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Book SynopsisA riveting story of environmental disaster and political intrigue, Moving Water exposes how Florida's clean water is threatened by dirty power players and the sugar cane industry. Only a century ago, nearly all of South Florida was under water. The Everglades, one of the largest wetlands in the world, was a watery arc extending over 3 million acres. Today, that wetland ecosystem is half of its former self, supplanted by housing for the region's exploding population and over 700,000 acres of crops, including the nation's largest supply of sugar cane. Countless canals, dams, and pump stations keep the trickle flowing, but rarely address the cascade of environmental consequences, including dangerous threats to a crucial drinking water source for a full third of Florida's residents. In Moving Water, environmental journalist Amy Green explores the story of unlikely conservation heroes George and Mary Barley, wealthy real estate developers and champions of the Everglades, whose complicated
Table of ContentsAbout This Book
Introduction
Chapter 1. George Barley's Birthday
Chapter 2. The Big Picture
Chapter 3. Big Sugar
Chapter 4. The Politics of Water
Chapter 5. The Campaign Begins
Chapter 6. The Barleys
Chapter 7. The Fanjuls
Chapter 8. Big Special Interests
Chapter 9. The Plane Crash
Chapter 10. Toleration and Process
Chapter 11. The Campaign Resumes
Chapter 12. The Financier
Chapter 13. A Big Law
Chapter 14. The Politics of Science
Chapter 15. Running for Office
Chapter 16. A Big Deal
Chapter 17. Today's Big Picture
Chapter 18. The Reservoir
Chapter 19. What Is Restoration?
Chapter 20. Looking-Glass Water
Acknowledgments
Time Line
Note on Sources
Index
