Hydroelectric dams spell disaster for wildlife MIAMI: Hydroelectric dams may cause 70 per cent of wildlife in the nearby area to go extinct, according to a study on Wednesday that raises new concern about what is often touted as a green energy source. The study in the journal PLOS ONE focused on... 03 Jul, 2015
Niger soldiers go on state TV to confirm coup NIAMEY: Renegade soldiers in armored vehicles stormed Niger's presidential palace with a hail of gunfire in broad daylight, kidnapping the country's strongman president and then appearing on state television to declare they staged a successful... Women 19 Feb, 2010
Brazil uproar over massive Amazon dam plan BRASILIA: Environmentalists, indigenous groups and British rock star Sting have denounced a government plan to build the world's third largest hydroelectric dam in the Amazon river basin, which they claim will devastate the region. The government of...
