The Nicaraguan government has announced that it will open up the San Cristobal volcano for bidding for the construction of a geothermal plant. San Cristobal is the country’s largest volcano.
According to statements made by President Daniel Ortega and Energy Minister Emilio Rappacioli, Nicaragua plans to build enough new geothermal and hydroelectric (read: big dams) energy [...]

The state of Arizona has received two federal grants for Corridors of the Future-related construction projects.
The first is $1.2 million to widen I-10 in Maricopa County, between Sarival Avenue and Loop 101.
The second is $1.8 million to construct a new bridge across the Colorado River, to provide an alternative to the Hoover Dam crossing. The [...]

Five men have been sentenced to 30 years in prison for each of the 26 indigenous campesinas (peasants) that they massacred in Guatemala in 1982, in order to clear the way for the construction of Chixoy Dam. The sentences will run concurrently, so none of the men will serve more than 30 years.
The men were [...]

On May 20, day 2 of the Xingu Encounter of indigenous people and allies opposing new dams on the Xingu River, a representative of the Brazilian electric company Electrobras was rushed by a machete-wielding group of indigenous women and men angry at his disregard for their concerns.
Eletrobras representative, Paulo Fernando Vieira Souto Rezende spoke of [...]

The site of a 7-month indigenous blockade in resistance to the construction of a new dam in the state of Bocas del Toro, Panama was attacked by gun-toting paramilitaries supported by Colombian electric firm Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EEPPM/EPM) on the night of May 18.
The blockade, established in October, had been regularly maintained by women, [...]

Brazil’s plans to ramp up its electricity consumption with a series of new hyrdoelectric dams in the Amazon basin are proceeding, as a historic gathering of indigenous people meets in opposition.
The government estimates that the planned dams will provide the majority of Brazil’s electric capacity over the next several decades — primarily for mining, metal [...]

The Idaho Legislature has approved $400,000 for a study into the possibility of rebuilding the Teton Dam. The original Teton Dam, the last big dam built in the West, collapsed in 1976 when it was only 3/4 full. The ensuing flood killed 11 humans and 18,000 nonhuman animals.
The stated reason for wanting to build a [...]

On Thursday May 8, a coalition of indigenous, environmental and community groups in the Panamanian province of Chiriquí blocked both lanes of the Panamerican Highway in protest of open-pit mining and dams. Of particular concern to locals are plans for dams along the Garcés, Gariché, Chiriquí Viejo and Escarria rivers, but the protesters were overtly [...]

International Rivers Network has launched a campaign to pressure Home Depot over its involvement with a wood products company spearheading plans for new dams in Chilean Patagonia:
“Why Home Depot? Home Depot is the largest US customer of CMPC, the wood products company owned by the Matte Group conglomerate leading the controversial dam plans for [...]

A federal judge has issued a restraining order against plans for the Belo Monte Dam on Brazil’s Xingu River due to illegality in the bidding process.
The 11,181 MW Belo Monte Dam would be have the third highest generating capacity of any dam in the world. It is one of only several large dams currently planned [...]