Fishways in the Inland Waters of British Columbia
Author : Arthur V. White
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Page : 24 pages
File Size : 11,43 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Fisheries
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Author : Arthur V. White
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Page : 24 pages
File Size : 11,43 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Fisheries
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Author : Paul W. Hirt
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 19,94 MB
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0700618732
The Pacific Northwest holds an abundance of resources for energy production, from hydroelectric power to coal, nuclear power, wind turbines, and even solar panels. But hydropower is king. Dams on the Columbia, Snake, Fraser, Kootenay, and dozens of other rivers provided the foundation for an expanding, regionally integrated power system in the U.S. Northwest and British Columbia. A broad historical synthesis chronicling the region's first century of electrification, Paul Hirt's new study reveals how the region's citizens struggled to build a power system that was technologically efficient, financially profitable, and socially and environmentally responsible. Hirt shows that every energy source comes with its share of costs and benefits. Because Northwest energy development meant river development, the electric power industry collided with the salmon fishing industry and the treaty rights of Northwest indigenous peoples from the 1890s to the present. Because U.S. federal agencies like the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation built many of the large dams in the region, a significant portion of the power supply is publicly owned, initiating contentious debates over how that power should best serve the citizens of the region. Hirt dissects these ongoing battles, evaluating the successes and failures of regional efforts to craft an efficient yet socially just power system. Focusing on the dynamics of problem-solving, governance, and the tense relationship between profit-seeking and the public interest, Hirt's narrative takes in a wide range of players-not only on the consumer side, where electricity transformed mills, mines, households, commercial districts, urban transit, factories, and farms, but also power companies operating at the local and regional level, and investment companies that financed and in some cases parasitized the operators. His study also straddles the international border. It is the first book to compare energy development in the U.S. Northwest and British Columbia. Both engaging and balanced in its treatment of all the actors on this expansive stage, The Wired Northwest helps us better understand the challenges of the twenty-first century, as we try to learn from past mistakes and re-design an energy grid for a more sustainable future.
Author : Canada. Commission of Conservation. Committee on Waters and Water-Powers
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Page : 742 pages
File Size : 44,71 MB
Release : 1919
Category : Water
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Author : Canada. Commission of Conservation
Publisher :
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 50,49 MB
Release : 1919
Category : Water-power
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Author : Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Library
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Page : 766 pages
File Size : 43,28 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Natural history
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Page : 750 pages
File Size : 39,49 MB
Release : 1918
Category :
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Page : 756 pages
File Size : 49,40 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Charities
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Author : British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Page : 662 pages
File Size : 45,92 MB
Release : 1959
Category : English imprints
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Author : United States. Department of the Interior. Library
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Page : 840 pages
File Size : 44,47 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Library catalogs
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Page : 754 pages
File Size : 12,44 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Charities
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