Kyle Field reports for Clean Technica: A Small School In Bolivia Is A Model For Sustainable Living Using Solar & Rainwater Capture The Power of an Idea “Innovation is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” Thomas Edison Change starts with a single idea. Most ideas are kept inside, never to be set free, but the occasional…
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Conservationists rush to save Bolivian turtles threatened by egg trafficking
Regardless of who is at the Bolivian government, my respect and admiration for the Bolivian Park Rangers, for the local and international NGOs that over decades, have helped our biodiversity, thank you! The above opinion is from Bolivian Thoughts. Mongabay reports: Conservationists rush to save Bolivian turtles threatened by egg trafficking BY EDUARDO FRANCO BERTON ON 15…
Torotoro: Bolivia’s best kept secret!
Kyra reports for Reishonger: Torotoro: Bolivia’s best kept secret! Do you want a great beautiful place where few to no tourists are, but where you are more than welcome? Then go to Parque Nacional Toro Toro : Bolivia’s upcoming backpack spot where you can see caves, gorges, rock formations and dinosaur trails. The people in the town of…
What to do with electricity tariffs that go up and the CRE attributes it to high consumption
El Deber reports: Electricity tariffs go up and the CRE attributes it to high consumption Neighbors of the city of Santa Cruz yesterday used social networks to complain about the increase in electricity rates, up to 50% more than usual. Given that, the Rural Electrification Cooperative (CRE) said that at no time did it raise…
TIPNIS leaders march in Germany and denounce the Bolivian State of the coca grower caudillo
ANF reports in Pagina Siete: TIPNIS leaders march in Germany and denounce the Bolivian State The president of the TIPNIS, Fabián Gil and the president of the women, Marqueza Teco participated in the mobilization. One of the leaders of the Isiboro Sécure Indigenous Territory and National Park (TIPNIS) marched for the Climate, this Saturday in…
Bolivian Medicinal Plant Compound Shows Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Activity
Enrico de Lazaro reports for Science News: South American Medicinal Plant Compound Shows Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Activity Damsin, a natural compound isolated from the South American medicinal plant Ambrosia arborescens, has been found to inhibit the growth of cancer stem cells, according to new research. “Cancer stem cells can be considered as the most dangerous…
