Fear and logic in Las Vegas – a perspective on the unsustainable

I went on a trip to Las Vegas this weekend.  Vegas is a favorite pastime for many Southern California citizens, and not being a native myself, I’ve decided to try to blend in with the locals, so to speak.  But the fact is that the careless pleasures of Sin City don’t leave a very good aftertaste on the discriminating palate of an earth scientist. The desert jewel is not only an environmental disaster, it also...