Lower Snake Dam Removal Would Save Taxpayers $5 Billion
By Tom Chandler on Nov 16, 2006 in Environment
While I’m in the mood to rant about rivers with four stupid, damaging, need-to-be-removed dams on them, a new study (craftily titled “Revenue Stream”) suggests that removing the four Lower Snake River dams would save taxpayers $5 Billion dollars. (via Moldy Chum.)
These are the same dams that don’t contribute much of anything to the economy but a small amount of energy and cheap shipping for a handful of farmers.
The Quote with the Most:
The study, entitled Revenue Stream, examines the economic impact of dam removal and salmon recovery in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to taxpayer savings of up to $5 billion, the study finds that increased tourism, new outdoor recreation, and improved sport and commercial fishing opportunities could generate more than $20 billion in revenue for the region.
I’d love to see the same cost/benefit methodology applied to the ailing Klamath, where the four PacifCorp-owned dams are putting salmon fishermen out of work up and down the West coast, and all for a meager amount of energy.
Once again, the forces of good and evil meet in the thumb-wrestling match that is bureaucratic process when all “good” really needs are a bunch of houseboats filled with explosives. (For anyone at the NSA listening in, I was just kidding. Really. Don’t hurt me.)
See you behind bars, Tom Chandler.
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C4CRaine | Nov 17, 2006 | Reply
Whatever you say there Hayduke! As for the NSA, you might actually have a higher chance of getting slapped for that statement, the houseboats that is. Why? National Information Protection Condition was elevated today - yes that’s very abnormal - and NIPC deal with internet and the likes. Hope I didn’t scare you ;). Haha, see you in a few days maybe.
Tom Chandler | Nov 17, 2006 | Reply
Getting slapped how? I’m only referencing a popular work of fiction. Despite the best efforts of a few unnamed losers, free speech isn’t wholly dead yet…
See ya soon! Don’t know if Upper Seven is snowed in, since the clouds have obscured that view, but you simply might not be able to drive to the trailhead.