April 19, 2013
by Kimi Narita
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Kimi Narita, MAP Energy Fellow , Chicago
Recently, the national media and blogosphere has picked up the story about a bill in Kansas that would outlaw public funding of sustainable development. Most of the stories have been of s… Continue reading
April 13, 2013
by Barbara Finamore
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Barbara Finamore, Senior Attorney and Asia Director, Beijing
I was delighted to see that California Governor Jerry Brown has made climate change and environmental protection a key focus of his visit to China this week. In addition to di… Continue reading
February 26, 2013
by Pierre Delforge
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Pierre Delforge, Director, High Tech Sector Energy Efficiency, San Francisco
Thought the Hollywood award season was over? Not quite! The Climate Change Business Journal (CCBJ) just awarded the Project Merit award for Smart G… Continue reading
September 4, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
*Please Note: NRDC’s weekly Latin America news round-up will not be posted for the next two weeks, as our staff will be traveling. We will return on the week of Sept. 17-21. Thanks … Continue reading
August 29, 2012
by Adrian Martinez
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Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Environmental Justice, Santa Monica, California
When I was younger, my brother duped me into thinking I had huge wealth by giving me an iron pyrite rock, otherwise known as fool’s gold. With … Continue reading
August 27, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Four new photovoltaic solar energy projects received environemental approval from Chile’s authorities. When built, the four –Encuentro Solar, Laberinto Solar Estes… Continue reading
August 3, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
While the two companies who own the proposed Hidroaysén dam project in Patagonia, Endesa and Colbún, hope to resume the project before the end of the year, ther… Continue reading
July 30, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
While non-conventional renewable energy (NCRE) currently accounts for 3 percent of Chile’s electricity, there is a portfolio of new NCRE initiatives that would generate… Continue reading
June 22, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
During a meeting on June 20, HidroAysén’s board of directors discussed the request made in late May by its shareholder, Colbún, to suspend the dam project&… Continue reading
June 18, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
The electricity company Colbún has denied speculation that is it planning to sell its holdings in the controversial HidroAysén hydroelectric project in Patagonia… Continue reading
June 9, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
On June 5, the president of Endesa España, Borja Prado, whose company is a co-owner of the HidroAysén hydroelectric project, met with the Energy Ministry in Sant… Continue reading
May 4, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Endesa and Colbún, the corporate owners of HydroAysén are revisiting the issue of economic feasibility. Last week, Electrobas, a Brazilian state owned power comp… Continue reading
April 13, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Chile is increasingly tapping into solar energy. Solar energy is now powering schools, clinics, farms, tunnels, residential lighting systems and even neighborhoods in the Atac… Continue reading
April 6, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Chile’s Supreme Court released its final verdict in favor of HydroAysén, the project which would build five dams on the Baker and Pascua Rivers in the Patagonia r… Continue reading
March 29, 2012
by Jacob Scherr
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Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
This post is first published on Sage Magazine by Angel Hertslet of the US Citizens Summit Blog Team
The summit kicked off with a panel entitled “Tw… Continue reading
March 23, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Only 7% of approved non-conventional renewable energy (NCRE) projects in Chile are currently under construction. Chile currently has 720 MW of NCRE already installed. An addit… Continue reading
March 17, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Positive news for the non-conventional renewable energy sector made headlines this week in Chile. At a solar energy conference, a senior vice-president of the internation… Continue reading
March 9, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
A setback for the Castilla thermoelectric project in the Atacama region marked a victory for environmentalists as the Antofagasta Court accepted the appeal filed by environmen… Continue reading
February 17, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
A glimmer of hope for renewable energy in Chile as recent studies show that the cost of green energy has been cut in half over the past two years. The price decline is a resul… Continue reading
February 3, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
In the last three months, Chile’s government has raced to achieve its goal of obtaining a national energy matrix that consists of 20% alternative energies by 2020… Continue reading