Red Aclo reports in El Diario: Pollution continues in Cantumarca Potosi (Red Aclo) .- Since years ago, the waste tailings dam of San Miguel, located at the top of Cantumarca, in an area of approximately 18 hectares, continue to pollute the community. One of the settlers of the place said that “the dam long pollutes…
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Bolivia agrees $300 million nuclear complex with Russia’s Rosatom
Reuters reports through Yahoo news: Bolivia agrees $300 million nuclear complex with Russia’s Rosatom LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia and Russia’s state-owned atomic energy corporation Rosatom said on Sunday they had signed a provisional agreement for the construction of $300 million nuclear complex in the Andean nation. Under the terms of the accord, which needs…
Bolivia was filled with used cars
El Diario reports: Bolivia was filled with used cars According to the Single Register for Municipal Tax Administration (RUAT) and the National Statistics Institute (INE), in 2013, the Bolivian fleet had a record of 1,326,833 vehicles, up by 9.95% than in 2012, when it reached 1,206,751 vehicles. Other official figures show that the national fleet…
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],…
Bolivian Jenny Quisbert wins international competition!
El Diario reports: Young alteña wins international competition The first place of the contest Leachate Treatment Systems for Landfill, held in Santiago, Chile, was occupied by Jenny Quisbert, who at 23-year-old, won $40 million dollars for the implementation of the project in El Alto. The young alteña [born in El Alto city] is in her…
Santa Cruz recorded 1,756 fire hotspots
Hoybolivia.com reports: Santa Cruz recorded 1,756 fire hotspots The Secretary Office for the Environment of the Government of Santa Cruz reported on Friday [08/28/2015] that 1,756 fire hotspots were recorded in the department, on more than a dozen municipalities. “It’s fire caused by farmers who began to prepare the ground for soil preparation and recommend to maintain…
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