June 17, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Video Highlights Alternatives to HidroAysen: Part 3 of 4 in the Rios Libres Film Series

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
This blog is part 3 of 4 in the Rios Libres video series. The goal of the series is to highlight four different aspects of the fight against five proposed dams in Chile’s Pata… Continue reading

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June 14, 2013
by Carolina Herrera
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Eighteen years and counting – keeping Cabo Pulmo safe is still a critical task

Carolina Herrera, Latin America Advocate, Washington DC
June marks two important anniversaries for Mexico’s Cabo Pulmo National Park, and both are reminders that protecting coral reefs is an enduring and critical challenge. Earlie… Continue reading

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June 14, 2013
by Carolina Herrera
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Latin America Green News: Smog shrouds Chilean city, trawling in Costa Rica, authorities reject Mexican gold mine

Carolina Herrera, Latin America Advocate, Washington DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
June 9-14, 2013
Chile
The capital city of the Araucan… Continue reading

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May 24, 2013
by Carolina Herrera
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Latin America Green News: renewables bill in Chile moving forward, Costa Rica markets carbon, high cost of climate change in Mexico

Carolina Herrera, Latin America Advocate, Washington DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
May 20 – 24, 2013
Chile
President Piñera… Continue reading

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May 3, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Latin America Green News: Impact of mining reviewed in Chile, natural gas on the agenda for Obama’s visit to Costa Rica, mining projects approved in Mexico

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
April 26-May 3, 2013
Chile
Executives from Barrick Gold&mda… Continue reading

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May 2, 2013
by Carolina Herrera
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Obama’s visit to Mexico is a chance to revisit US-Mexico environmental cooperation

Carolina Herrera, Latin America Advocate, Washington DC
President Obama’s visit to Mexico this week will be the second time he meets with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in less than six months, highlighting the import… Continue reading

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April 29, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Air Quality in Latin America: High Levels of Pollution Require Strong Government Action

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
The suffocating cloud of smog that hung over Beijing in January this year was a very real reminder that air pollution is an ongoing and serious problem. A new report assessing air q… Continue reading

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April 26, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Latin America Green News: Chile’s Pascua Lama faces permanent suspension, Costa Rica readies for Obama, Mexico needs cleaner air, and Central America at risk from climate change

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
April 20-25, 2013
Chile
Daniel Fernández, the Execut… Continue reading

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April 12, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Latin America Green News: Pascual Lama is suspended in Chile, green homes awarded in Costa Rica, wind energy enters the national debate in Mexico

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
April 8-12, 2013
Chile
The Italian energy company Enel&mdas… Continue reading

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April 11, 2013
by Carolina Herrera
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Citzens’ petition calls for stricter environmental enforcement to safeguard fragile ecosystems in Gulf of California

Carolina Herrera, Latin America Advocate, Washington DC
Mexican and U.S. environmental organizations have once more come together to help protect some of the most iconic sites in the Gulf of California. Eleven groups, including NRDC, su… Continue reading

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March 15, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Latin America Green News: Chile studies solar energy, Costa Rica issues carbon credits, Mexico measures reefs with a robot

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
March 8-15, 2013
Chile
The Chilean Solar Energy Research Ce… Continue reading

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March 1, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Latin America Green News: Solar power gets a boost in Chile, wastewater runoff pollutes rivers in Costa Rica, petroleum subsidies come under the microscope in Mexico, energy efficiency targets light up Central America

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
February 22- March 1, 2013
Chile
Persistent drought in Chil… Continue reading

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February 22, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Latin America Green News: Exploring tidal power in Chile, capturing carbon in Costa Rica, developing solar-powered industry in Mexico, policing Latin America’s forests

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
February 16-February 22, 2013
Chile
Enersis, the owner of E… Continue reading

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February 15, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Mexico City is making progress on cleaning up dirty transportation – now the whole country needs to follow suit

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Mexico City’s reputation for traffic congestion and air pollution is, unfortunately, less than positive: sounds of angry car horns, images of gridlock and the smell of exhaust… Continue reading

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February 8, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Latin America Green News: renewables get a push in Chile, a case for wetland conservation in Costa Rica, saving the vaquita in Mexico, wind power potential in Central America

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
February 2-February 8, 2013
Chile:
“Caring for our en… Continue reading

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February 4, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Latin America Green News: Chileans regulate auto emissions, Costa Ricans leads on marine conservation, and Mexicans favor renewables

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
January 27 – February 1, 2013
Chile
4.80 GW of non-c… Continue reading

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January 13, 2013
by Amanda Maxwell
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Latin America Green News: Chile’s temperatures rise, Costa Rica’s whales stay, and Mexico’s wind farms grow

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
January 2-11, 2013
Chile
Chile’s Minister of Energy,… Continue reading

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December 10, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Latin America Green News: Musicians play for Chile’s Patagonia, climate funding helps Costa Rica’s reforestation, textiles pollute Mexico’s fresh water

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Latin America Green News is a selection of weekly news highlights about environmental and energy issues in Latin America.
December 3-9, 2012
Chile
The highest administrative authori… Continue reading

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November 29, 2012
by Carolina Herrera
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Reviving a rainforest helps keep migratory birds’ winter home wild

Carolina Herrera, Latin America Advocate, Washington DC
 Wondering where that brightly colored songbird that visited your yard during the summer disappeared to when the temperature dropped? Many songbirds and other migratory birds … Continue reading

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November 16, 2012
by Carolina Herrera
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Helping climate change solutions cross borders: the U.S. must work with Latin America on climate and energy during next four years

Carolina Herrera, Latin America Advocate, Washington DC
The U.S. Latino vote in 2012 was rightly predicted to play a pivotal role, but that didn’t bring Latin America much closer to center stage during the election. While many Lat… Continue reading

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