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Hydro Equality
Fernando Lugo Photo by Antônio Cruz, ABrThe victory by Fernando Lugo last Sunday in Paraguay´s presidential elections has sent ripples...
Judge Suspends Studies for Amazon Dam: Legality of World's Third Largest Dam Project Questioned
A Brazilian federal court judge issued a restraining order on Wednesday, April 16 suspending technical and economic feasibility and environmental...
World Bank tells Brazil: "fast-track Amazon dams"
There was a time when Brazil´s groundbreaking environmental laws, based upon its constitution (article 225) which guarantees its citizens the...
April Fools!
April Fools! And the prize for the most ridiculous April Fools prank goes to…Furnas President Luis Paulo Conde and Brazilian...
Queen Bob, Approximately
News item: "The legendary American musician Bob Dylan went bicycle riding disguised as a woman at Punta del Este, Uruguay,...
Brazil to Build $15.6 Billion in Dams in Amazon Region (Water And Wastewater International)
On Dec. 10, 2007, a consortium of Brazilian companies won an auction to build and operate the 3,150 megawatt (MW)...
Farewell, Seven Falls
25 years ago, in October 1982, the planet´s greatest waterfall was drowned, a victim of the filling of Itaipu Reservoir...
A Knife in the Water
Yesterday´s announcement that José Antônio Muniz Lopes will be the new president of Brazil´s state electric holding company Eletrobrás has...
The Sacred and the Profane: Pray for Rain
Outside my window, the rain falls in buckets. Saint Peter, chief of the heavens must be heeding the prayers of...
Auctioning off the Amazon: Brazil's Madeira River Auction Sparks Anger, Protests, Lawsuits
The Brazilian government’s auction of the Santo Antonio Dam project on the Madeira River today was met by demonstrations in...