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In a decade Brazil must increase power generating capacity by 56%
Brazil must expand electricity production over the next decade by an amount equivalent to the power generated by three Itaipú hydroelectric dams, according to a study released Wednesday by the state-run Energy Research Corporation, EPE. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesAnd posters wonder why I am in favour of the immediate development of the Rio Xingo hydroelectric scheme!
Jan 05th, 2012 - 11:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0Itiapu is in the hands of three nations and is always subject to political whim. Xingo is all-Brasilian.
Forest damage? - well, forests are usually located where there is water, so most schemes affect standing woodlands, but new impoundments give new fisheries, new communities and new industries. This is what 'development' is all about.
Once built, the scheme(s) provide(s), to all intents and purposes, 'carbon neutral' pollution-free energy.
This allows Brasil's oil/gas (carbon & pollution rich) to be used for higher grade purposes - plastics, pharmaceuticals, etc, rather than just for polluting burning.
I have a theory about the environmental movement, I consider it a well planned move by the developed countries, while they exploit their natural resources they say to us that we take care of nature, we have a sustainable development, etc.. That is, when the North has been squeezed the most of their land and there is nothing left there to be exploited, come by our resources wisely make us care for them.
Jan 05th, 2012 - 05:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0That heat .. I think today I will also go to the beach ..
Excuse my bad English.
Excused ;-)
Jan 05th, 2012 - 08:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No country is a homogeneous whole. In big countries there are big industrial sectors and big environmental movements. The big and long established industry stimulates through industrialisation of national landscapes big and reactive environmental movements.
Environmentalists rapidly come to the conclusion that the damage cannot be contained within their national boundary and the solutions cross borders also.
So looking at eg. Brasil for its huge scope for solutions is entirely logical. Much forest for carbon capture, much water for non-polluting energy. You can understand how 'carbon trading' came along if you follow my argument - offsetting carbon use and forest destruction elsewhere by giving benefits to Brasil for conserving and 'planting'. The trouble is that certain sectors and individuals in Brasil prefers to deforest and despoil also. The hundreds of young Brasilian graduate Conservation Managers can do just so much, and finds it hard when the regional authorities are corrupt and in the pockets of the despoilers. The Federal protection authorities are similarly compromised.
The country NEEDS Dilma. She has the admin capabilities to turn things around. She needs support and constantly being persuaded in the 'right' directions. This is the job of ALL educated Brasilians.
Itiapu is in the hands of three nations and is always subject to political whim.
Jan 05th, 2012 - 11:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nonsense, it's 2 nations. Paraguay (a corrupt beggar nation) has no power at all over the itaipu, they are trying, but failed since the Brazilians are way to nice to them, but for a good reason (keep them sweet so they shut up).
Anyway, at least in the so called developing world they begin to understand what those (fake) environmental movements (green nazis) really stands for. Here up north they begin to get it, but since it's trendy (it's so cool) to be a fan of those “clowns with pandabears stickers”, it has a long way to go.
How Brazil’s Nuclear Association Defeated (the trendy) Greenpeace
http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/articles/spring01/Brazil_defeats_greenpeace.html
Blindness is always the answer from intelligent people.There is a global environmental problem.You either believe it or you don't.If you don't you will probably never believe it as it proceeds very gradually.And of course you will not believe that trees do anything but provide humans with wood.
Jan 06th, 2012 - 09:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0But if you are aware that the environment is stressed and the balance of nature is changing,to suggest this is a developed countries ransom is not an intelligent remark.Also,to ignore environmental issues while producing junk solely to increase growth and ultimately capitalist profit(the primary objective),this is the actions of greedy or stupid people.There are other ways to live and work besides stupid jealousy and mindless competition.Where is the courage!
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