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Sunday, November 1, 2026
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Car Revolution in the Making
Brazil could take advantage of the electric car boom to build up the industry at home, given the threats of climate change and petroleum crisis - and the death foretold of the combustion engine.
ENERGY: To Fly Around the World – Without Fuel
A solar-powered aircraft will take flight next month from Switzerland with hopes ultimately to circle the Earth in 2012, without fuel, and stopping every five days only to change pilots.Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Filming Banned in Protected Area
Residents of the Argentine town of Sierra de la Ventana, in the southwest of Buenos Aires province, were able to stop a movie company from filming in an environmentally protected zone.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: First in Collecting Agro-Toxin Containers
Brazilian farmers collected 24,400 used containers of agrochemicals in 2008, or 94 percent of the total sold in the country, which is the best rate achieved in the world, reported the National Institute of Container Processing.Ecobreves – MEXICO: Time to Update Water Infrastructure
Floods in the north and northeast of Mexico City require new methods for rapid removal of rainwater to prevent overflow of canals during times of heavy rains, says Agustín Breña, an expert in water engineering at the Autonomous Metropolitan University.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: New Weather Station
A new weather station, which will allow scientists to track the effects of climate change in one of the main productive valleys of Honduras, was inaugurated last week by local officials, aid representatives and academics.
To Fly Around the World – Without Fuel
In the era of climate change, the sun could be the future energy source for the aviation industry.
The Goal: Not a Drop Wasted
A variety of new methods for making best use of rainwater are being tested in Mexico, which faces water shortages that will only grow worse in the coming decades.
VENEZUELA: Women Recycle for Income and Environment
The women of this town in northern Venezuela no longer say "garbage" but rather "secondary raw material," and instead of referring to recycling, they talk about "separation at point of origin."
Women Recycle for Income and Environment
The recovery of recyclable waste now sustains a group of women who live along the salty Laguna de Tacarigua, a slice of biodiversity along Venezuela's Caribbean coast.Ecobreves – CUBA: Cell Therapy for Periodontal Problems
Cuba has begun T-cell therapy to treat periodontal diseases that involve bone loss, and has seen positive results, Amparo Pérez, head of a research team in Havana, told Tierramérica.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Study Calls for More Biomass and Wind Energy
Energy from biomass and from wind, still underutilized, should be a priority to complement Brazil's hydroelectric base, according to a study by the Federal University of Brazil.Ecobreves – CHILE: Guide Published on Indigenous Peoples
The World Wildlife Fund presented in Chile the document "WWF Principles on Indigenous Peoples and Conservation in Project and Program Management," translated to Spanish and with case studies from Chile and the rest of Latin America.Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Adopt a Tree
The Botanical Garden of Venezuela's Central University, a 70-hectare green oasis in the middle of Caracas, this month launched a membership program with the slogan "Adopt a Tree," for an annual payment of 180 dollars and the donor's name on a plaque at the foot of the tree.Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Sounding the Alarm for Shrinking Glaciers
The Argentine chapter of the environmental group Greenpeace called on governments to fight global warming, which is melting South America's glaciers.
Houses Put to Flood and Hurricane Test
Over a span of eight years, a Mexican engineer visited areas thrashed by hurricanes. His goal was to design a home capable of withstanding nature's worst.Ecobreves – CHILE: Government Lists High Andes Wetlands
The Chilean Agriculture Ministry's center for natural resources information is putting together the first information system on High Andes wetlands in the three regions of the country's north.
Releasing Clean Energy from Manure
Manure, Argentina's leading source of climate-changing emissions is beginning to be used as raw material for clean energy.Ecobreves – MEXICO: War Against Plastic Bags Expands to All Trash
The ban on shops providing non-biodegradable plastic bags for their clients' purchases is in force in the Mexican capital, but is not enough to get solid waste management under control, say environmentalists.
MEXICO: Biological Remedy for Sickened Soil
Mexico is beginning to take on the environmental debts left by the oil industry, applying biological techniques to break down alcohols, solvents, glycerines, gasoline, benzene and acetone, turning them into carbon dioxide and water.
CUBA: El Niño Taming the Hurricanes
The cyclical climate phenomenon known as El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the equatorial Pacific Ocean this year is helping weaken cyclone activity in the Northern Atlantic and the Caribbean. But Cuban meteorologists are warning against complacency.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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