Water writer John Fleck explains how the proposed Nestle bottling plant in Phoenix is a “bicycle shed” problem, or: “How We Distract Ourselves from Complex Critical Problems By Attacking What We Think We Know About.”
The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area touts itself a “partnership park,” but what does that mean, especially in the context of the National Park Service (NPS) overall? When most people think of national parks, they imagine Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, the Everglades, the Statue of Liberty, or some other iconic park or place.