Tag: Belo Monte
For Dani, Defending the Amazon Is Defending the Planet’s Life
Some 40 kilometers from the Brazilian city of Altamira, ‘Photograph Belo Monte’ is written ...
Brazil’s Belo Monte: Another Proof Hydropower Isn’t Green or Sustainable
There are few dams in the world that capture the imagination as much as ...
Once Expelled from Belo Monte, Brazil’s River People Are Back to Their Old Spot
All is not quiet on Brazil’s western frontier. Families that were displaced from their ...
For Amazon Indians the Belo Monte Dam Means the Destruction of the House of God
The Belo Monte Dam project along the Xingu River had its preliminary plans drawn ...
Once Again Brazilian Justice Orders Halt to Amazon’s Belo Monte Dam
A Brazilian judge has ordered a halt to construction of a multi-billion-dollar dam project ...
Greens Lose, Tractors Already Roaring in Brazilian Amazon’s Belo Monte
The dry season has arrived in the Amazon and Norte Energia, the consortium that ...
Amazon: Brazil Talks Tough While Acting as a Banana Republic
In early April, Brazil broke off relations with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ...
Brazil Incensed with Criticism to the Construction of Belo Monte Dam
Earlier this month the Human Rights Commission at the Organization of American States (OAS) ...
Brazil’s Higher Court Gives Green Light to Amazon’s Hydroelectric Plant
A higher court in Brazil lifted an order that suspended construction of the massive ...
Despite International Outcry Lula Gives Green Light to Belo Monte Hydroelectric Plant
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Thursday the contracts for ...
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