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The costs of growing populations. One of the toughest environmental arguments to make. Do you side with 23 million people who need electricity, or do you side with 20,000 indigenous people and a sliver of the Amazon rainforest and all its riches? Should they turn to nuclear power, and if so, how to pay for, monitor, and maintain it?

The proposed Belo Monte Dam in northern Brazil would be the third largest hydro-electric dam in the world in terms of electrical output. The dam would be 3.75 miles long and generate over 11,000 megawatts, which could power up to 23 million homes. Government officials say that the dam is an essential step in supplying energy to the nation’s growing population. However, the project is rife with environmental conflicts. The project requires the clearing of 588 acres of Amazon jungle, the displacement of over 20,000 indigenous people, flooding a 193 square mile area, and drying up a 62 mile stretch of the Xingu River.

More here.

See also Al Jazeera’s comprehensive article on the dam, here. 

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    I’m rooting for the extermination of the human race in general. But you know me ;)
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    So, nuclear power is the logical solution here.
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    The proposed Belo Monte Dam in northern Brazil would be...third largest hydro-electric dam...
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    WE NEED OUR RAIN FORESTS YOU ASSHOLES!!
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    lol no overpopulation is totally not a problem what are you talking about? *headdesk*
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    Has little to do with population and much to do with resource consumption. But yeah, let’s “develop” the world into...
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