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Can Renewable Energy Save Patagonia’s Rivers?
This is a guest blog by our former Executive Director Patrick McCully. It can also be found on the Black...
Struggle in the Amazon: The Clash between Energy and the Environment
In July, 2012, the United Nations ran a Web TV story on the Belo Monte Dam, including interviews with Juruna...
Final Declaration of the People's Summit at Rio+20
In June 2012 the UN Conference on Sustainable Development brought together governments, corporations, and a subset of NGOs, in Rio...
Human Banner Organized in Brazil
Nearly 1500 people used Rio’s Flamengo Beach as a canvas on June 19, 2012. Their bodies formed the lines of...
An Alternative Power Development Plan for Guatemala
In 2008, International Rivers’ staff visited communities that would be affected by Xalala Dam in Guatemala. We began documenting threats...
River & Rio+20 Dispatch: Brazil Energy
Today the UN Conference on Sustainable Development formally opens, yet the preliminary dialogue process, side events, and People’s Summit that...
The Brazilian Electricity Sector and Sustainability in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges
This publication presents the results of a joint effort undertaken by a group of researchers and NGOs aimed at promoting...
River & Rio+20 Dispatch: Green Economy
A man enjoys a pipe during the Kari-Oca II gathering outside Rio. Photo: Ben Powless I’ve been at the People’s...
Reality Check for Guatemala’s Energy Plans
From June 2012 World Rivers Review Efficiency and Renewables Could Forestall Dams, Study Shows In 2008, International Rivers’ staff visited...
The Amazon: Dirty Dams, Dirty Politics and the Myth of Clean Energy
From June 2012 World Rivers Review A growing trend in Brazil and other countries is to portray large hydroelectric dams...