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California commission recommends ripping out Klamath Dams
Seattle Times ^ | 10/29/07 | Al-AP

Posted on 10/29/2007 8:33:08 PM PDT by BurbankKarl

GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- California Energy Commission analysts urged Oregon, California and Washington to deny any requests from PacifiCorp to increase electricity rates to help pay for upgrading Klamath dams.

A Monday letter signed by California Energy Commission executive director B.B. Blevins asks the public utility commissions in each of the three states to authorize cost recovery only for decommissioning the four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River. Indian tribes, fishermen and conservation groups want the dams removed to open up spawning habitat for struggling salmon runs.

"The Energy Commission has a responsibility not only to provide reliable energy supplies, but to provide for the environment," said Chris Tooker, an energy policy analyst for the California Energy Commission. "It takes that balancing mandate seriously. The whole reason we are involved in the Klamath issue is to help educate the participants."

PacifiCorp is seeking a new license to operate the J.C. Boyle, Copco 1, Copco 2 and Iron Gate dams on the Klamath for the next 30 to 50 years. Though the dams only produce enough power for 70,000 households, PacifiCorp says it's power that does not emit greenhouse gases.

The utility has said it would be willing to spend $300 million on fish ladders and other improvements to meet a federal mandate to provide salmon a way to reach hundreds of miles of spawning habitat blocked for the past century. It has also said it would be willing to remove the dams if their ratepayers don't have to pay for it.

(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: dams; energy; hydro; klamath; pacificorp
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To: forester; SierraWasp; steelie; tubebender

“It is a set up. The guv is going to back ripping out the Klamath dams in exchange for the enviros backing the two new dams in the central valley.”

Last week our local fishwrap carried an interesting oped by one of the Bee’s oped writers re the Governator’s vetoes and bill approvals.

Apparently, he poes both sides with his vetoes and signings. He seems to be fairly consistant vetoing bills that would harm a lot of workers and the California economy.

So this “swap” would be consistant with him. Rip out the dams and $crew the farmers and ranchers along the Klamath and bring in two newer and bigger power plants where there are more people and jobs. Also, if I’m not mistaken, a lot of the power created by the Klamath Dams goes to Oregon not California. So the Oregon greenie consumers would bear the extra cost for electricity.


81 posted on 10/31/2007 7:45:09 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!"- Jim Robinson, Sept, 30, 2007))
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To: SierraWasp; AuntB; calcowgirl

Is there a Klamath ping list?


82 posted on 12/08/2007 10:22:16 AM PST by DeLaine (Santa--I can explain...)
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To: DeLaine

Notice this article is from Oct, two months ago. I thought I read recently that this is settled, the dams are to stay put. I may be wrong on this.


83 posted on 12/08/2007 10:44:21 AM PST by fish hawk (The religion of Darwinism = Monkey Intellect)
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To: DeLaine
The ping list I collected is posted at #65, above.
I ping it when I see things but I'm not that close to the issues so I haven't pinged it very often.
84 posted on 12/08/2007 10:51:03 AM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: DeLaine; Jeff Head; Issaquahking; marsh2

There once was a HUGE one but I’m not sure anymore. This is NOT resolved as far as I know. I’ve pinged a few of the central individuals in this insane ongoing fight instigated by the dope smokin, dam hatin, liberal EnvironMentalista whackos who can’t git outa the sixties in their drug demented, cognitively impaired minds!!!


85 posted on 12/08/2007 11:45:04 AM PST by SierraWasp (Too many NIE contributors are ruthless, rogue resistance agents in our own CIA & State Dep!!!)
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To: SierraWasp

This is just CRAZY. Keep me in mind when you see new info on this, will you?


86 posted on 12/08/2007 3:39:02 PM PST by DeLaine (Santa--I can explain...)
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To: calcowgirl

I guess I’d like to be added then, thanks


87 posted on 12/08/2007 5:52:16 PM PST by DeLaine (Santa--I can explain...)
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To: DeLaine; Issaquahking; AuntB; Grampa Dave; calcowgirl; farmfriend
Keep you in mind at my age??? You must be CRAZY!!! Ha Ha Ha!!!

I've never kept ping lists except in my head as I happen to remember those who might possibly be intersted in the discussion. But I'll try not to let you slip out of this increasingly slippery memory bank. Maybe it's time, if this issue hasn't been resolved, for someone to start another Klamath Tea Party Ping List!!!

88 posted on 12/08/2007 6:09:00 PM PST by SierraWasp (Too many NIE contributors are ruthless, rogue resistance agents in our own CIA & State Dep!!!)
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To: BurbankKarl
That's fine. The folks in Kalifornicatia can watch TV by candle light. Oh, the same source that powers the lights also powers the TV? Well! That isn't fair!

WHIIIINNNNNNE!

89 posted on 12/08/2007 6:25:15 PM PST by Redleg Duke ("All gave some, and some gave all!")
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To: DeLaine; SierraWasp

I added you to the list.

Feel free to ping me to threads to alert me to anything you think should be pinged to the list.
I’d appreciate it.


90 posted on 12/08/2007 7:36:52 PM PST by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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To: BurbankKarl

bttt


91 posted on 01/16/2008 8:59:18 AM PST by beef (Who Killed Kennewick Man?)
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