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June 13, 2014

Chilean Environmentalists Hail Defeat of Patagonia Dam Project 
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In a victory for environmentalists in Chile, the government has rejected
a massive hydroelectric dam project, following an eight-year activist
campaign against it. The Hidro Aysén project would have involved
building five dams on two rivers in the midst of the Patagonian
wilderness, marking the largest energy endeavor in Chilean history. The
Patagonia Defense Council called the project's defeat "the greatest
triumph of the environmental movement in Chile."

 

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