As Greg Streveler (pictured on left) said yesterday, "[Gustavus] wanted a bit of the outside world, and we got it."
The Falls Creek Hydroelectric Project has been approved and construction in in full swing. The picture is of the road to Falls Creek which is now under construction.
To those of you who don't know, this project is being done on Glacier Bay National Park land (and wilderness designated land at that). Bob Christenson (pictured on right) is in charge of environmental compliance for the project.
To get a sense of why this project is happening, read this short article in the Alaska Journal of Commerce. Notice the complete lack of reference to the environmental impacts of this project, and the haughty impatience for a project with very dubious environmental and economic benefits.
