Resources bill given support
April 25, 1980. This article reports on a legislative amendment that would?ve allowed the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to spend up to $700 million on conservation programs and development of…
Read moreWPPSS Late on Director, too: Little Generated but Delays
April 28, 1980. This article reports on the delayed hiring of a new managing director position for the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS). The new manager would have to…
Read moreOrganizacion India de Autodefensa: O.I.D.A.D.
Document written in Spanish about the descendants of the Mayans and their right to the Mayan territory. Map of territories included
Read moreEnergy Committee Sparks Controversy
March 20, 1980. This article discusses the controversial issue of energy policy in the US Congress in 1980. Congressman Jerry M. Patterson put forth a resolution to create an energy…
Read moreInflation hits utility firms, too, state official warns
March 30, 1980. This short article addresses the rising cost of utilities in Washington State, claiming that even more increases could be expected. In particular, four major rate increases were…
Read moreAnother Part of the Power Puzzle
April 4, 1980. This article charts the prominence of electricity as a ?prime raw material? in aluminum production. Jack Gates, manager of the Reynolds Aluminum Co. near Portland, is described…
Read moreRuckelshaus Raps ‘Costly’ Pollution Laws
April 2, 1980. This article addresses claims made by William Ruckelshaus that the EPA is ?forcing private enterprise and local governments to spend millions of dollars on projects of little…
Read moreSen. Baucus rips Bonneville plan
April 9, 1980. Max Baucus, Democratic senator of Montana, challenges Bonneville Power Administration?s (BPA) plan to build transmission lines through the western part of Montana. The lines would carry 500-kilovolts…
Read morePuget Power charges questioned
April 15, 1980. This article charts some discrepancies that arose in the late 1970s between the amounts that the nation?s largest power companies charged for federal income taxes and the…
Read moreBPA Memo Says Power Bill Won?t Prevent NW Shortage
April 18, 1980. This article cites an internal memo of the Bonneville Power Administration, which suggests that the BPA probably wouldn?t have enough power to service all its customers due…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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