Quotes about dams
dams good locks strongly urge
For the good of our environment, the good of the economy, and the good of the Nation, I strongly urge support of the upper Mississippi locks and dams project. Leonard Boswell
dams efficient energy flip producing release simply spring switch time water
The only time the dams are efficient at producing energy is during the spring runoff months. We can't simply flip a switch and release water that isn't there.
dams fairly large pose risk tend
I think it's logical. Most of the federally-regulated dams tend to be fairly large dams that pose significant risk if there is a failure.
dams fish friendly improve looking lower options river second snake study third three
We have a study under way called the Lower Snake River Study. It is looking at three options. One is essentially to do nothing, the second is to significantly improve the dams to make them more fish friendly and the third is breaching the dams, ... These three options are still very much on the table.
dams face law leads point science
At some point (the administration) is going to have to face up to the dams. The science leads to the dams and the law leads to the dams.
dams inherently though
Dams are politically incorrect, even though levees are inherently unstable. John Doolittle
dams hours means opposed spring until using water
That means spilling water over the dams from spring until fall, 24 hours a day, as opposed to using turbines.
dams dutch cheese
Evolution is a theory with more holes than a Dutch dam of swiss cheese. Eoin Colfer
dams inches loss month property though
It is the wettest month in 104 years. It was 16 inches of rain, we have had 7 dams break, though there was no significant loss of property in those events. Gina McCarthy
dams talk-to-me dont-talk-to-me
Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules. Maria Callas
dams full-potential literacy
For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right. Kofi Annan