Mongabay: Amazon mega-dam gets final approval
Brazilian authorities gave final approval to the controversial Belo Monte dam, reports AFP.
The project –; which has been widely opposed by human rights groups, environmentalists, and indigenous tribes –; will dam the Xingu river, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River. The $11 billion dam will generate 11,200 megawatts of electricity, more than 10 percent Brazil's current capacity, when it is completed in 2019.
Construction of the dam is expected......
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Amazon mega-dam gets final approval
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 1st, 2011
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