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How South America's Rainforests Are Being Sacrificed on the Altar of Energy

Milagros Salazar, IPS News. December 28, 2010.

A project to construct five hydroelectric dams in Peru will mean massive environmental destruction.

Isolated by the U.S., Iran Builds Ties With Latin America

Richard Javad Heydarian, Foreign Policy in Focus. November 29, 2010.

Iran and Venezuela are launching joint ventures in sectors such as energy, agriculture, manufacturing, housing, and infrastructure.

Nestle Stoops to New Low, Launches Barge to Peddle Junk Food on the Amazon River to Brazil's Poor

Michele Simon, AlterNet. July 8, 2010.

Has Big Food already run out of customers in cities and other locales that are more readily accessible by land?

Israel & Associates Lose a Big One on Iran

Ray McGovern, Consortium News. May 19, 2010.

Turkey and Brazil ignore U.S. warnings and press ahead with diplomacy to head off a possible new war, this one over Iran.

Brazil Announces Plan For Sustainable Palm Oil

Stephen Messenger, TreeHugger. May 7, 2010.

It would expand its palm oil cultivation into previously deforested regions, promising a sustainable alternative to the destructive methods practiced in other parts of the world.

Thanks to GM, People Are Being Displaced So Their Forests Can Become Offsets for SUVs

Mark Schapiro, Mother Jones. November 18, 2009.

Should we focus on industries paying to preserve distant trees rather than reducing emissions closer to home? It's the question of the day in Washington and Copenhagen.

A Very Good Week for the World's Rivers and a Bad Week for Dams

Lori Pottinger, Huffington Post. November 16, 2009.

Thanks to grassroots advocacy and new legislation, important ecosystems across the globe will be guarded from harmful damming projects.

U.S. Official Vows 'Good Explanation' For Colombia Bases

Agence France Presse August 4, 2009.

Right-Wing Extremists Threaten Women's Rights All Over the World

Gillian Kane, AlterNet. June 17, 2009.

Around the world, antiabortion organizations use their political influence and dangerous rhetoric to punish and endanger women.

Will Obama End the War on Drugs?

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. May 18, 2009.

Is Obama really committed to a fundamental shift in America's approach to drug policy or is this about serving up a kinder, gentler drug war?

A New Cold War Brewing in Latin America?

Revolter, BoRev AlterNet: PEEK. July 25, 2008.

Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos today stated that he "still does not know what [the CSD] is for."

Brazilian Farmers and Finnish Workers Push Back Against Mega-Forestry Firm

Linus Atarah, IPS News. June 23, 2008.

Displaced Finnish factory workers and landless peasants in Brazil have become unlikely allies in a struggle for livelihoods.

Will the Amazon Be Flooded for a Hydro Dam?

Patrick Cunningham, Independent UK. May 31, 2008.

Thousands of miles of the rainforest may be flooded because of dam likely to cause a dramatic rise in greenhouse gas emissions.

Big Oil Strike in Brazil has Tongues Wagging, but We Continue Towards Peak Oil

Pedro Prieto, Tlaxcala. May 7, 2008.

Since the 1980's, the world has discovered less oil than it has consumed every year.

The World's Fourth-Largest City Outlaws Billboards, Calls It 'Visual Pollution'

David Evan Harris, Adbusters. August 21, 2007.

São Paulo, Brazil, the world's fourth-largest metropolis has banned the "visual pollution" of outdoor advertising. With short video documentary.

Is Ethanol the Solution or the Problem?

Isabella Kenfield, International Relations Center. March 12, 2007.

Brazil is the global leader in ethanol exports and the U.S. is Brazil's biggest importer. But many fear that what appears to be an economic panacea may be a social and ecological disaster.