Public Power, Private Dams : The Hells Canyon High Dam Controversy /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brooks, Karl Boyd
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2006.
Series:Weyerhaeuser environmental book.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Idaho Power Company > History > 20th century.
Nature conservation > United States > History > 20th century.
Private companies > United States > Privileges and immunities > History > 20th century.
Environmental policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Hydroelectric power plants > Hells Canyon (Idaho and Or.) > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
Dams > Hells Canyon (Idaho and Or.) > Public opinion > History > 20th century.
Dams > Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.) > Public opinion > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Hells Canyon High Dam and the postwar Northwest
  • At hell's gates
  • Nationalizing nature : the New Deal legacy of Snake Basin hydropower
  • Taming rivers and presidents : the Hells Canyon controversy goes national
  • Planning for permanent control : the New Deal legacy of Northwest fishery policy
  • Sacrificing Hells Canyon's fish : death by committee
  • Unplugging the New Deal : Hells Canyon High Dam and the postwar public-power debate
  • Claiming the public interest : Idaho Power moves on Hells Canyon
  • Privatizing Hells Canyon : Dwight Eisenhower's partnership with Idaho Power
  • From energy to environment : the aftermath of the Hells Canyon controversy.

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