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Title: China and Brazil Inundate Latin America with Dams

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3856&olt=511

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article discusses the growing competition between China and Brazil concerning capital investments in energy projects within Latin America. These projects include hydroelectric dams, geothermal projects, and oil and mineral exploration in Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, and Brazil. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Oil Mines Hydroelectric,  Power ,  Megaproject Mineral Geothermal Amazon Environment Mining,  Brazil ,  Peru Dam China Water Ecuador Deforestation

Title: Spanish Renewable Energy Sets Sights on West

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3689&olt=484

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article discusses the opportunities for investment in renewable energies in Latin America. Alternative energy companies based in Spain, who have been hit by the recession and cuts to their subsidies, are looking to invest in the Latin American market. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Solar,  Power ,  Wind Renewable Alternative Energy Consumption Fossil Fuel,  Brazil ,  Carbon Emissions Chile Spain Sun Mexico Green Wind Farm

Title: Xingu River Between Electricity and Diversity

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3681&olt=483

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article discusses the proposed construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam in the Xingu River basin of the Brazilian Amazon. The project will threaten the biodiversity of the region. Also threatened are 30 indigenous land reserves inhabited by over 13,000 people from 24 ethnic groups, and 12 conservation areas, including four extractive reserves and other comprehensive protection. Ultimately, 50,000 inhabitants could be displaced by this project. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Dam Water Indigenous Hydroelectric,  Power ,  Renewable Alternative Amazon,  Brazil ,  Environmental Impact Biodiversity Conservation Reserve Forest Xingu River Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam

Title: Fresh and Crystalline Water in the Basement of Mercosur

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3588&olt=469

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article discusses the Guarani Aquifer reserve, one of the largest reserves of freshwater in the world. Located in Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, the waters of the Guarani Aquifer can be used for: drinking water, irrigation for agriculture, thermal bathing (linked to tourism), and geothermal energy. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Power ,  Argentina Paraguay Geothermal,  Brazil ,  Uruguay Guarani Aquifer Water

Title: Looking to Substitute Oil

URL: http://www.bolpress.com/art.php?Cod=2011021602

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article provides a general overview of the development of biofuels in Latin America in recent years. It focuses especially on the production of bioethanol from sugar cane. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Biomass Pollution,  Power ,  Alternative Biofuel Fossil Fuel Sustainable Colombia,  Brazil ,  Carbon Emissions Bioethanol Sugar Cane Maize Corn Cassava Potato Gasoline Power Plant

Title: Oswaldo Seva: "The Capital Offensive Against Indigenous Peoples and Peasants is Global"

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Contenido/Documentos/Oswaldo_Seva_La_ofensiva_del_capital_contra_los_pueblos_indigenas_y_campesinos_es_global

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article includes an interview with Oswaldo Seva, a Brazilian professor who has long opposed the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam on the Xingu River in the Brazilian Amazon and other energy megaprojects. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Power ,  Renewable Megaproject Amazon,  Brazil ,  Belo Monte Capital Investment

Title: Cachuela Esperanza Hydroelectric Project Bolivia: Megadream or Meganightmare?

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/proyecto-hidroel-ctrico-de-cachuela-esperanza-bolivia---megasue-o-o-megapesadillao---henkjan-laats

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article discusses the Cachuela Esperanza Hydroelectric Project in Bolivia which is part of the Madeira River Complex, the most controversial project of the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA). The Cachuela Esperanza project could bring

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Subject:   Indigenous Hydroelectric,  Power ,  Bolivia Megaproject Amazon,  Brazil ,  TECSULT IIRSA (Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America) Madeira River Complex Cachuela Esperanza Hydroelectric Project

Title: Rivers for Life: Building Social and Environmental Proposals

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/iirsa--la-amenaza-del-proyecto-de-hidrovia-industrial-sobre-los-rios-paraguay-parana

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This report focuses on the proposed Project of the Paraguay-Paraná, a strategy to use the Paraguay and Parana Rivers for the transport of soy, iron, and fuel. The Intergovernmental Committee of the Waterway (CIH) - which includes the governments of Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil - hopes to lower the cost of transport of these goods through the use of waterway transportation. This report looks at the impact such a strategy will have on the local environment and local communities. Report in Spanish. 20 pages.

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Subject:   Power ,  Bolivia Argentina Paraguay Fossil Fuel Environment,  Brazil ,  Uruguay Intergovernmental Committee of the Waterway (CIH) Impact Soy Iron Water Transportation Infrastructure Fuel River Paraguay River Parana River Project of the Paraguay-Paraná

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