Comments on: Grand Coulee Dam: A staggering production

At the source of power for much of the Pacific Northwest, amazement at what man can build--and sadness at the costs.
Photos: A view of Grand Coulee

[Techno Guy]

Worth It

To my mind, the costs and drawbacks of a massive project such as the Grand Coulee Dam are far outweighed by the benefits. It is sad to me that Americans suffer diminishing vision where projects that stand among the wonders of the world no longer seem possible. We have forgotten how to dream of greatness. Hopefully by focusing on successes such as the Grand Coulee, that vision will once again be rekindled.

[kieranmullen]

Portland gets its power from Bonneville

http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/b/home.asp

FYI I think these TLA's for states is pointless when the states already have 2 letter notations. Is OR & WA that hard to remember? Can OR or WA be confusing?

I didnt think so.

[parcelbrat]

In part

Bonneville and Grand Coulee are both part of the BPA, which supplies to the NW in general

[kieranmullen]

Is this news?

The lack of quality writers on this site and the increase of more non tech articles lead me to believe that news.com does not care about the quality or the material they produce. Instead they are only interested in page views for their advertisers.

KM

[Stan Johnson]

Not really news but...

Not really news but interesting.

[jblair1]

Dams Kill Endangered Salmon

Virtually all salmon species in the Pacific Nortwest are endangered. Damn dams :-(

[lkrupp]

Typical wacko response...

Let's see, according to the environmentalists, we can't build
dams to generate electricity, we can't burn coal or oil, we can't
use wind power (windmill farms interfere with migratory birds,
and they would spoil Ted Kennedy's view of the ocean from
Martha's Vineyard), we can't use solar (engineers calculate
millions of acres of solar panels needed for even a small city.) Of
course ANY form of nuclear power is completely out of the
question. So what would the wacko's have us do as a society?
Why, isn't it obvious? We simply return to our hunter/gatherer
roots and begin dismantling our cities. We eschew technology in
favor of an organic existence and we all live happily, singing
while we gather tonight's meal from the collective farm.

[phdprof]

you kill salmon

ever wonder where the power came from to supply your computer? idiot.