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Bélice / Noticias - 14/09/09
Adele Ramos Amandala Newspaper
Officials “no show” at Macal public meeting – claim lockout of venue
The state of the Macal River and the implications of excessive
sedimentation on Belizeans and fauna in and around the river have spawned
several weeks of debate and a wave of questions, as some residents of Cayo, the
district most directly affected, are still pleading for answers.
Bélice / Comunicados - 18/08/09
BELPO Candy Gonzalez, J.D.
Macal Water “Unfit for Human Consumption” says Environmental Scientist
The water being released from the Chalillo Dam is unfit for human
consumption and cannot be properly disinfected due to the high levels
of turbidity, according to Professor Guy Lanza of the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, U.S.A.
Bélice / Noticias - 18/08/09
Unsightly waters in the West – BELPO raises more questions about Chalillo
Hydropower is praised as a form of renewable energy, but at the same
time, environmentalists are concerned over possible negative impacts on
the environment, as well as public health hazards to which the
surrounding communities and those downstream of the dam could be
exposed.
Those concerns resurfaced late last week, when the Belize Institute of Environmental Law and Policy (BELPO) and WeBAD observed that the waters of the majestic Macal River, which runs between the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena, were a dirty, milky brown, apparently colored by clay sediments.
Adele Ramos amandala.com.bzThose concerns resurfaced late last week, when the Belize Institute of Environmental Law and Policy (BELPO) and WeBAD observed that the waters of the majestic Macal River, which runs between the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena, were a dirty, milky brown, apparently colored by clay sediments.
Bélice / Prensa - 20/07/09
Adele Ramos - adelescribe@gmail.com in mandala.com.bz
Bulldozers invade Bladen River Nature Reserve
At a time when Belize faces dire uncertainty over its power supply, it
wouldn’t anger many people to hear that there are efforts to create
more hydropower facilities in the country to help meet the country’s
growing demand for electricity.
However, the alarm was sounded by the Ya’axché Conservation Trust (YCT) on Wednesday, that the owners of the Hydro Maya facility had bulldozed acres of the Bladen River Nature Reserve and set up camps on the grounds in violation of Belizean laws.
However, the alarm was sounded by the Ya’axché Conservation Trust (YCT) on Wednesday, that the owners of the Hydro Maya facility had bulldozed acres of the Bladen River Nature Reserve and set up camps on the grounds in violation of Belizean laws.
Bélice / Noticias - 10/07/09
Amandala and the Star ,Candy and George Gonzalez.
No health or safety in place for Chalillo dam as ordered by court one year ago
To refresh our memories, the Belize Institute of Environmental Law and
Policy (BELPO, acting on behalf of people and communities downstream of
the dam projects, charged that the Department of Environment failed to
monitor and ensure compliance with the Chalillo Dam ECP.
Bélice / Noticias - 10/07/09
www.reporter.bz
BACONGO takes on BEL/BECOL says BEL rates excessive
BACONGO, the Belize Alliance of Conservation NGO this week released a statement criticizing BEL electricity rates as excessive.
The Alliance charges that BEL inflates its electricity rates through BECOL, its sister company which manages the hydro-electric power plants in the country.
The Alliance charges that BEL inflates its electricity rates through BECOL, its sister company which manages the hydro-electric power plants in the country.
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