hydroelectric
The Dam Boom in the Amazon
A confrontation between the insatiable appetite for energy and the enduring need for habitability is under way in Brazil as it moves aggressively to harness the power of its rivers with plans for dozens of hydroelectric dams. Such projects are engineering and aesthetic marvels that provide hydroelectric power and can also control floods and direct […]
Brazil’s All-In Bet on Amazon Dams Jeopardizes Economic Growth
Jose Carlos Arara puts a tarnished 38-caliber revolver into his waistband. It’s a sweltering, mid- November morning in the Brazilian Amazon rain forest, and the 31-year-old Indian chief walks through the jungle to check on his tribe’s yuca crop. Assassins are hunting Arara, police say, because he opposes plans to build the world’s third-largest hydroelectric […]
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