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Megadam Project Galvanizes Native Opposition in Malaysia
2013-02-27 19:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Most villages along the Baram River in Malaysia cannot count on round-the-clock electricity. Diesel generators hum at night near longhouses in the northwestern corner of the island of Borneo. Mobile and Internet coverage are almost nonexistent. A plan to dam the Baram River would generate power far in excess of current demand in the rainforest state: At 1,000 megawatts, the hydropower project would be large enough to power 750,000 homes in the United States. Yet the promise of power rings hollow...
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