Jan. 27, 2011

Another of My Ogallala Commentaries to Air on NPR

In this piece for Public Radio International's "Living on Earth," which airs on 300
NPR stations, I draw on little-known facts about the Ogallala, such as how
much water Plains farmers pump out of it each year: six trillion gallons,
or 1.5 trillion more than the Colorado carries to the Southwestern United
States.

Dec. 29, 2011

Grist.org Publishes My Essay on the Ogallala Aquifer

"Can the 2012 Farm Bill Protect the Ogallala Aquifer?" Yes! But only if environmentalists
such as those who fought to stop the Keystone XL pipeline make a genuine effort to
to do so.

Dec. 1, 2011

New York Times Publishes My Op-ed on the Ogallala Aquifer

In "Running Dry on the Great Plains," I argue now that the Ogallala Aquifer has
saved Nebraska farmers from the Keystone pipeline, it is time for us to save the
aquifer from farmers.

October, 2011

My Second Book Is Done

I've recently completed The Unfarmed Sky. By the end of this year, I expect to
choose an agent, who will then circulate the memoir to publishers.