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O lado obscuro da energia hidrelétrica canadense exposto na investigação da Comissão de Comércio Internacional dos EUA
PRESS RELEASE de 26 de agosto de 2020 Contato: Meg Sheehan, Coordenadora, NAMRA Email: coordinator.namra@gmail.com Telefone: US 508.259.9154 O lado obscuro da energia hidrelétrica canadense exposto na investigação da Comissão de Comércio Internacional dos EUA sobre as importações de energia renovável Comunidades indígenas impactadas pela energia hidrelétrica canadense testemunham energia não renovável ou limpa O […]
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Greenwashing Hidroelétrico
By Andrea Sutherland, for Wa Ni Ska Tan Empresas utilizam termos como “limpo”, “verde” e “eco-friendly” para celebrar sua sustentabilidade ambiental, mas sem evidência para dar suporte as suas reivindicações, elas não são defensoras ecológicas; eles estão greenwashing. O termo greenwashing existe desde 1986, quando o ambientalista Jay Westerveld o usou para descrever o esforço […]
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Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe of Plymouth, MA calls on governors to reject Canadian hydro
Submitted 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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Two Years After Lao Dam Collapse, Call for Justice Persists
Today 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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Klamath River Dam Removal Update: An Urgent Need for Action!
Original blog by Bruce Shoemaker for International Rivers available here. Reposted with permission from author. September 4, 2020 The proposed removal of four aging dams on the Klamath River in far-northern California and southern Oregon is at a crucial juncture. Following sustained campaigning by tribal and environmental groups, what is likely the largest proposed dam removal […]
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