Chevron: No Compassion for Ecuadoreans or Environment
In reading the many stories covering the Ecuador ruling handed down by Judge Nicolás Zambrano this week fining Chevron 8.6 billion in it’s case against Ecuador (Ecuador sought $113b in damages), completing the lengthy evidentiary phase of a 17 year legal battle waged by 30,000+ Ecuadoreans who filed suit against Chevron for dumping toxic oil waste into their lives, I’m struck by Chevron’s overt lack of compassion and conscious concern for this once pristine... Read More
Chile’s Atacama Desert | A Solar Powerhouse
Abengoa Develops it’s First CSP Plant in Chile’s Atacama Desert ( News 2011•06•17) Solar radiation is the entire spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, including visible and invisible light, sent out by the sun of which only a fraction reaches the earth. Of this fraction only some of the light reaches our habitable world, while the rest is filtered out and reflected back into space by the earth’s outer atmosphere. There are a handful of areas on the surface... Read More
CRUDE – directed by Joe Berlinger
Having been immersed in this intense consumption driven lifestyle for the last 60 years, we are now attempting to extricate our habitation on the planet from the carelessness pursuit of using everything in our path to meet our needs. Sounds strangely like an addiction. We are making progress however. We may not directly be aware of the suffering caused others in pursuit of boundless material wealth, power and crushing corporate domination of the world’s markets and natural... Read More
Nicaragua Renewable Energy | Grupo Fenix
Managua is the capital of Nicaragua and home to Grupo Fenix, nestled in an ancient volcanic system on lake Managua. Grupo Fenix was started through the efforts of students at the University of Managua with an interest in improving the livelihoods of rural Nicaraguans. Students with Grupo Fenix teach rural populations about solar energy and other renewable energy concepts, giving them the knowledge and tools to use in their communities. One of their guiding principles is respect... Read More
