Hydroelectricity

Threat of Hydropower Dams Still Looms in Chile’s Patagonia

By Marianela Jarroud
After its victory in a nearly decade-long struggle against HidroAysén, a project that would have built five large hydroelectric dams on wilderness rivers, Chile’s Patagonia region is gearing up for a new battle: blocking a quiet attempt to build a dam on the Cuervo River.

Sri Lanka Waits in Vain for the Rain

By Amantha Perera
Stuck in mid-day rush hour traffic, commuters packed tight into a tin-roofed bus in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, peer expectantly up at the sky that is beating a savage heat down on the city.