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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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Decision on HidroAysén Pushed Back Until April 2011

Mon, 12/13/2010 - 3:43pm
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Gary Graham Hughes

In November another wave of demonstrations on a national and regional level confirmed fierce oppostion to HidroAysén

In November another wave of demonstrations on a national and regional level confirmed fierce oppostion to HidroAysén

The proposals to build dams on the largest rivers in Chile’s Patagonia region are being kept alive by the government of President Sebastian Piñera. Political pressures to keep the dam proposals alive are in direct contrast to evidence that opposition in Chile to damming the wild rivers in Patagonia has reached a historic high.

After a flurry of activity in late November this year, the environmental review process of HidroAysén has been suspended yet one more time, postponing the final decision on the HidroAysén dams until at least April 2011. The environmental review process for the 2000 kilometer transmission lines for the project has not yet even begun, and was separated early on from the review of the dams element of the project.

Company Operating in Chile Concerned Patagonia Dams Will Damage Their Brand

Fri, 08/20/2010 - 10:47am
By: 
Gary Graham Hughes

WindsorONE is a small company that endeavors to reduce it's exposure to risk associated with Patagonia dams

WindsorONE is a small company that endeavors to reduce it's exposure to risk associated with Patagonia dams

Company takes steps to distance itself from suppliers who are involved with mega-hydroelectric development in Aysén Region of Chile.

Patagonia Presents Piñera Political Problems

Mon, 08/16/2010 - 12:59pm
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Gary Graham Hughes

New President Piñera Inherited the Patagonia Dam Controversy from the Previous Administration (Washington Post)

New President Piñera Inherited the Patagonia Dam Controversy from the Previous Administration (Washington Post)

We extend an enormous "gracias ché" to all of you that have participated in our latest Patagonia rivers letter writing campaign.

Ongoing Suspension of HidroAysén Confirms Project Infeasibility

Tue, 06/22/2010 - 8:14pm
By: 
Gary Graham Hughes

The opposition to large dams in Patagonia has continued to grow

The opposition to large dams in Patagonia has continued to grow

HidroAysén, the hydroelectric mega-project proposed for Chile’s Patagonia, has requested and been granted another suspension in the review of the project’s environmental impact analysis (EIA).

Thousands March in Chile Against Dams in Patagonia

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 8:45am
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Gary Graham Hughes

Marchers in the southern Chilean city of Temuco participate in a nation wide day of action against dams in Patagonia

Marchers in the southern Chilean city of Temuco participate in a nation wide day of action against dams in Patagonia

This past Saturday, June 5, colleagues in Chile marked the annual International Day for the Environment (el Día Internacional del Medioambiente) with a nationwide day of action.

Patagonia Rising: A Story Too Important Not To Tell

Tue, 05/18/2010 - 9:40am
By: 
Gary Graham Hughes

Brian Lilla is the director of Patagonia Rising, the documentary-in-progress about the Patagonia dams issue

Brian Lilla is the director of Patagonia Rising, the documentary-in-progress about the Patagonia dams issue

It has been an amazing couple of years since the Patagonia Campaign was launched.

Chile’s Dam Affected Communities Left in the Dark After Massive Earthquake

Wed, 03/24/2010 - 4:48pm
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Gary Graham Hughes

Chile is still reeling in the aftermath and the aftershocks of the February 27th 8.8 magnitude earthquake.

Third Suspension for HidroAysén Environmental Review

Sun, 02/14/2010 - 10:02am

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

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 - 3:37pm

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

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 - 1:48pm

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

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.

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