After more than thirty years of planning, permitting, protests and appeals, Norte Energia began infrastructure construction for the Belo Monte Dam project in Brazil last week. The dam will reroute a significant portion of the Xingu River (a major tributary of the Amazon) and is expected to wipe out most […]
Monthly Archives: March 2011
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The design work and government approvals are apparently all in place and the contracts that will kick-off the construction of Ripley’s Aquarium Canada will be signed by this summer. I have to say, although this project hasn’t been without it’s share of controversy, I am quite excited about it. It […]