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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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Latin America’s Green Path Forward
Aside from the impact on biodiversity Andes glacier disappearance will have a tremendous economic impact on some of the Latin America's poorest residents.
No Real Deal, and No Exit
Coral reefs are dying, glaciers are melting and rising sea levels threaten the homes of millions. The effects of climate change will continue and there is little room for optimism as the Copenhagen summit has come came to an end with disappointing results.
CLIMATE CHANGE: No Water in Copenhagen Talks
In the last two years, the conclusion among decision-makers has been that the only way to solve the climate crisis is to turn carbon into a commodity and privatise the atmosphere.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Micro Hydropower for Isolated Towns
The Hidropolio micro hydropower system is an alternative for bringing clean energy to some 10 million Brazilians living in isolated areas who otherwise lack electricity.Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Residents Resist Mining Project
Residents of the northwestern Argentine province of Catamarca have kept up a roadblock on the access route to a mining site, because they say its exploitation by the Canadian firm Yamana Gold would harm the environment.Ecobreves – MEXICO: Eye on Native Christmas Tree Sales
Faced with competition from foreign species, native Christmas tree growers in the southern area of the Mexican capital are fighting to keep their plantations in business.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: New Diploma in Geology
Public and private Honduran institutions this month created the first diploma in geology, aimed at developing human resources to contribute to the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters.
December 12 Was a Tipping Point
Regardless of the words these presidents and prime ministers decide in a "protocol" or "agreement" this week, it is the people of the world who have put the writing on the wall!, says in this column Saleemul Huq.
No Water in Copenhagen Climate Talks
The climate change summit in Copenhagen has ignored the world's water problems, which will only worsen with global warming, say experts.
Latin America: The Climate Clock Is Ticking
A new study suggests that Latin America would not incur great costs if it takes on commitments now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and takes immediate steps to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Indigenous Mythology and Global Warming
Phenomena like climate change have occurred in long-past eras of humanity, when the balance between people and nature was broken, writes anthropologist Marina Barbosa in this column.
CLIMATE CHANGE: The Many Lives of the Tobin Tax
In the decades since 1972, when Nobel laureate economist James Tobin (1918-2002) first proposed it, the idea of a tax on currency speculation has resurfaced and disappeared many times, according to the economic tides.
ENVIRONMENT: Honduras Heads List for Climate Risk
Honduras has been hit harder by extreme weather events than almost any other country over the last 18 years, says a study of weather-related losses, released here as the climate summit continues this week.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Urban Pollution More Lethal Than Cholesterol
Polluted city air alters the molecular structure of "bad cholesterol" (LDL), facilitating the build-up of fatty layers in the arteries and increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study by Sandra Regina Castro Soares, for her doctorate in medicine at the University of São Paulo.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Suit Against Gov't to Go to Inter-American Court
A coalition of environmental defense groups in the northern region of Omoa will file a case in January 2010 against the Government of Honduras for failing to relocated the Mexican transnational Gas del Caribe, which is polluting the coastal zone.Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Campaign Against Moss Christmas Decoration
Venezuela's Environment Ministry and National Guard have stepped up their campaign against the collection and sale of moss, which is traditionally used in Christian households to decorate Christmas Nativity scenes.
Honduras Heads List for Climate Risk
The poorest, whether countries or populations, are the ones least able to deal with the impacts of natural disasters related to climate change, says a new study presented at the climate summit in Copenhagen.
COP15 Is a “False Solutions Fair”
At the climate summit in Copenhagen, it's as if "everyonejust wants to go on avoiding what we really have to discuss, which is whatneeds to be done" to save the planet, says Brazilian feminist Miriam Nobre in this interview.
The Many Lives of the Tobin Tax
The urgent need to confront climate change in a context of global financial crisis has given new life to the "Tobin tax", an initiative for fiscal action on speculative transactions.
Chevron and Cultural Genocide in Ecuador
The disaster caused by Chevron/Texaco in the jungles of Ecuador is not a sentimental environmental cause, it is a matter of human rights, asserts Kerry Kennedy in this column.
ARGENTINA: Solar Villages Light Up the Andes
The residents of the Puna, the dry Andean highlands in northern Argentina, are cut off from everything - except the sun. Living on arid land thousands of metres above sea level, they are on their way to becoming "solar villages."« Previous Page — Next Page »
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