07/16/2013
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"There is a price point beyond which agriculture has a hard time competing, in terms of purchasing water."
"But I wonder if you could speak a bit about the fact that those charismatic iconic species are also part of a bigger ecosystem that depends on lesser species."
"the broader value of biodiversity and functioning ecosystems, which clearly were an inherent value in the Endangered Species Act, which has been supported for so long with bipartisan majorities."
"I want to respectfully push back a little bit against the idea that it is somehow environmental regulations or environmental standards that are holding up the possibility of constructing lots of new d..."