JAMES MADISON QUOTE - 1822

"A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives."

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Valley of the Tennessee - "The whole TVA is yours."

"PROGRESS THROUGH RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT"

"THE WHOLE TVA IS YOURS"
Photo by Alfred T. Palmer, June 1942: Tightening a nut on a guide vane operating seromotor in TVA's hydroelectric plant, Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Located 530 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 90,000 kw., which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 150,000 kw. The reservoir at the dam adds 370,000 acre-feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system.


If you have a few minutes please watch this 1944 "War Department" film, the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority - TVA for the people, all of the people, for the future of the valley. "Understanding nature and harnessing its power for the service of humanity." To conserve for our future, not destroy it with pollution, radioactive nuclear trash and unbearable debt.

The TVA utilized the natural renewable resources of sustainable energy to build our valley's future. Enjoy this 29 minute 1944 film by the "War Department."


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