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EDC releases internal documents to Probe International under Access to Information, but reveals little: UPDATE
(February 27, 2009) Heavily censored data keeps tight lip on Canadian investments in Chile. Continue reading
Posted in By Probe International, Canada Pension Plan, Chilean Patagonia, EDC, Export Credit, News, Secrecy
Tagged Chilean Patagonia, EDC, Export Credit Agencies
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Protests after Chile backs giant dams in Patagonia’s valleys
(May 10, 2011) Activists fear ecological haven will be destroyed but government says project is vital for economic growth Continue reading
Posted in Canada Pension Plan, Chilean Patagonia, EDC, News
Tagged Chile, Chilean Patagonia, hydropower, Protests
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HidroAysen Patagonia Dam Project Awaits Government Approval
(May 9, 2011) The HidroAysen dam project in Patagonia is awaiting government signoff. Continue reading
Posted in Canada Pension Plan, Chilean Patagonia, EDC, News
Tagged Baker River, Chile, Chilean Patagonia, hydrodam, Pascua River, Three Gorges Dam
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Chile’s Patagonia Dams Project Attract Environmental Groups
(November 8, 2010) International environment groups continue to protest against plans to build dams in Chilean Patagonia. Continue reading
Thousands march in Chile against dams in Patagonia
(June 8, 2010) This past Saturday, June 5, colleagues in Chile marked the annual International Day for the Environment (el Día Internacional del Medioambiente) with a nationwide day of action. Continue reading
Posted in Canada Pension Plan, Chilean Patagonia, EDC, News
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Patagonia’s peril
(January 25, 2010) With its glacier-carved peaks and fjords, southern Chile remains one of the wildest places on Earth. But that could soon change. Continue reading
Clear water, big fish
(December 12, 2009) Twenty-three hundred kilometres of transmission lines, to be built by Transelec Chile SA (investors include the CPP Investment Board, the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and Toronto conglomerate Brookfield Asset Management Inc.), would require the world’s longest clear-cut up through the heart of Patagonia’s untouched temperate forests. Continue reading
Posted in Canada Pension Plan, Chilean Patagonia, EDC, News
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Canadians funding destruction of Patagonia forests
(December 9, 2009) A recent article in Pique highlights concerns about the involvement of the Canadian-owned company Transelec in a hydro electric project in Chile’s Patagonia region. The project, which plans to build five dams and 2,300 km of transmission lines with a parallel highway that would pass through 14 legally protected natural areas, has been criticized by environmentalists in the country and around the world, as well as business leaders. Continue reading
Posted in Canada Pension Plan, Chilean Patagonia, EDC, News
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