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Gary Graham Hughes

Patagonia Consultant

I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and feel at home in the mountains, the deserts, the forests, and on the rivers of the Western States and Provinces. I have also been fortunate to travel and work all over the Américas. This great continent is special - sometimes I feel like it isn't that I choose to work to protect our communities and their wild rivers as much as the rivers and the landscapes have chosen me. The best part? I am not the only one - we ARE everywhere!

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Third Suspension for HidroAysén Environmental Review

Sun, 02/14/2010 - 11:02am

Endesa, controlled by the Italian giant Enel, is the majority stakeholder in HidroAysén

HidroAysén is an Italian-Chilean joint venture to build 5 dams on the biggest and wildest rivers in Patagonia.

Save Patagonia and We Will Save the World

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 4:37pm

Pinochet gave away the water rights to Patagonia's rivers in the last weeks of his dictatorship

The cold hard facts of Chile's history make the Patagonia dams controversy one of the planet's emblematic natural resource conflicts.

Open Season on Patagonia's Rivers Takes Three Workers Lives

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 2:48pm

Rescue Efforts to Locate 3 Men on the Remote Río Cuervo Have Been Futile

With "open season" declared on Patagonia's rivers, the costs and risks of building dams in Patagonia are now fatally apparent.

HidroAysén Postpones Environmental Review Process Until October 2009

Thu, 08/20/2009 - 2:46pm

Aerial View of Patagonia's Baker River

Yesterday, with a press release published on Burson-Marsteller letterhead, the HidroAysén company announced their intent to postpone until October of this year the resubmission of their project to environmental review.

Your Correspondent from Chile

Sun, 08/09/2009 - 4:41pm

As the rivers of Patagonia prepare for the open season onslaught of mega-hydroelectric development, and as Chile motors towards presidential elections, getting up to date news from the long thin country becomes a priority.

Chilean Hip Hop Group for a Patagonia Sin Represas

Tue, 07/21/2009 - 2:33pm

Our partners at Ecosistemas are getting close to launching the Patagonia Sin Represas music album, with songs written and created by Chilean and international artists specifically for the campaign to protect Patagonia from massive hydroelectric development.

Grupo Matte Initiates Blasting on Chile's San Pedro River

Thu, 07/16/2009 - 8:03am

New design plans for San Pedro project that were approved without environmental review

The Chilean energy company Colbún, controlled by the Matte Group and partner with Endesa in the HidroAysén mega-project, has initiated blasting at the site on the San Pedro River where they intend to build a 144 MW dam.

Can Obama’s Diplomacy Help Protect Rivers in Chile’s Patagonia?

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 10:31am

Michelle Bachelet will complete her presidential term in March 2010

For those who follow hydroelectric development issues in the Américas, it is newsworthy that Chilean President Michelle Bachelet made a trip to North America this week.

The Home Depot and Patagonia Dams: The Excuses Grow Thin

Tue, 06/02/2009 - 1:52pm

Atlanta Action Team Stands Up for Patagonia's Wild Rivers!

Atlanta, Georgia, is the corporate headquarters of The Home Depot, the second largest retailer in the United States.

HidroAysén and The Home Depot: Myth vs. Fact

Sun, 05/17/2009 - 4:28pm

Pointing Out Matte Group (CMPC) Brand in Home Depot Actions

The Home Depot is feeling the pressure of our campaign, so much so that they have taken to responding to Patagonia Campaign supporters that have sent them email actions and postcards.

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