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Independent Experts Find Fatal Flaws in Amazon Dam Studies

A group of independent experts -- including internationally-renowned authorities on the Amazon -- have found serious errors and omissions in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Brazil’s massive Madeira River hydroelectric project. The experts found the EIA to be inadequate, and recommend that additional studies be undertaken to evaluate the project’s impacts.

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Free with 84 Lumber Wood Products: Controversy from Chile

Pennsylvania Company’s Chilean Wood Buying Threatens Two Pristine Rivers

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Atlanta Earth Day Performer to Home Depot: You Can Do It. We Can Help.

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“Cows with Guns” country singer Dana Lyons Urges Atlanta-based Company to Cut Ties with Controversial Chilean Dam Plan.

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"Stop Patagonia Dams" says The New York Times

Now that The New York Times - an international opinion leader - has taken a stand, your action to stop the dams will have much more impact. Please read the editorial and take action to help us in the fight to protect the Baker and Pascua rivers in Patagonia.

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Brazil to Build $15.6 Billion in Dams in Amazon Region (Water And Wastewater International)

On Dec. 10, 2007, a consortium of Brazilian companies won an auction to build and operate the 3,150 megawatt (MW) Santo Antonio dam on the Madeira River in the Amazon rainforest near Bolivia. Consorcio Madeira Energetica, led by large construction company Construtora Norberto Odebrecht SA, beat out two other consortiums formed by Spain’s Endesa

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