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Foes
of dams to confront Buffet again
The
Times-Standard
Berkshire Hathaway owns
MidAmerican Energy Holdings, which bought Pacificorp in 2005.
Pacificorp's dams are in a relicensing process with the federal
government, and are being targeted for removal by river advocates
because of their effects on salmon and water quality on the Klamath.
”Buffett's MidAmerican
Energy kills salmon, communities and profits,” says Karuk Tribe Vice
Chairman Leaf Hillman, “and that's the message we are taking to
The utility was
previously owned by ScottishPower, whose leadership had pledged to work
toward a settlement over the dams after tribes, fishermen and
conservationists raised their concerns at a shareholders' meeting in
The groups point to state
and federal studies that found dam removal would be cheaper than keeping
the dams and having to install fish ladders at a cost of hundreds of
millions of dollars.
”Buffett and his
shareholders can actually save money by doing the right thing,”
Hillman said.
The group plans to show a
film about the Klamath, serve smoked salmon at a press conference, and
picket the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders' meeting on May 3.
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Source:
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_9081277