Press Association: The massive Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon rain forest has won approval from Brazil's environmental protection agency. The move clears the way for construction of a project fiercely opposed by environmentalists, indigenous activists and celebrities including film director James Cameron and rock star Sting. The dam would be the world's third largest, behind China's Three Gorges dam and the Itaipu, which straddles the border of Brazil and Paraguay. The consortium building......
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Brazil approves Amazon dam project
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 2nd, 2011
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