But making those jobs contingent on the
outcome of the legal dispute looks a lot like holding a gun to the
head of the county.It’s more evidence of a company that can’t
decide whether it wants to play bully or beneficiary.Alcoa has made clear that it wants to retain
control of the dams, and shown no indication that it will give up
the fight. Why would it? Electricity generation from the dams
earned the company between $7.3 million and $8 million in each of
the last three years, according to financial statements released in
March
