Water shapes our lives. From streams to rivers, bays to oceans, water defines not only topography, but the neighborhoods and culture around us.
Along Connecticut’s coastline, neighborhoods can be defined by what cove you live in. You pay attention to high tide because your urban backyard might have a salt marsh in it. And when a storm comes in, you face serious questions about how to protect your property and your life.
Superstorm Sandy tested us here. But even scarier tests are being taken by the people of Texas and California right now. Not enough water, followed by far too much, can really overwhelm our systems.
This hour, we listen back on a panel from the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, where we talked about water as both a resource and a threat.
GUESTS:
- Sen. Ted Kennedy, Jr. - Senate Chair of the Environment Committee
- Leah Lopez Schmalz - Program Director for the Connecticut Fund for the Environment and its bi-state program Save the Sound
- Gary Yohe - Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies at Wesleyan University
