October 17, 2011
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Since NRDC launched the Chilean Patagonia BioGem campaign in 2007 to protect the region from a massive hydroelectric complex called HidroAysén, my colleagues and I have blogg… Continue reading
August 5, 2011
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC Chile
Chile’s legal procedural authority, the Contraloría, denied that the water rights HidroAysén received from the General Water Directorate earlier this year were legally gra… Continue reading
July 29, 2011
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC Regional
The Inter-American Bank (IDB) will lend US$128 million to Brazil for the hydroelectric sector. The funds will be used to increase energy production, lower maintenance costs and… Continue reading
October 1, 2010
by Amanda Maxwell
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Chile:
During a trip to California with President Sebastian Piñera, Energy Minister Ricardo Raineri signed an agreement with the State of California to increase the exploration and utilization of geothermal energy. (El Mercurio, 9/27/10)
H… Continue reading