Tag: south-america

  • NEXTracker deal with Cintac reduces South American manufacturing lead time

    NEXTracker formed a partnership with Cintac, South America’s leading steel manufacturer, in which Cintac will manufacture essential steel components and piers for NEXTracker’s Chilean solar projects. This partnership bolsters NEXTracker’s commitment to partnering with local suppliers to meet the rapidly growing global demand for its advanced tracking systems. The company saysRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Worldwide Honey Bee Collapse: A Lesson in Ecology

    We know what is killing the bees. Worldwide Bee Colony Collapse is not as big a mystery as the chemical companies claim. The systemic nature of the problem makes it complex, but not impenetrable. Scientists know that bees are dying from …

  • Coral Reef Ecosystems Devastated by Climate Change

    Corals are peculiarly sensitive to sea temperatures—they tend to bleach if seas get hotter—and many corals live and flourish near the limits of their tolerance. Coral reefs are also home to an estimated 25 percent of all marine species, so the loss of a reef has a serious effect on marine biodiversity, as well as…

  • Humanity Imperiled: The Path to Disaster

    It’s not that there are no alternatives. The alternatives just aren’t being taken. That’s dangerous. So if you ask what the world is going to look like, it’s not a pretty picture. Unless people do something about it. We always can.

  • Resource Scarcity, Climate Change and the Encroaching Global Catastrophe

    TOMDISPATCH — Brace yourself. You may not be able to tell yet, but according to global experts and the U.S. intelligence community, the earth is already shifting under you. Whether you know it or not, you’re on a …