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Peru: Who Will Deal With Thousands Of Abandoned Oil Wells?

By Milagros Salazar Peru has more than 6,000 abandoned oil wells that continue to pollute their surroundings, with 270 considered

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Extreme Weather Is The New Normal

By Stephen Leahy Extreme weather is fast becoming the new normal. Canada and much of the United States experienced summer

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More Ecology, Less Economy For Rio+20

By Fabíola Ortiz Hundreds of non-governmental organizations and social movements from around the world hope to counter the failure of

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Grenada Under Climate Stress

By Desmond Brown James Nicholas has always made a living off the sea. A fisherman in the tri-island state of

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Chilean Community Wins First Round Against Brazilian Billionaire

By Marianela Jarroud Plans to build a massive thermoelectric power plant complex near an area of rich marine biodiversity has

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Peru: More Transparent Forest Governance In Amazon

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By Milagros Salazar In Peru, where over half of the national territory is covered by forests and the logging industry

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Argentina Responds To Climate Challenge With Transgenic Seeds

By Marcela Valente Researchers in Argentina have isolated a sunflower gene and implanted it into corn, wheat and soybean seeds

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Green Economy Seeks To Maintain Growth Threatened By Disasters

By Mario Osava There is every indication that major disasters could be the new midwives of history. Seeking to prevent

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Chile’s Earthquake Reconstruction Hindered By Delays And Profiteering

By Marianela Jarroud Two years after the earthquake and tsunami in south-central Chile, the worst natural disaster to hit the

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Chile’s Earthquake Reconstruction Hindered By Delays And Profiteering

By Marianela Jarroud Two years after the earthquake and tsunami in south-central Chile, the worst natural disaster to hit the

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