Chile court rules in favour of Patagonia HidroAysen dam (BBC)

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Chile's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a multi-billion dollar dam project in Patagonia, in the south of the country.

The court, the highest in the land, rejected an appeal by environmentalist groups who fear it will damage Patagonia's fragile ecosystem.

The project, which involves flooding 6,000 hectares (15,000 acres) of land, still needs government approval.
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The project would involve the building of five dams on two fast-flowing rivers that run into the Pacific - two on the river Baker, and three on the river Pascua.

They would drain lakes in a region that is famous for its rugged beauty - a landscape of glaciers, ice-fields, mountains and fjords.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17620307

[Dead_Parrot]

1. I'm always torn on stuff like this.

It destroys 15,000 acres of wilderness, but nearly 3GW of fossil free power is not to be sniffed at...