Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (708 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00J2XRY4Q |
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| Number of Pages | : | 375 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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She follows the money and tells us the true story of wealth and water, mendacity, and corruption at the highest levels of business and government. Nies shows how the struggle over Black Mesa lands is an example of a global phenomenon in which giant transnational corporations have the power to separate indigenous people from their energy-rich lands with the help of host governments. An epic struggle over land, water, and power is erupting in the American West and the halls of Washington, DC. Las Vegas may attract 39 million visitors a year, but the tourists mesmerized by the dancing water fountains at the Bellagio don't ask where the water comes from. Amid the backdrop of the breathtaking desert landscape, Unreal City shows five cultures colliding - Hopi, Navajo, global energy corporations, Mormons, and US government agencies - resulting in a battle over resources and the future of the West. Today, that coal powers cheap electricity for Los Angeles, a new water aqueduct into Phoenix, and the neon dazzle of Las Vegas. It began when a 4,000-square-mile area of Arizona desert called Black Mesa was divided between the Hopi and Navajo tribes. They don't see a city with the nation's highest rates of foreclosure, unemployment, and suicide. To the outside world, it was a land struggle between two fractious Indian tribes; to political insiders and energy corpor
Water and Power and Lies Raven Grimaldi Judith Nies has managed to give me some sleepless nights this week. Nies has been involved in the research and the events of her book, Unreal City, for decades, and it shows. She knows the players, the terrain, the dirty secrets and the truth and she tells it in an engaging, forthright and credible style that reads like a thriller, but unlike fiction, makes you stop and s. You Can't Afford Not to Read Unreal City Barbara Hindley "I urge you to read this book. If you care about truth and justice, you can't afford not to." These are the final words of another "customer review" of Unreal City. I repeat them here, because I agree with them so passionately. This is a book that is meticulously researched and beautifully written - and should be required reading for all Americans. But, unlike the reactio. Stunning book on politics of coal, poor research on Hopi/Navajo issues Joyce M Alpert The author has done stunning research on the politics of coal. She reveals the dirty politics, the betrayal and manipulation of people and regulations. Where she really falls down is when she discusses Hopi/Navajo relations. She did not do sufficient research on the history of the Navajo or Hopi, she was just swayed by the one Navajo family she met. The author states that