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Brazilian Forest Code Under Threat

November 30, 2010

Energy Refuge has contributed an article to Triple Pundit about a proposal to alter Brazil’s legislation that regulates the relationship between farmers and ranchers with the forest coverage on their properties. Technorati Tags: Brazil, Deforestation, Forest code Related Posts:Amazon Under Threat As Brazil’s Forest Code Is Fast Tracked to RevisionAmazon deforestation falls by 49% in [...]

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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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The Difference Between Renewable and Sustainable

September 22, 2010

Climate change, renewable energy, green this, eco that … We are constantly flooded with information about the need to shift towards a different, planet-friendly economy in order to preserve the atmospheric condition in which life as we know it can thrive. Technorati Tags: Clean energy, Deforestation, food, sustainability Related Posts:Get Your Energy Plan in Order [...]

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Greenlight for Amazon dam project in Brazil

August 30, 2010

We recently published an article on Brazil’s energy sector as part of our Amazon/Brazil series. The article mentioned a controversial hydroelectric project in the Amazon region called Belo Monte, which has met fierce opposition from environmentalists, indigenous populations and even celebrities like James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver. Technorati Tags: Amazon, Belo Monte, Brazil, Hydropower, Inigenous [...]

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Dry regions face toughest climate change challenges

August 24, 2010

The city of Fortaleza in the northeast of Brazil hosted the Second International Conference on Climate, Sustainability and Development in Semi-arid Regions (ICID+18), which took place between August 16-20. Technorati Tags: Brazil, conflict, dry regions, ICID+18 Related Posts:Anger As Amazon Mega Dam Gets Green LightAmazon Under Threat As Brazil’s Forest Code Is Fast Tracked to [...]

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