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Protesters End Occupation Of Dam Site In Brazil After Judge Orders Their Eviction

AP | By STAN LEHMAN | Posted 12.28.2011

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SAO PAULO -- Hundreds of protesters have ended their occupation of the construction site of one the world's largest hydroelectric dams, Indian rights ...

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The Battle for the Xingu in Brazil (Video)

Iara Lee | Posted 11.29.2011

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In every corner of the world today, we see unfathomably huge hydroelectric dams being built in places that destroy entire ecosystems and indigenous livelihoods, and now Brazil has joined in with what would be the world's third largest.

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PHOTOS: 'Beginning Of The End' For The Amazon

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.29.2011

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From Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier: It is a bitter loss. The wild river that along its lengthy journey gives life to so much and so many will be t...

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Amazon Dam Project: Nine Companies Win Bid For Controversial Hydroelectric Dam

AP | MARCO SIBAJA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRASILIA, Brazil — A consortium of nine companies has won the rights to build one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams, Brazilian authoriti...

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