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Bonneville Project Act-A Provisional Bureau is Born

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Title Bonneville Project Act-A Provisional Bureau is Born
Relation Power and the Pacific Northwest
Date 2005-04-20 to 2005-05-09
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Description 3 Bonneville Project Act. A Provisional Bureau is Born Not all of the opposition to the Columbia River projects ceased after construction started. There still remained critics who called the giant dams "white elephants in the wilderness." For example, two articles appeared in Colliers Magazine in the mid-1930's, entitled "Dam of Doubt" and "Power in the Wilderness," expressing skepticism about the economic feasibility of the dams. As Bonneville Dam neared completion,...
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