The Paraguay Imbroglio: A Disconcerting Endgame
The June 15 clash between police and campesinos in the Paraguayan region of Curuguaty sparked a political crisis that resulted
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Energy and Environment
In the Wake of Rio+20, Will Brazil Walk the Talk?
Introduction Contradiction festers in Rio de Janeiro as international fervor surrounding June’s lackluster Rio+20 Earth Summit quickly subsides throughout Brazil.
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French Guiana’s offshore oil: profit trumps environmental protection?
An offshore oilfield discovery in September 2011 within the French Guiana Zaedyus exploratory well by Tullow Oil plc, a British
Read MoreBelo Monte Dam: Not Just a Threat to the Environment
The Belo Monte Dam project along the Xingu River had its preliminary plans drawn under Brazil’s military dictatorship and was
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Re: “Chile’s Efforts to Boost Power Supplies Hit Another Snag”
Dear Editor: Your July 18 article, “Chile’s Efforts to Boost Power Supplies Hit Another Snag,” makes several egregious misrepresentations in
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The Lure of Cuban Energy Independence: One Twist After Another
On May 29 during a press conference presenting Repsol’s four-year strategic plan, the company’s president, Antonio Bufrau, announced that the
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