The controversial Belo Monte Dam, slated for construction in Brazil’s Amazon region, does not meet the standards of an international framework used by the world’s largest private banks to evaluate sustainability, say human rights groups in Brazil.

Though the name “Cachuela Esperanza” may include the word “hope” translated, this proposed megaproject will most likely mean disaster for the natural environment and indigenous population living near the Madera River Basin. 

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New York, NY – Some of the world’s most notorious polluters are closing ranks behind Chevron to help the oil giant evade its legal obligation to clean-up billions of gallons of toxic waste dumped into the Amazon region of Ecuador, according to legal briefs filed before a New York appeals court. 

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Washington, DC – Oscar-winning movie director James Cameron on Thursday said tribes in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest could turn to violence to block construction of a massive dam. 

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