Protecting rainforests
Anyone who saw the film about the people of the Amazon at the recent film festival must applaud their determination to protect their homeland. It looks like it’s about to get a lot harder.
According to a Washington Post article from Oct. 14, 2008, “Construction began late last month on one of two massive hydroelectric dams that are to span the Madeira River, a main tributary of the Amazon River and a major waterway that runs from the Andes across the rainforests of South America. But the prospect of damming the Madeira has been widely criticized by social and environmental groups for its potential damage to the environment, river residents and nearby indigenous tribes . . . .”
ROGER BRUNT,
Salt Spring