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So a Priest Walks Into an Environmental Protest ...
Brazilian priest on hunger strike to stop water-diversion scheme |
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06 Oct 2005 |
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| So a Priest Walks Into an Environmental Protest ... Brazilian priest on hunger strike to stop water-diversion scheme Roman Catholic bishop Luiz Flavio Cappio has been fasting for 10 days in a modest chapel 600 feet from Brazil's Sao Francisco River, aiming to halt a massive water-diversion project. The $1.8 billion government plan involves building hundreds of miles of canals and other infra ... |
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| Topics: Brazil, environmental justice, news, politics, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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