More Golf Courses In The Desert

Environmentalists and a developer clash over a proposed 9,000-acre development near the Joshua Tree National Park in California.

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April 1, 2002, 2:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Daniel R. Patterson, an ecologist with the Center for Biological Diversity [said] 'We question the need for 12 golf courses when the Coachella Valley already has more than 100.'" Developer Richard R. Oliphant's answer: "Part of the attraction for the World Trade Center University to come here was golf, for the visiting professors," he said. "And the technology center that'll need a golf course. Then we have the high-end country club; there will be seven golf courses there. It's important."

Thanks to Nandita Godbole

FULL STORY: In a California Desert, Visions of Country Clubs

Monday, April 1, 2002 in The New York Times

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