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Jefferson Currents: Autumn Volume 15, Issue 2, 2014
Jefferson Currents: Autumn Volume 15, Issue 2, 2014
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Jefferson Current: Autumn Volume 15, Issue 2, 2014
Jefferson Currents: Spring Volume 15, Issue 1, 2014
Jefferson Currents: Spring Volume 15, Issue 1, 2014
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Jefferson Current: Spring Volume 15, Issue 1, 2014
Damming Brazil, Thyra Brody
Damming Brazil, Thyra Brody
e-Research: A Journal of Undergraduate Work
Hydroelectric power is often considered a safe and clean alternative to the combustion of fossil fuels. Although the consequences to the air and atmosphere are lower, damming large rivers in the jungles of Brazil have a significant impact on indigenous populations and environmental ecosystems. This article examines such fallout and calls out for equity, and social and environmental justice. As the fuel of the last century burns out the hectic scramble for a tenable alternative is becoming an increasingly serious question mark. We would do well for ourselves, and future generations, to try and solve the environmental issues associated with …