Columbia River Treaty Library
Columbia River Treaty: Environmental Impact
This article contemplates environmental impacts as a result of the implementation of the Columbia River Treaty, including operations for hydroelectric production and flood control and habitat destruction caused by dams. Also looks at mitigation. Offers a comprehensive view of environmental...
Author: Dodge, Nicholas A.
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Date: 1982
Columbia River Treaty: the Economics of an International River Basin Development
“September, 1964, marked the culmination of a major effort at international cooperation. At that time the United States and Canada ratified the Columbia River Treaty, which provided for joint development of the Columbia River Basin. The two countries agreed to...
Author: Krutilla, John V.
Publisher: Resources for the Future
Date: 1967
Columbia River Treaty: Where Do We Go From Here
This article reviews the origins and history of the Columbia River Treaty. It goes on to speculate on the future of the treaty in Canada and the United States. Swainson considers the lack of environmental ethos at the time of...
Author: Swainson, Neil
Publisher: University of New Mexico School of Law
Date: 1986
Generating Electric Power in the Pacific Northwest: Implications of Alternative Technologies
This report by the Rand Corporation analyzes the current and future possibilities of , acknowledging the role of hydropower and suggesting alternatives. “The economic impacts of various combinations of technologies to meet future electricity needs. This report examines the implications...
Author: Pernin, Christopher G. Bernstein, Mark A. Mejia, Andrea Shih, Howard Rueter, Fred Steger, Wilbur
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Date: 2002
Concrete Pour Libby Dam
Black and white photograph of concrete pouring during the construction of Libby Dam. This is not the day that they started pouring concrete, but rather a date when Richard Nixon came for a visit to ceremoniously activate a system for...
Author: United States. Army Corps of Engineers
Publisher: United States. Bonneville Power Administration
Date: 1971-09-25