Authors2 by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: IEEE Spectrum
Published: 2014-08-03T16:00:00+00:00

Hillam flicked something off the screen of his phone with a meaty thumb. Of all the Pacific Northwest Authority board members, he was the one she least wanted to deal with. If it had been Pinkham or Casillas, then she’d have stood a chance. But Hillam owned a resort on the shores of a lake made by one of the dams built on the Klamath River. The artificial tanned orange of his skin crinkled as he squinted at the phone. “I would need to see evidence that your microturbines can provide enough power to merit the enormous cost of decommissioning PNWA’s Klamath River dams.”

What had she been talking about for the last half hour? Aniyah swallowed the bile and set her smile to charming. “At the moment, all I’m asking for is an opportunity to address the board.” Which was actually what she thought this meeting was supposed to be. She’d straightened her goddamned hair for this so she’d look more “professional,” and instead of talking to the board, she’d spent time explaining power coefficients to this man, who seemed to be playing Gerbil Hop on his phone.

“That’s not necessary.” He tapped the screen again and grunted. Pushing his chair back from the table, Hillam stood. “The Klamath River dams are fully functional and, as my granddaddy always said, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ ”

“And yet, the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement is due to expire in two years. If we don’t have new power supplies in place when a dam is decommissioned, then—”

Hillam held up a finger. “Point of order. The agreement says that we will discuss decommissioning, it does not say that we will decommission. There would need to be a viable power source.”

“Which microturbines provide, without the environmental impact of—”

“Miss, I admire your enthusiasm for nature, but we’re talking science, not bunny hugs.”

“Yes. We are.” Her hands were shaking with anger. Aniyah clenched them below the table. “That is why I brought the computer modeling of the Klamath River basin, so you could see a direct comparison between the two power sources. Even though there is empirical evidence from the use of microturbines in countries such as Iceland—”

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