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El Poder de los Negavatios: Eficiencia Energetica
Reducir el impacto de nuestro uso de energía es uno de los desafíos técnicos, políticos e incluso morales claves que...
A Faultline Runs Through It: Exposing the Hidden Dangers of Dam-Induced Earthquakes
Besides posing a major risk to dams, scientists are increasingly certain that earthquakes can be triggered by the dams themselves....
The Power of Negawatts: Energy Efficiency
Reducing the impact of our use of energy is one of the key technical, political, and even moral challenges facing...
Patagonia's Wild Rivers At Risk
Please download the 2011 version of the Patagonia factsheet for the most up to date information on the campaign. Download...
Dirty Hydro: Dams and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Hydropower is often believed to be an inherently “climate-friendly” technology. But scientific studies indicate that the rotting of organic matter...
Rip-Offsets: The Failure of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is supposed to catalyze climate-friendly projects in low-income countries by allowing developers to generate revenue...
Trading in Fake Carbon Credits: Problems with the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Written by Barbara Haya (International Rivers) and Karen Orenstein (Friends of the Earth) What is the CDM? The Clean Development...
Three Gorges Dam: The Cost of Power
Please download the 2012 updated version of the fact sheet, Three Gorges Dam: A Model of the Past The Three...
Don Sahong Dam Fact Sheet
The proposed Don Sahong Hydropower Project is located on the Mekong River’s mainstream in the Siphandone area of southern Laos,...
Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project: Risky Business For Laos
International Rivers’ briefing paper describing the Nam Theun 2 project, its unsettled questions and broken promises, at the time of...