In a victory for environmentalists in Chile, the government has rejected a massive hydroelectric dam project, following an eight-year activist campaign against it. The HidroAysén project would have involved building five dams on two rivers in the midst of the Patagonian wilderness, marking the largest energy endeavor in Chilean history. The Patagonia Defense Council called the project’s defeat “the greatest triumph of the environmental movement in Chile.”
Chilean Environmentalists Hail Defeat of Patagonia Dam Project
HeadlineJun 13, 2014