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Let’s Move: A Film by Willard Napash
Continue readingO cineasta Willard Napash compartilha os impactos do desenvolvimento das hidrelétricas em sua comunidade Cree, Chisasibi (em Quebec, Canadá). Willard viu em primeira mão os muitos impactos das barragens, e é por isso que ele decidiu fazer este documentário. Por exemplo, as barragens estão afetando a salinidade da Baía de Hudson, o que reduz o […]
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Hydro-Power Projects Damaged in Himalayan Glacial Burst
Continue readingPhoto source: The Indian Express On February 7th, a glacial lake outburst in Uttarakhand that washed away two hydropower projects: Rishiganga and Tapovan. Both of these were under construction. Around 150 people, mostly labourers working on these projects, have gone missing. Search operations are still going on and it has caused massive destruction. After the 2013 […]
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El Estreno Latinoamericano del Documental, El Cóndor y El Águila
Continue readingPor este medio queremos pedirle su apoyo para difundir el estreno latinoamericano del documental, El Cóndor y El Águila. Esto como parte del evento en línea llamado ,”Defendiendo las y los Defensores de la los Pueblos de Abya Yala“, el día sábado 13 de febrero, de 2021 a las 15:00 horas Tiempo México y Centroamérica. […]
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Crisis ambiental e hidroeléctricas
Continue readingEscrito por Jonathan Gonzalez Quiel A inicios de noviembre recibimos el anuncio de los eventos climáticos para toda nuestra zona, pero en la caso particular de Panamá, el gobierno no se preocupó porque el huracan entraría por Nicaragua con dirección a Honduras y luego al Caribe. Desde el primero de noviembre se registraron lluvias en […]
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Two Years After Lao Dam Collapse, Call for Justice Persists
Continue readingToday marks the second anniversary of the devastating Xe Pian Xe Namnoy dam collapse in Laos. Below is the joint news release from International Rivers, Inclusive Development International (IDI) and Mekong Watch. Date: Thursday, July 23, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bangkok, July 23, 2020 – Two years ago today, at least 70 people died or disappeared and over 7000 […]
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Greenwashing Hydropower
Continue readingBy Andrea Sutherland, for Wa Ni Ska Tan Companies use terms like “clean,” “green” and “environmentally-friendly” to celebrate their environmental sustainability, but without the evidence to support their claims, they are not ecological warriors; they’re greenwashing. The term “greenwashing” has been around since 1986, when environmentalist Jay Westerveld used it to describe a hotel’s effort […]
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Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe of Plymouth, MA calls on governors to reject Canadian hydro
Continue readingSubmitted by the North American Megadam Resistance Alliance (NAMRA) August 17, 2020 The Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe today announced it is joining with the Penobscot and Innu Nation in opposing the transmission corridor for hydroelectricity from Canada to Boston. In a letter the Herring Pond Tribe calls on Governor Charlie Baker and Governor Janet Mills in Maine to reject imports of […]
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El lado oscuro de la energía hidroeléctrica canadiense expuesto en la investigación de la Comisión de Comercio Internacional de los Estados Unidos
Continue readingCOMUNICADO DE PRENSA del 26 de agosto de 2020 Contact: Meg Sheehan, Coordinator, NAMRACorreo: coordinator.namra@gmail.comTeléfono: EE.UU. 508.259.9154 El lado oscuro de la energía hidroeléctrica canadiense expuesto en la investigación de la Comisión de Comercio Internacional de los Estados Unidos sobre las importaciones de energía renovable Las comunidades indígenas afectadas por la energía hidroeléctrica de Canadá testifican […]
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