Author: Toni Rae Linenberger
Publisher: Reclamation Bureau
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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Tells the history of the Bureau of Reclamation's hydropower program in the Western United States.

Author: James M. Aton
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1457180952
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 580

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Desolation Canyon is one of the West's wild treasures. Visitors come to study, explore, run the river, and hike a canyon that is deeper at its deepest than the Grand Canyon, better preserved than most of the Colorado River system, and full of eye-catching geology-castellated ridges, dramatic walls, slickrock formations, and lovely beaches. Rafting the river, one may see wild horses, blue herons, bighorn sheep, and possibly a black bear. Signs of previous people include the newsworthy, well-preserved Fremont Indian ruins along Range Creek and rock art panels of Nine Mile Canyon, both Desolation Canyon tributaries. Historic Utes also pecked rock art, including images of graceful horses and lively locomotives, in the upper canyon. Remote and difficult to access, Desolation has a surprisingly lively history. Cattle and sheep herding, moonshine, prospecting, and hideaways brought a surprising number of settlers--ranchers, outlaws, and recluses--to the canyon.

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Languages : en
Pages : 546

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Author: William D. Rowley
Publisher: Government Printing Office
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 572

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On cover: Reclamation, Managing Water in the West. Tells the history of the Bureau of Reclamation from 1902-1945.

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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1096

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Author: Lamar Lyndon
Publisher:
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Category : Hydroelectric power plants
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
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Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 892

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1528

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Author: Leah S. Glaser
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538150557
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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Experts all agree that human beings can mitigate climate change by changing how we use energy for heat, light, movement, and production. Stewards of heritage sites and collections can engage the public at the grassroots level to raise awareness about the cultural and socioeconomic reasons for past choices that have contributed to climate change. This book will help cultural institutions identify ways to interpret new stories through historic places and resources, especially if staff have made the commitment to “go green.” Without place-based context, discussions about energy focus primarily on the science, and not the human experience. By reminding us of our past practices and values regarding energy production and use, historic places can inspire different ways of thinking about transitioning to different energy sources, and question the doctrine that high energy use is necessary for progress. Public interpretation can expose the vast energy infrastructure and the impact of energy extraction, production and use on place. Historic sites offer place-based contexts for visitors to interact with and think critically about the processes and the impact of energy development in, for example, a maritime village. This book synthesizes science with the humanities outside of popular media and other politicized spaces to identify different kinds of energy resources in many historic collections or sites. It supplements current calls for economic and policy changes, because as stewards of historic places, we need to do what we can in this “all hands-on deck” moment to prepare for shared stewardship of our future.

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Languages : en
Pages : 590

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