A judge in Brazil has suspended construction of the Teles Pires dam in the Amazon, citing violations of the rights of the indigenous peoples whose livelihoods are seriously threatened by the project.
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Eric Hobsbawm: The myth of "responsible capitalism"
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Bella Bella: Peaceful protest unnerves tar sands regulators; Youth launch hunger strike against pipeline
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Liberalism and climate change: A remedial assessment
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Arctic climate change causing droughts, floods, and heat waves outside the north
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