Environment
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 00:00
On January 11, Americas Society/Council of the Americas hosted a panel discussion to discuss the priorities of the Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability (JIUS) and its relevance to the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20.
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 00:00
A large oil rig has arrived off the coast of Cuba to begin searching for offshore oil deposits.
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 00:00
With an estimated cost of at least $14 billion and a projected electrical capacity that would make it the third most powerful in the world, Brazil's Belo Monte Dam is leaving a large footprint.
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 00:00
The Belo Monte dam has been in the works for decades in Brazil and was only approved in 2010. Construction began on the project in late 2011.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 00:00
Over 100 thousand people are going hungry in Paraguay, while crops such as soybeans are effected. Rivers are too low to float export ships and barges.
Friday, January 13, 2012 - 00:00
A crusading lawyer helped Ecuadorans secure a huge environmental judgment against Chevron. But did he go too far?
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 00:00
Chevron Corp.'s effort to overturn an $18 billion judgment against it was rejected by an Ecuador appeals court in a lawsuit alleging the company is responsible for chemicals spilled in the Amazon River basin more than 20 years ago.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 00:00
La Fiscalia del Estado archivo obrados y rechazo las proposiciones acusatorias presentadas contra el presidente Evo Morales y el vicepresidente Álvaro Garcia por la represion policial del 25 de septiembre contra la marcha indigena por el TIPNIS.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 00:00
El Ministerio Publico no encontro responsabilidad ni en el presidente Evo Morales ni en el vicepresidente Álvaro Garcia Linera, por lo que decidio rechazar las dos proposiciones acusatorias por el caso de la intervencion policial a la marcha de los
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 00:00
Proxima reunion para discutir sobre el proyecto Conga sera el 13 de enero. Congresista oficialista dijo que el Ejecutivo aun puede enmendar errores