Brazil: Stop Belo Monte - No Mega-Dam In The Amazon - Petition

Brazil: Stop Belo Monte - No Mega-Dam In The Amazon - Petition   Belo Monte would be a project bigger than the Panama Canal, flooding at least 400,000 acres of rainforest, displacing 40,000 indigenous and local people, and destroying the priceless habitats of countless unique species -- all to create power that could easily be generated through investments in energy efficiency.   Pressure on President Dilma against the dam is rising, the President of Brazil's Environmental Agency just...

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