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Article

29 Jan 2004

Author:
Natural Resources Defense Council

Split London Court Decision Allows Controversial Belize Dam Project to Proceed

...a high court in London today decided not to halt construction on a controversial hydroelectric dam in the rainforest of Belize, Central America. The decision resulted from a lawsuit...to challenge the Belizean government's hasty approval of a 50-metre dam to be built by the Canadian-based Fortis...[also refers to Becol (part of Fortis)]