{"id":96,"date":"2008-12-24T12:16:12","date_gmt":"2008-12-24T19:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/?p=96"},"modified":"2008-12-24T12:16:12","modified_gmt":"2008-12-24T19:16:12","slug":"the-power-of-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/24\/the-power-of-one\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of One"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rtsocial-container rtsocial-container-align-right rtsocial-horizontal\"><div class=\"rtsocial-twitter-horizontal\"><div class=\"rtsocial-twitter-horizontal-button\"><a title= \"Tweet: The Power of One\" class=\"rtsocial-twitter-button\" href= \"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=The%20Power%20of%20One&url=https%3A%2F%2Fthomasbachand.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F24%2Fthe-power-of-one%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rtsocial-fb-horizontal fb-light\"><div class=\"rtsocial-fb-horizontal-button\"><a title=\"LikeThe Power of One\" class=\"rtsocial-fb-button rtsocial-fb-like-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthomasbachand.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F24%2Fthe-power-of-one%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rtsocial-linkedin-horizontal\"><div class=\"rtsocial-linkedin-horizontal-button\"><a class=\"rtsocial-linkedin-button\" href= \"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthomasbachand.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F24%2Fthe-power-of-one%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share: The Power of One\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-horizontal\"><div class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-horizontal-button\"><a class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-button\" href= \"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/24\/the-power-of-one\/&media=https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/rtsocial\/images\/default-pinterest.png&description=The Power of One\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pin: The Power of One\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"perma-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/24\/the-power-of-one\/\" title=\"The Power of One\"><\/a><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"rts_id\" class=\"rts_id\" value=\"96\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"rts_media_nonce\" name=\"rts_media_nonce\" value=\"32397165be\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\" \/><\/div><div id=\"attachment_97\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-97 margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;\" title=\"Silver Lake along the crest of the Sierra Nevada.  California.\" src=\"http:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/calt3853trb-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"Silver Lake along the crest of the Sierra Nevada.  California.\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/calt3853trb-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/calt3853trb.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-97\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silver Lake along the crest of the Sierra Nevada.  California.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I feel fortunate that <a title=\"Dr. Charles Goldman\" href=\"http:\/\/www.des.ucdavis.edu\/faculty\/goldman.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Charles Goldman<\/a> of the <a title=\"Tahoe Research Group\" href=\"http:\/\/trg.ucdavis.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tahoe Research Group<\/a> and the <a title=\"Tahoe Environmental Research Center\" href=\"ttp:\/\/169.237.166.248\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tahoe Environmental Research Center <\/a>agreed to write the introduction to <em>Lake Tahoe: A Fragile Beauty<\/em>.\u00a0 Dr. Goldman\u2019s 50 years of study and advocacy on behalf of Tahoe has spawned a generation of scientists researching all aspects of the Lake Tahoe watershed.\u00a0 His work has been instrumental in the founding of the <a title=\"TRPA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trpa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tahoe Regional Planning Agency<\/a>, a California-Nevada bi-state agency that oversees all development in the Tahoe Basin.\u00a0 His team at UC Davis has laid the foundation for much of the public policy addressing Tahoe\u2019s challenges and has been at the heart of a model for environmental stewardship emulated the world over.<\/p>\n<p>As with other contributions to <em>Lake Tahoe: A Fragile Beauty<\/em>, Dr. Goldman\u2019s introduction is written in the first person and comes to the reader on a very personal level.\u00a0 This element of individual contribution is how change is brought to our world.\u00a0 If we wait for the group to act, the important work will not get done.\u00a0 We all have a responsibility to pursue our passions and create the world we wish to see<\/p>\n<p>Fifty years ago a man came west to study fresh water lakes and fell in love with Lake Tahoe.\u00a0 Today,\u00a0 agencies, universities, non-profits, and countless individuals have joined the effort to save Lake Tahoe.\u00a0 The government has pledged $1 billion towards the cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rtsocial-container rtsocial-container-align-right rtsocial-horizontal\">\n<div class=\"rtsocial-twitter-horizontal\">\n<div class=\"rtsocial-twitter-horizontal-button\"><a title= \"Tweet: The Power of One\" class=\"rtsocial-twitter-button\" href= \"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=The%20Power%20of%20One&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthomasbachand.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F24%2Fthe-power-of-one%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtsocial-fb-horizontal fb-light\">\n<div class=\"rtsocial-fb-horizontal-button\"><a title=\"LikeThe Power of One\" class=\"rtsocial-fb-button rtsocial-fb-like-light\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthomasbachand.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F24%2Fthe-power-of-one%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtsocial-linkedin-horizontal\">\n<div class=\"rtsocial-linkedin-horizontal-button\"><a class=\"rtsocial-linkedin-button\" href= \"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthomasbachand.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F24%2Fthe-power-of-one%2F\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share: The Power of One\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-horizontal\">\n<div class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-horizontal-button\"><a class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-button\" href= \"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/24\/the-power-of-one\/&#038;media=https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/rtsocial\/images\/default-pinterest.png&#038;description=The Power of One\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pin: The Power of One\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"perma-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thomasbachand.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/24\/the-power-of-one\/\" title=\"The Power of One\"><\/a><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"rts_id\" class=\"rts_id\" value=\"96\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"rts_media_nonce\" name=\"rts_media_nonce\" value=\"32397165be\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\" \/><\/div>\n<p>I feel fortunate that Dr. Charles Goldman of the Tahoe Research Group and the Tahoe Environmental Research Center agreed to write the introduction to Lake Tahoe: A Fragile Beauty.\u00a0 Dr. Goldman\u2019s 50 years of study and advocacy on behalf of &hellip; 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