{"product_id":"moving-water-9781421440361","title":"Moving Water","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout This Book\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. George Barley's Birthday\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Big Picture\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Big Sugar\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. The Politics of Water\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The Campaign Begins\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. The Barleys\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. The Fanjuls\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Big Special Interests\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. The Plane Crash\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Toleration and Process\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. The Campaign Resumes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. The Financier\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. A Big Law\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. The Politics of Science\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. Running for Office\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. A Big Deal\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17. Today's Big Picture\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18. The Reservoir\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19. What Is Restoration?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20. Looking-Glass Water\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eTime Line\u003cbr\u003eNote on Sources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408141558103,"sku":"9781421440361","price":18.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421440361.jpg?v=1730501739","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/moving-water-9781421440361","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}