multimedia/video.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10496745&content_media_id=4969936
Water releases meant to renew the river's bottom are ill-timed and serve hydropower firms, park officials say (click here).
...But he said the best, most current scientific data should be used to determine releases.In a statement, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility condemned the flush as a "staged canyon greenwash" meant to attract television cameras while following a flood timeline that would "magnify the benefits for power production at the expense of environmental benefits.""The Bush administration is trying to extend its control through the term of its successor -- a dead man's hand throttling the Colorado River management," said Jeff Ruch, executive director of the environmental group.
