23 de Julio del 2010
Breakthrough Solar Plant Stores Energy for Days

Molten salt at plant in Sicily absorbs solar heat directly, stores it at a higher temperature, and allows use of traditional turbines

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2 de Julio del 2010
Chile's new president faces tough choice on dams

The center-right government of new Chilean President Sebastián Piñera is nearing its first major environmental decision: whether to approve HidroAysén, a controversial US$ 7 billion project to build five hydroelectric dams on two rivers in Chilean Patagonia.

 Eco Américas

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1 de Julio del 2010
Big Hydro Falls Behind

The big hydro industry always used to consider the "new renewables" as Mickey Mouse technologies that could never match the billions of kilowatt hours humming through the lines linked up to the world's megadams.

But times have changed. Big Hydro is learning that lots of small projects can add up to a lot more juice than a small number of very big ones.

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23 de Junio del 2010
HidroAysen's latest delay highlights a clear bias in the environmental review process

Today HidroAysén, the company proposing a massive hydroelectric scheme in the heart of Chile’s Patagonia, delayed its environmental review process yet again by asking authorities for a four month extension beyond the June 30th deadline, when it was supposed to deliver its next environmental impact document.  This move clearly underscores the imbalance of the entire environmental review process, in which project proponents can delay the timetable without limit but the state agencies must work under strict deadlines.  It also reinforces the HidroAysén’s established pattern of delaying its review, before—so far—submitting insufficient and erroneous documents.

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9 de Junio del 2010
Environmental Struggles In Patagonia Highlight Weekend Rally

HidroAyén controversy one of many issues addressed, says organizer

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