December 10, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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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
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
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
November 4, 2011
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
A new energy group entitled the “Comisión Ciudadana Técnico Parlamentaria para la Política y la Matriz Eléctrica (CCTP)” or the Citizen… Continue reading
October 21, 2011
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Despite gaining official approval from Chile’s government, HidroAysén still faces many challenges on the road to completion. The primary point of contention is ho… Continue reading
July 18, 2011
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC Chile
After several years of uncertainty, executives of the two companies proposing large dam complexes on Patagonian rivers, HidroAysén and Xstrata, indicated that this month they will sign… Continue reading
November 5, 2010
by Amanda Maxwell
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Chile:
While HidroAysén delivered its Environmental Impact Assessment last week (La Tercera, 10/28/10) protests were held in Coyhaique against the dam project. (El Divisadero, 11/2/10) However residents weren’t the only ones opposing the p… Continue reading