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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.38,0:00:03.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MYOO, the team that brought you the Plastiki is on expedition again,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.41,0:00:06.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this time with a unique adventure from our Articulate series,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.58,0:00:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which combines art and adventure to give nature a voice.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.51,0:00:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the first of November we'll be in Brazil to visit the site of the proposed Belo Monte dam,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.16,0:00:19.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is a hugely ambitious and controversial hydroelectric project,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.69,0:00:22.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will divert flow of the mighty Xingu River.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.79,0:00:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Brazilian goverment is adamant that the dam is necessary to safeguard the economic future
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.66,0:00:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of all of Brazil, but many people disagree.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.66,0:00:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Belo Monte actually consists of three dams,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.16,0:00:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the principle one of which will be located at the head of the Volta Grande, or Big Bend section of the river,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.94,0:00:41.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where it will divert 80% of the river's flow into a manmade canal
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.64,0:00:44.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will feed the giant turbines in the second dam.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.39,0:00:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the process of generating this vast store of potential energy,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.48,0:00:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the dam will create an enormous reservoir, that will reach back as far as the town of Altamira,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.52,0:00:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and inundate many thousands of acres of rainforest.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.98,0:01:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For many people, the creation of this lake is indicative of why they are against the project,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.86,0:01:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which they believe is driven more by ego than simple common sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.87,0:01:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance, it is commonly anticipated that the acres and acres of forest that will be flooded
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.64,0:01:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will begin to rot and release hundreds of thousands of tons of methane into the atmosphere,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.76,0:01:18.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making this dam no cleaner in its emissions than a coal-fired power station.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.53,0:01:24.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the town of Altamira, the flood waters are expected to reach deep into the favelas,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.72,0:01:27.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,displacing many of the poorest and most vulnerable,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.55,0:01:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the process, compounding issues such as illegal logging and ranching that people will be forced into
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.80,0:01:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they struggle to rebuild their lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.70,0:01:40.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But perhaps one of the saddest consequences of all is what will happen to the people of the Volta Grande,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.74,0:01:42.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who like so many other indigenous people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.87,0:01:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be willfully deprived of the resources that they fight so hard
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.11,0:01:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to preserve for the benefit for all of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.86,0:01:53.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is predicted that the diversion of up to 80% of the Xingu's normal flow
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.92,0:01:56.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will cause a permanent drought on the Volta Grande.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.77,0:02:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This will effectively deprive the region's Juruna and Waura peoples of their livelihood
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.02,0:02:03.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and force their displacement.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.06,0:02:10.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MYOO is going to travel to the Volta Grande to spend time with the diverse group of people who live there
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.05,0:02:14.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and celebrate with them now what may surely be lost for future generations.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.18,0:02:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We intend to team up with the children in these communities and build a giant folk totem,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.03,0:02:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we'll decorate with carvings that celebrate the unique biodiversity of the region.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.16,0:02:29.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll then take the totem and place it in the river at the dam site,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.87,0:02:36.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where it will stand as a celebration of what may be lost as well as a representation of a Juruna ancestral myth.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.17,0:02:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MYOO is proud to partner with Amazonwatch, who work tirelessly to protect the Amazon and its people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.62,0:02:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please visit their website to learn more about what you can do to support them and their work.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.62,0:02:56.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ARTICULATE 3 17' 52 12' W is proudly sponsored by Leica and Revo