Chile OKs Divisive Mega Hydroelectric Dam Project
Submitted by csekiran on Tue, 2011-05-10 19:11
Chile gave the green light on Monday to the divisive $3.5 billion HidroAysen hydro-power dam project that promises to ease energy squeezes, despite objections that it will ruin pristine Patagonian valleys.
Chile, the world's top copper producer, is seeking to boost and diversify its power grid to confront rising energy needs and drought-induced energy squeezes, which this year prompted the gove
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