From Reuters for CBC news: Lake Poopo, Bolivia’s 2nd-largest lake, dries up Climate change has boosted temperatures, tripling evaporation Thomson Reuters Posted: Dec 18, 2015 10:24 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 18, 2015 1:27 PM ET [To watch the video, please use the link at the bottom, thank you.] What happens when a lake dries…
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Do we really care about the environment?
The anthropocene has set foot and we are still debating and assuming demagogue positions… this cartoon from Los Tiempos makes a great point: The kid says: “hey Nicola, the “extractivism” doesn’t go against Mother Nature?” Nicola, the dog, replies: “it depends kid, from the mouth of a capitalist is a crime against Mother Nature [pachamama],…
Bolivia to host gas exporters conference in 2017
EFE reports for Latino Foxnews: Bolivia to host gas exporters conference in 2017The The eastern city of Santa Cruz will host the 4th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit in 2017, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Monday. The president said at a press conference at which he was accompanied by Santa Cruz officials, that 12…
Argentines debt to Bolivia, will they be the honored?
An exceptional Editorial from El Diario: Argentines debt to Bolivia, will they be the honored? It has become a custom that in times of Argentine economic crisis, they bounce on our country due to the excessive accumulation of debts owed to us; the trouble is that, generally, our governments are convinced with promises of “pay…
Bolivia to improve human development policies… fast!
El Diario reports: WB suggests Bolivia to improve human development policies With the growth of the Bolivian workforce, the World Bank (WB) recommended that the authorities improve human development policies that would allow to train citizens of working age for the next three decades. The WB specialist Marcio Cruz, said that Bolivia has been classified…
Effects of falling prices in Bolivia
Fundación Milenio reports: Effects of falling prices in Bolivia It is a historic event, the Bolivia dependence on prices of raw materials, today oil as it determines the selling price of natural gas, the main export product that contributes to 49 percent of the total. One of the main disadvantages of this dependence is that…
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