tennessee valley authority
March 27, 2006 -
Our local newspaper here in Knoxville (home of TVA) ran a lengthy article yesterday defending TVA which I posted about at my blog. Here's an excerpt:
February 9, 2006 -
The six new nominees appointed by President Bush for the expanded TVA board appeared before the Senate Public Works Committee yesterday. Their confirmations were expected to sail through the Senate with Bill Frist's steady hand at the helm.
November 22, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal Bush announced his nominations to the newly expanded TVA board of directors. See if you can spot the spin in the Knoxville News Sentinel's report (registration required):
October 4, 2005 -
Posted by R. Neal As part of the great Rural Electrification of the 1930s under FDR, the Tennessee Valley Authority was founded to control flooding, generate power, and improve the lives and welfare of the people in the valley.
August 1, 1995 -
In 1933, TVA planners saw the problems of the South in terms of too many rural-living people and not enough industry. The solution looked simple — if they could disregard the property rights of rural communities.
December 1, 1992 -
This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 20 No. 4, "Fast Forward." Find more from that issue here.
August 1, 1973 -
This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 1 No. 2, "Special Report from Appalachia." Find more from that issue here.
