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Chile supreme court halts Patagonia dam projectSantiago (AFP) May 12, 2012 Chile's supreme court has halted construction on the Rio Cuervo hydroelectric project in the country's remote and pristine Patagonia region, after accepting an appeal from environmental groups. The court's decision on Friday ran counter to a recommendation by a regional environmental review commission to give the green light to the project, developed by a joint venture of Australia's Origin Energy and Xstrata Copper. The Rio Cuervo project is part of a larger plan to build three dams with a tota ... read more |
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 70 percent of beaches eroding on Hawaiian islands Kauai, Oahu, and Maui An assessment of coastal change over the past century has found 70 percent of beaches on the islands of Kaua'i, O'ahu, and Maui are undergoing long-term erosion, according to a U.S. Geological Surve ... more | .. |
 Argentina fisheries at risk from dispute Argentina's fisheries industry is at risk from a tough government line that has blocked a possible compromise in a dispute with the labor unions. ... more | .. |
 Another dam project approved for Patagonia: official An environmental review commission Tuesday approved construction of another hydroelectric project in Chile's remote and pristine Patagonia region, an officials said. ... more | .. |
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 Cod has a key role in the whole Baltic Sea A new investigation put in evidence the key role of cod as regulator of the whole Baltic Sea ecosystem. The study shows that when the cod population in the central Baltic increases, it spreads into ... more |
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