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‘The Dam Builders Could Not Stop My Mother’ So They Killed Her

‘The Dam Builders Could Not Stop My Mother’ So They Killed Her

By Salvador Edgardo Zuniga Cáceres It has been four months since the murder of environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres and her killers have still not been brought to justice. Instead, the violence continues—on July 7, another activist from Berta Cáceres‘ organization was abducted and killed. Berta Cáceres in 2015.Goldman Environmental Prize / Tim […]

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    ‘The Dam Builders Could Not Stop My Mother’ So They Killed Her

    ‘The Dam Builders Could Not Stop My Mother’ So They Killed Her

    By Salvador Edgardo Zuniga Cáceres It has been four months since the murder of environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres and her killers have still not been brought to justice. Instead, the violence continues—on July 7, another activist from Berta Cáceres‘ organization was abducted and killed. Berta Cáceres in 2015.Goldman Environmental Prize / Tim […]

    How ‘Green’ Is Hydropower?

    How ‘Green’ Is Hydropower?

    People have harnessed energy from moving water for thousands of years. Greeks used various types of water wheels to grind grain in mills more than 2,000 years ago. In the late 1800s, people figured out how to harness the power to produce electricity. Throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, hydropower has expanded, producing […]