Tag: Chile
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Exosun to supply solar trackers for huge 146-MW project in Chile
Exosun, a major provider of solar tracking technologies for utility-scale, ground-mounted solar plants, has been selected by EDF energies Nouvelles, a global market leader in green electricity production, to equip two thirds of a 146 MWp PV plant in the Chilean Atacama desert with its trackers, and to provide aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Huge Win in Chile: Dam Permit Revoked Keeping Two Patagonia Rivers Wild
We are witnessing history in the making in Patagonia. After more than eight years of civil protests…
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The Global Downfall of the Plastic Bag
The world’s strictest anti-plastic bag implementation strategy may be in Rwanda. Since a ban went into effect in 2008, airline…
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Chile Derails ‘Monsanto Law’ That Would Privatize Seeds
This month, rural women, indigenous communities and farmers in Chile found themselves on the winning end of a long-fought battle against a bill that had come to be known by many in this country as simply, the “Monsanto Law.” [caption id="attachment_328490" align="alignnone" width="500"] Anti-Monsanto protests have been commonplace in Chile as the multinational company has…
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Women Without Borders, Patagonia Without Dams
By Patrick J. Lynch A five-day ride on horseback ìs redefining citizen-based environmental advocacy in Patagonia. Amidst growing concerns about the destruction of Patagonia at the hands of the mining and energy sectors, 45 women from different regions of Chile and Argentina came together in January for a five-day cabalgata to call attention to the damming of…