The Brazilian government might consider banning the screening of the blockbuster film "Avatar"...for obvious political reasons (not that the rainforest has any multiplexes).
As the country gets approximately 80% of it's electricity from increasingly large hydroelectric dams, it has become very clear that the current administration cares very little for the massive displacement of native peoples that this entails.
Join International Rivers in raising our voices about the latest plan to damn the Xingu ...action links after the fold
This diary will be very brief , it is basically to share the concern and spread the word.
Indigenous tribesmen are gathering as I am writing this to protect the only life they know, surviving in the tropical rainforest as they have from time immemorial. They actually have stated they will declare war to protect their river from being dammed.
The parallels to the fictional Na'vi are striking.
Please see action items here
The timing couldn't be better , or more poignant ! Let's tell Brazil to pursue a path of energy efficiency first !
I have to leave now, but will be back to respond to any comments in a few hours.