"Water Bladder" radio episode
Media
Title
"Water Bladder" radio episode
Description
An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin on the dangers of water transfers. He describes a scheme by an Alaskan company named World Water SA, which was planning to collect water from rivers in Mendocino County, California in giant "water bladders." The bladders would be towed south down to the coast to San Diego, where taxpayers would be charged for the water. AuCoin says that this scheme likely will not happen, but that ideas like this in the past have occured and caused great environmetal harm, benefitting only a few people. AuCoin says that taxpayers should not subsidize these sorts of projects, but that the free market cost of natural water should be passed on to consumers. This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes feature his commentary on current political events, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode aired in 2002.
Creator
AuCoin, Les
Date Created
2002
Is Part Of
Jefferson Public Radio
Place
Extent
1 audio file (2 min., 48 sec.)
Identifier
PUA_MS147_JPR_056
Rights
This recording is provided here for research purposes with the permission of Les AuCoin and Jefferson Public Radio. All rights reserved.
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Source
Pacific University Archives
Format
MP3