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On Sunken Land: The Environmental and Social Impacts of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam in Brazil, Coley Rose Martin, UG '23 (2272645)

In October of 1982, a Brazilian and Paraguayan company known as Itaipu Binacional closed the side canals of the Itaipu hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River in Brazil, launching an ambitious…

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PRD 2020 Webinar: Day 2

May 6th, 2020 webinar "ENVIRONMENT". Hosted by Pascale Poussart, Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, with welcome by Jill Dolan, Dean of the College. Presenters: Kasia…

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Power of the River: Introducing the Global Dam Tracker (GDAT)

Dams are a major source of electricity globally, with hydropower generating 16 percent of the world’s total electricity and 71 percent of all renewable electricity in 2016. Many developing…

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