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Gifford Pinchot's Solution To The Water Shortage In San Francisco

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In 1906, an earthquake and fire destroyed the city of San Francisco facing them with a long-lasting water and power shortage. This devastation led to public urgency and search for an adequate supply of water. Gifford Pinchot, who became a very influential and famous environmentalist, proposed a solution to the water shortage in San Francisco. Pinchot believed strongly in three principles regarding the use of natural resources: development, prevention of waste, and the common good. He also believed that national prosperity was threatened by scarcity and exhaustion of natural resources, while the major threat was waste.
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