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Anger As Amazon Mega Dam Gets Green Light

June 2, 2011

After years of fierce opposition and heated debates, the Brazilian government won the arm wrestling contest and is pushing ahead with the building of the Belo Monte Dam. The dam is expected to generate 11,200 MW of hydroelectric power when it’s completed in 2019 and will cost US$11 billion. Technorati Tags: Amazon Watch, Belo Monte [...]

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Threatened Brazilian Savannah Is Subject of New WWF Campaign

May 12, 2011

As the debate on Brazil’s Forest Code rages on – and sadly it has seen protection for the country’s forests being watered down by the agribusiness lobby in congress – a new campaign to save the country’s savannah seems very timely. WWF has launched a video to raise awareness about Cerrado, a huge swath of [...]

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Amazon Under Threat As Brazil’s Forest Code Is Fast Tracked to Revision

May 5, 2011

It has become the hottest environmental debate in Brazil, one that was on the agenda of the presidential candidates during last year’s campaign. Technorati Tags: Amazon forest, Brazil, Conservation, Forest code Related Posts:Brazilian Forest Code Under ThreatAnger As Amazon Mega Dam Gets Green Light310 mile Per Liter Car is Exhibited in BrazilControversy Continues on Amazon [...]

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Controversy Continues on Amazon Dam Project

February 24, 2011

Belo Monte, the $10bn mega dam the Brazilian government wants to build in the Amazon, continues on its controversial path, including legal suits and protests against it. Technorati Tags: Belo Monte, Brazil, hydropower in the Amazon, protests in Brazil Related Posts:Greenlight for Amazon dam project in BrazilAnger As Amazon Mega Dam Gets Green LightAmazon Under [...]

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Brazilian Green Candidate Changes the Course of Yesterday’s Election

October 4, 2010

She’s an international green superstar, a woman born into poverty in a rubber-tapping community in the Amazon region who became an iconic environmental activist alongside Chico Mendes, the eco hero murdered in 1988. Technorati Tags: Amazon, Brazil election 2010, Marina Silva Related Posts:Greenlight for Amazon dam project in BrazilAmazon deforestation falls by 49% in June, [...]

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