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The People Vs. the Dam

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Vicky Shorr - Nov. 30 (Opinion) - The election in Brazil is over. Dilma Roussef has won. For the first time in Brazilian history, a leftist woman will be President of the Republic. But progressive leaders of the Amazon are far from celebrating. In fact, they are in the process of launching nine lawsuits against her, in an attempt to stop one of her signature projects, a dam on the Xingu River that would put an end to their lives as they know them.

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The Ethanol Rhetoric Ramps Up

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Oil Drum - By Robert Rapier - Nov. 23 (Opinion) - It has been interesting to watch the flurry of ethanol rhetoric since the recent elections. With the $0.45 per gallon subsidy (called the VEETC) and the ethanol tariffs both set to expire at the end of next month, both sides feel that there is a lot at stake, and they have really ramped up the rhetoric. One side will claim that ethanol is the greatest thing since sliced bread, then the other side claims it is an environmental disaster. Around and around the claims go. Misinformation abounds.

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Author Nikolas Kozloff on "No Rain in the Amazon: How South America's Climate Change Affects the Entire Planet"

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Juan Gonzalez, Amy Goodman - Apr. 16 (Interview) - Environmentalists and indigenous communities along the Amazon celebrated an important victory Thursday after a Brazilian judge suspended bidding on the construction of what is slated to be the third largest dam in the world. We speak to Nikolas Kozloff, author of the new book "No Rain in the Amazon: how South America's Climate Change Affects the Entire Planet." Kozloff argues that protecting the rainforests of the Amazon from environmental damage is not just crucial for the populations that live in and around it, but is a global necessity.

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How much do you know about Brazil?

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

GlobalPost - By Seth Kugel - Apr. 24 (Editorial) - Brazilians don't think much of Americans' knowledge of their country. Many Brazilians are still convinced that American textbooks show the Amazon under United States and United Nations control, even though that hoax was disproved years ago. And every Brazilian knows someone who has come home from Florida or Texas or Nebraska with a story — the same story — about the American who was surprised to hear Brazilians wear shoes.

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Brazil: Judicial decisions, a growing threat to online freedom

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Global Voices - By Paula Goes - Apr. 23 (Opinion) - The main problem in Brazil, and according to the findings a growing threat, is judicial decisions leading to content censorship. Along with the United Kingdom and Turkey, the country faces a high number of violations of user rights from the threat of prosecution for libel and defamation.

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Lula and Obama meet as economic crisis hits Brazil

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Global Voices - By Paula Góes - Mar. 15 (Review) - After nearly two hours of private conversation, the last half hour of the meeting was open to the press and broadcast live in Brazil. Many bloggers have reacted quickly to the meeting and not without a pinch of sarcasm. This has been the predominant tone when it comes to talking about the financial trouble since President Lula claimed that the world's worst economic crisis since the 1930s would hit other countries like a tsunami but would just be like a “tiny wave” at home. José Pires [pt] is among them, commenting on the “lessons Lula has taught Obama”:

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