Hypocrites...
Amazon gas pipeline plan jolts environmentalists
S. American leaders say project will reduce dependence on U.S.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006; Posted: 2:08 p.m. EST (19:08 GMT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- Environmentalists were caught off guard when South American leaders announced plans to build a massive natural gas pipeline through the Amazon rain forest.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the pipeline is a central part of his efforts to reduce dependence on the United States and its pressure for free market policies known as the Washington Consensus.
It's "the beginning of the South American consensus," Chavez has said. "This pipeline is vital for us."
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Chavez has said he wants the continent's state-owned oil companies to build and oversee the pipeline, and leaders have agreed to meet in Argentina in March to review plans being prepared by their oil companies.
He said Venezuela and Bolivia "have gas for 200 years" and can supply fuel to Brazil and Argentina, where there is increasing demand for power generation, cooking gas and cars.
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