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Inter Press Service: In Brazil water and electricity go together, and two years of scant rainfall have left tens of millions of people on the verge of water and power rationing, boosting arguments for the need to fight deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
Two-thirds of Brazil's electricity comes from dammed rivers, whose water levels have dropped alarmingly. The crisis has triggered renewed concern over climate change and the need to reforest river banks, and has given rise to new debate about the country's energy......
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Deforestation in the Amazon Aggravates Brazil’s Energy Crisis
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on April 3rd, 2015
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