Reuters: Brazil's environment agency gave its definitive approval on Wednesday for construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, a controversial $17 billion project in the Amazon that has drawn criticism from native Indians and conservationists.
The regulator, Ibama, issued licenses to the consortium in charge of Belo Monte to build the massive dam on the Xingu River, a tributary to the Amazon.
The government has said the 11,200-megawatt project, due to start producing electricity in 2015, is crucial......
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Brazil clears massive Amazon dam for construction
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 1st, 2011
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