Please Help the Kayapó Indians
Please Help the Kayapó Indians
Please help tens of thousands of native people prevent their land from being taken, to subsidize electricity for mining development in the Brazilian rain forest.
Credo Action petition: http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/belo_monte_dam/index2.html
Amazon Watch petition: http://amazonwatch.org/take-action/stop-the-belo-monte-monster-dam
Already planned to be the third largest dam in the world, Monte Belo is only the first of up to six dams which will need to be constructed: "Belo Monte will be one of the most energy inefficient dams in the history of Brazil. It will produce only 10% of its 11,233 megawatt (MW) installed capacity during the 3-5 month-long dry season, an average of only 4,462 MW throughout the year, or 39% of its nominal capacity. To guarantee a year-round flow of water, the government would need to construct a series of large dams on the Xingu and its tributaries that will gravely impact forests and forest peoples."
"The government claims that Belo Monte's cheap energy will power the houses of Brazilian families. In reality, only 70% of Belo Monte's energy will be sold for public consumption. Meanwhile, the remaining 30% has been purchased by state electric utility Eletrobras to resell to inefficient and energy-intensive industrial mining and other operations. The government has planned a USD $40 billion investment in mining expansion for the Amazon region through the year 2014."
http://amazonwatch.org/work/belo-monte-dam
Please sign these petitions, and share these links!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tz_t6HdR44
Please help tens of thousands of native people prevent their land from being taken, to subsidize electricity for mining development in the Brazilian rain forest.
Credo Action petition: http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/belo_monte_dam/index2.html
Amazon Watch petition: http://amazonwatch.org/take-action/stop-the-belo-monte-monster-dam
Already planned to be the third largest dam in the world, Monte Belo is only the first of up to six dams which will need to be constructed: "Belo Monte will be one of the most energy inefficient dams in the history of Brazil. It will produce only 10% of its 11,233 megawatt (MW) installed capacity during the 3-5 month-long dry season, an average of only 4,462 MW throughout the year, or 39% of its nominal capacity. To guarantee a year-round flow of water, the government would need to construct a series of large dams on the Xingu and its tributaries that will gravely impact forests and forest peoples."
"The government claims that Belo Monte's cheap energy will power the houses of Brazilian families. In reality, only 70% of Belo Monte's energy will be sold for public consumption. Meanwhile, the remaining 30% has been purchased by state electric utility Eletrobras to resell to inefficient and energy-intensive industrial mining and other operations. The government has planned a USD $40 billion investment in mining expansion for the Amazon region through the year 2014."
http://amazonwatch.org/work/belo-monte-dam
Please sign these petitions, and share these links!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tz_t6HdR44
Reminds me on how the native Americans lost their lands when the great dams were built along the Columbia River. From The Dalles Dam to Grand Coulee Dam. Sad.
ReplyDeleteI've read the Environmental Impact Report and it is absurd, Jeffrey Sullivan, thank you for share this post.
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