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    More LAC Wind and Solar Maps

    Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

    A few months back I did a post on what wind and solar power potential maps for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries could be found on the internet, and promised updates on others as I found them. Well, it might take me awhile to do so, but I usually do come through […]

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    A Sustainable Energy Plan for Barbados?

    Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

    In an earlier article, I looked at the sustainability of Brazil’s long-range energy plans. Today I examine Barbados’ recently announced 20-year plans. The government of Prime Minister Owen Arthur recently presented to Parliament a ambitious draft national energy plan that has numerous environmental elements in it. While some have applauded its stated intentions — reduction […]

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    Jalisco Gets a Waste Law

    Monday, February 26th, 2007

    The Mexican state of Jalisco (JL) just published in its official gazette the text of its recently passed Law on the Integrated Management of Wastes.  Jalisco joins the Federal District (DF) and the states of Colima, Guanajuato, Querétaro and Veracruz in adopting its own waste law to supplement the federal Law for the Prevention and […]

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    Toll of Unchecked Development on Key Bahamian Habitats

    Saturday, February 24th, 2007

    I’d like to recommend reading the March 2007 edition of National Geographic. It contains an interesting and well-done piece on troubles in the previously favorable Bahamian habitats for sharks (a tip of the hat to “My Island Home” blog for alerting me to it). No, I’m no shark fan! Personally, they give me the creeps. […]

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    Attention Potential Mexican/Caribbean/Central American Eco-tourism Projects!

    Friday, February 23rd, 2007

    Given their significant presence in the tourism industry in Mexico and much of Central America and the Caribbean (click on map below to enlarge), any non-profit looking for seed money for their potential eco-tourism project in those countries should look into applying for Transat’s grant. From Transat: Transat launches program to support sustainable-tourism projects Applications […]

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    President Nixes Consumer Protection for Guyana

    Friday, February 23rd, 2007

    Does Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo (People’s Progressive Party) truly want strong consumer protection for Guyana? Guyanese citizens can be forgiven for wondering if he does. A bill submitted by his own cabinet and passed by the National Assembly in April 2006 without objection from the opposition was never given assent by the President. The bill […]

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    New Environmental Caucus in Brazilian Congress

    Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

    A Sign of the Times? On Valentine’s Day in Brasilia a large group of Federal Deputies, with top officials from the Environment Ministry (including Minister Marina Silva), the President of the Chamber of Deputies Arlindo Chinaglia [Workers’ Party (PT) – São Paulo (SP)], and representatives of several key environmental nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by their side, […]

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    Combatting Deforestation – A Confession and Foreword

    Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

    This is another one from my oft-mentioned backlog queue — in fact, one of the oldest ones in the queue. It has stayed there so long not because I felt it was less important than the other topics I have discussed here at The Temas Blog. Rather the contrary! I felt it was too important […]

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    Should Brazil Get More Credit for Climate Change Steps Already Taken?

    Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

    This one has been sitting in the backlog queue since November, demanding to be finished and released. Recent comments by Environment Minister Silva gave me a new reason to do so and a “hook” to hang it on besides! Just as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released in Paris earlier this month its […]

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    You Know Environment Has Arrived as an Issue in Brazil…

    Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

    …when it becomes the theme of samba school parades during Carnaval! All joking aside, two of São Paulo’s well-known samba schools picked environmental themes for this year’s Carnaval march. Rosas de Ouro (“Golden Roses”) picked “The Planet is Blue” (A Terra é Azul) to popularize the global warming issue. Their honorary grand marshal was Marcos […]

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