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Give the potential consequences of building and of not building the dam.

August 31, 2021
Christopher R. Teeple

Read the following passage:
“The decision to dam the Hetch Hetchy valley was one of the first debates of environmental ethics to occur in the United States. The city of San Francisco was experiencing a water shortage near the time of the gold rush due to a rapidly increasing population. The city wanted to dam the Tuolumne River at the Hetch Hetchy Valley to create a reservoir. However, the land is within Yosemite National Park and is thus federal land. An act of Congress would be needed to allow construction to begin.
San Francisco is facing a severe water shortage in the early 20th century. The only nearby sources of water are the Pacific Ocean and the nearby smaller rivers. The salt water of the ocean cannot be filtered using available technology, and the local supply cannot adequately meet the needs of the growing population for much longer.
A larger river to the east could be dammed, but the dam would have to be built inside Yosemite National Park, which was originally set aside as a nature preserve. As president, you are ultimately responsible for making the decision whether or not to allow this dam to be built.”
Answer these questions:
– Give the potential consequences of building and of not building the dam.
– Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the Forest Service, said that our public lands should provide for “the greatest good for the greatest number”. Explain what side an anthropocentrist would take in this debate.
– John Muir, the first president of the Sierra Club, condemned plans to build the dam, saying, “Dam Hetch Hetchy! As well dam for water-tanks the people’s cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man.” What ecocentric reasons might he have had to justify this stance?
– What decision would you ultimately make, and why? Explain whether you feel more closely aligned with the anthropocentrist philosophy of Gifford Pinochet, or the ecocentrist philosophy of John Muir?

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