The Greek myth of Damocles can be used to represent the situation of Porto Velho city, in Brazil, located immediately below the Santo Antonio dam on the Madeira River. Porto Velho thus is under an ongoing risk.
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The Guardian: Violence and impunity in Brazil’s Amazon
One of the perpetrators of arguably Brazil’s most internationally high-profile murders in recent years is currently walking around free.
The carbon credits of Santo Antonio hydroelectric: the dam’s meaning
Discover the implications of the Santo Antonio dam in Rondonia, Brasil, in the case of carbon projects, according to Philip Fearnside.
The high price of modernity of Belo Monte in Muratu village life
Before fishermen and now farmers by force, Juruna indigenous received new houses, energy and chicken coops. The compensation for the construction of the plant, however, has a high cost.
Waimiri Atroari indigenous did not authorize power lines on their land in Brazil
National Indigenous Foundation president gave approval to IBAMA, which issued preliminary license of the environmental process within the reserve without consult indigenous people.
Hydroelectrics in the world: a threat here, there and beyond
In an article published on Science, researchers from eight countries criticize decision process for the construction of hydroelectric dams in tropical regions..
BNDES: Corruption guided award of huge Amazon dam contracts in Brazil
Brazil’s BNDES is the largest development bank in the world. It’s enormous, poorly managed pay outs to Amazon dam projects have fuelled mass corruption.
Wildlife catastrophe at Amazon dam a warning for future Tapajós dams
The extreme long term wildlife harm caused by the Babina dam, built in 1986, offers a cautionary ecological tale for 43 proposed Tapajós River Basin dams.
Tapajós hydroelectric will be auctioned in the 2nd semester 2016
According to Minister of Mines and Energy, Eletrobrás will enter the auction the plant. It was more than two years without being able to auction the construction of the hydroelectric plant.
Deforestation: Shoot down trees to build hydroelectric dams
Hundreds of thousands of hectares are deforested to build power plants in the Amazon. Understand how to generate “clean energy” destroys the largest forest in the world.