Dammed if you do …
According to Tucker, Vogel’s misinformation might have something to do with the fact that he’s new on the job, having taken the post just last December.
But the NEC’s Terence said Monday that PacifiCorp’s “clueless approach” with the media may actually be a “divide and conquer strategy.” She believes that the company’s public stance intentionally puts into question whether or not the Restoration Agreement really represents the consensus of a unified group, which might make it easier for the company to undermine the agreement and keep their dams in, if that’s what they want.
Hold on, didn’t the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently conclude that dam removal is cheaper than dam re-licensing with additional fish ladders? Terence has also asked herself, “Why isn’t this a no-brainer for PacifiCorp?” And the only thing she can think of is that PacifiCorp might not want to set a precedent in the industry by going through with what will be the biggest dam removal project in history.
But if the stakeholders in this lengthy, consensus-driven process have learned one thing over the years, it’s that holding a grudge doesn’t get you anywhere. “In fairness to PacifiCorp,” Terence said, “if we can reach an agreement with them, this stuff will all be water under the bridge.”
For Geist, it just reinforces why the 26 parties engaged in the settlement talks needed to consent to strict confidentiality agreements while talks were ongoing. The Restoration Agreement has been out in the public for just a week and already one of the major players, PacifiCorp, is reinventing the facts.
“What you’ve been seeing play out in a public fashion,” Geist said Monday, “is what we’ve been dealing with for three years.”
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