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Judge scraps Brazil’s Amazon dam hearing after fishermen and indigenous people failed to vacate the site
A federal judge has suspended a planned hearing for fishermen and indigenous people occupying a disputed dam in Brazil’s Amazon after they failed to vacate the site, developers said. Federal Judge Marcelo Honorato had summoned for a hearing on Monday representatives of both the Norte Energia consortium in charge of…
Brazil activists occupy controversial Amazon dam
More than 150 fishermen and indigenous natives occupied Brazil’s on Tuesday, claiming the project will do irreparable damage to the Amazon ecosystem and their way of life. “This singular alliance of Indians and fishermen is aimed at blowing the whistle on the construction company which has not kept promises made…
Amazon under fire over Nazi death camp puzzle
BERLIN — Online retail giant Amazon has come under fire over the sale of a jigsaw puzzle that depicts ovens at the crematorium at the Nazi death camp of Dachau, a media report said Sunday. “This is a real slap in the face for concentration camp survivors and relatives of…
Amazon’s flying water vapor rivers bring rain to Brazil
As devastating drought spreads across much of the globe, British-born pilot Gerard Moss flies above the Amazon rainforest to show how its “flying rivers” — humid air currents — bring rain to Brazil and South America. Aboard his single-engine Embraer 721 aircraft, Moss, a naturalized Brazilian, was on a 45-minute…
Judge approves DOJ $69 million e-book settlement with three publishers
Citing Emily Dickinson’s mantra that “There is no Frigate like a Book / To take us Lands away”, a federal judge yesterday approved the US department of justice’s settlement with three publishers over alleged ebook price-fixing. The publishers Simon & Schuster, Hachette, Penguin, Macmillan and HarperCollins had been accused by…
Amazon takes on iPad with new backlit Kindle Fire
Amazon’s founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos on Thursday unveiled a new, larger version of its Kindle Fire tablet, with a high-definition display. The new Kindle Fire HD will be available in the standard size but also with a 8.9-inch (22.6 centimeter) display, he told reporters at a press conference…
Rainfall in the Amazon may drop by 20 percent because of deforestation
Deforestation may cause rainfall in the Amazonian basin to decline disastrously, British scientists said in a study published on Wednesday by the journal Nature. Rainfall across the vast basin could lessen by 12 percent during wet seasons and 21 percent during dry seasons, potentially inflicting astronomical costs on farmers and…
Amazon expected to unveil new Kindle Fire tablet in early September
Amazon is expected to launch a new version of its 7in Kindle Fire tablet on Thursday 6 September, after chief executive Jeff Bezos claimed that the product was “sold out” – though the latter claim has been challenged by Jon Erlichman of Bloomberg TV. Analysts estimate that from figures announced by Bezos,…
Amazon tribe massacre alleged in Venezuela
Village of 80 people was firebombed from the air, say activists, by illegal gold miners based in neighboring Brazil A massacre of up to 80 Yanomami Indians has taken place in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas, according to claims emerging from the region, prompting the government to send in investigators.…
Brazil court orders work on Amazon dam suspended
BRASILIA — A federal court in Brazil on Tuesday ordered that work on the huge Belo Monte dam in the Amazon be suspended, saying native communities affected by the controversial hydroelectric project must be heard. The regional federal court ruled that the construction of the dam across the Xingu River,…
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