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Belo Monte Dam May Lead Brazil to OAS High Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local communities and NGOs deliver petition exposing human rights violations to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Brasilia,...
Mega-Dam in Peruvian Amazon Cancelled
Decision by Peruvian government a blow to Brazil’s regional energy plans The Peruvian government announced yesterday that the massive Inambari...
Don’t Sacrifice the Planet’s Arteries to Save Her Lungs
According to a new report which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published today, the sky is the limit...
ONGs Peruanas Exigen Revision del Acuerdo Energetico Peru-Brasil en el Nuevo Congreso
Pronunciamiento del Colectivo Amazonía e Hidroeléctricas elaborado ante la posibilidad de aprobacion del Acuerdo Energético Perú -Brasil en su actual...
How Dams Can Kick up a Storm and Change Our Climate
Only 140 kilometers from our Berkeley office, the Folsom Dam towers 100 meter high over the American River. When it...
How Dams Can Bring About Rainfalls and Drought
It is undisputed that dams can influence local rainfalls. Humidity evaporates from reservoirs and irrigated fields and gets recycled as...
Doubts, Protests Prevail in Belo Monte
Brazil's environmental agency IBAMA stepped further into controversy last week when it granted Belo Monte Dam consortium Norte Energia a...
New Lawsuit Against Belo Monte Questions IBAMA License
Translated from Portuguese: read the original version in Portuguese. The new lawsuit in Federal Court, the 11th against the Belo...
Brazil and Chile Dam Projects Generate Widespread Protests
Read the Press Release about the controversial approval of Belo Monte Dam Below is an interview with Aviva Imhof, Interim...
Comments to TUV NORD Regarding the Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Project (Vietnam)
We request that the Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Project not be validated and allowed to apply for CDM credits, because...