A dam here would forever change Chile's longest and wildest river.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 12:00AM
El Guapo in Environment, patagonia

Despite growing public opposition, the Chilean Government has given environmental approval to dam two of Patagonia’s most wild and pristine rivers, the Baker and the Pascua.

The project also calls for a 1,500-mile chain of huge power-line towers to transmit electricity to the north. The power-line corridor would permanently scar an enormous swath of Chile, and open rivers north of Patagonia up to dam building.

Read more (Via: The Cleanest Line)

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