Blue Energy JFK's 'Tidal Energy Dream

One month prior to his assassination, JFK committed the United States to a spectacular, sustainable vision of ocean energy. Now is the time to fulfill JFK’s vision.

“Man only needs to exercise his engineering ingenuity to convert the ocean’s surge into a national asset. … I think this (Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project) can be one of the most astonishing and beneficial enterprises undertaken by the people of the United States. … I understand that, measured by the customary feasibility standards, the Passamaquoddy-St. John’s River project now meets that test.”

- President John F. Kennedy as read into Congressional Record, by Hon. Thomas J. Dodd; concerning the Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project; as reported in Congressional Record – Appendix; October 22, 1963; pp 6580-6581
[Proceedings and Debates of the 88th Congress, First Session]

“It is clear from this recent report (by International Passamoaquoddy Engineering Board) that to tap this fantastic flow of 70 billion cubic feet of water each day would be a tremendous spur to the economic growth of Maine, and New England, and the entire United States. … If we have leaders who are willing to look ahead – who are willing to spend money now in order to reap vast returns in the future – then we can look forward to a new supply of 550,000 kilowatts – to some 1 million tourists a year coming to view one of the most spectacular products of modern technology – to the attraction of innumerable new industries with growing power needs – and to the regeneration of the whole economy of Maine and Washington County in particular. … We are talking about a great national asset, like TVA, the Grand Coulee Dam or the St. Lawrence Seaway.”

- Senator John F. Kennedy excerpts of address by Senator John F. Kennedy, Democrat, Mass., concerning the Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project ; at Maine Democratic Party issues conference banquet, Augusta, Maine, Sunday November 15, 1959; as reported in Congressional Record, September 1, 1960; p. 19514

- July 16th 1963 President John Kennedy announces his intentions to accelerate the plans for the Passamaquoddy Dam. Read more about the Passamaquoddy Dam at www.dreamofpassamaquoddy.com.