I'm in Atlanta, GA--hometown of the smarter of the two env-econ co-founders--doing some New Year's field research. Really I'm not quite in Atlanta, but one of the northern suburbs (Cumming). I'm told this is still part of 'Atlanta,' but for some reason it's going to take me an hour to get downtown tomorrow.
Anyway, I had the chance today to take a look at Lake Lanier. As some of you might recall, the southeast U.S. is in the midst of a severe drought. Back in October, I became an accidental expert on the drought when I was interviewed for the Atlanta Constitution Journal. Lake Lanier is at the center of a political and court battle between the State of Georgia and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Having never been to the lake I figured this was a good chance to at least see it so I can know what I'm talking about next time a reporter calls. I took a bunch of pictures that I'll post when I get back home--but I'll just say that the extent of the drought is impressive--oh, and it rained while I was taking the pictures.
Happy New Year.