Since fall 2006, NRDC has been pressing Chile to develop a progressive energy policy based on renewable, efficient energy and similar to California's rather than move forward with a plan to build five dams in Patagonia, one of the world’s last untouched regions. The drumbeat may be paying off: this past June, Chilean president Michelle Bachelet came to California, where she signaled her country’s intent to accelerate a move toward sustainable power, particularly solar-thermal.