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<blockquote>In 1964, environmental activist David Brower organized a dory river expedition led by Martin Litton with Philip Hyde and author Francois Leydet. The trip led to the book Time and The River Flowing which galvanized public opposition to the dams. In June 1966, the Sierra Club placed full-page ads in the New York Times and the Washington Post asking, "Should we also flood the Sistine Chapel so tourists can get nearer the ceiling?" | <blockquote>In 1964, environmental activist David Brower organized a dory river expedition led by Martin Litton with Philip Hyde and author Francois Leydet. The trip led to the book ''Time and The River Flowing'' which galvanized public opposition to the dams. In June 1966, the Sierra Club placed full-page ads in the New York Times and the Washington Post asking, "Should we also flood the Sistine Chapel so tourists can get nearer the ceiling?" | ||
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Revision as of 18:31, 22 November 2016
Flooding the Sistine Chapel is a proposed engineering project.
The phrase is from the Sierra Club circa 1966:
In 1964, environmental activist David Brower organized a dory river expedition led by Martin Litton with Philip Hyde and author Francois Leydet. The trip led to the book Time and The River Flowing which galvanized public opposition to the dams. In June 1966, the Sierra Club placed full-page ads in the New York Times and the Washington Post asking, "Should we also flood the Sistine Chapel so tourists can get nearer the ceiling?"
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