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Brazilian govt approves Amazon hydroelectric dam construction
Xingu River, Amazon – photo by E-GIACOMAZZI (source: Flickr Creative Commons) To the disappointment of environmental and indigenous rights groups, the construction of a massive hydroelectric dam in the...
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Amazon dam project pits Brazil’s quest for renewable energy against...
James Cameron at a press conference to stop Belo Monte Dam; photo from International Rivers (source: Flickr Creative Commons) Plans for the construction of a massive hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian...
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The fight for right in Brazil
image credit: International Rivers (Flickr CC) Today on Facebook, I’ve noticed a lot of posts with the picture of Chief Raoni, an indigenous Brazilian tribal leader, apparently crying after being...
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Destruction in the Amazon: Belo Monte Dam update
image credit: minplanpac (Flickr CC) Brazil’s controversial Belo Monte Dam project is set to be the 3rd largest dam in the world and is expected to displace roughly 20,000 people and submerge some...
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