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News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 552
Nevis Embarks on Geothermal Energy Journey
- Inter Press Service
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, Dic 19 (IPS) - The tiny island of Nevis in the northern region of the Lesser Antilles is one of the few remaining unspoiled places in the Caribbean. It is now seeking to become the greenest, joining a growing list of Caribbean countries pursuing clean geothermal power.
Mexico Needs a Bouncer at the Oil Industry Door
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Dic 19 (IPS) - As Mexico is about to open its oil industry up to foreign investment, it will need penalties for negligence and regulations that force private firms to follow best practices in order to avoid problems like oil spills, analysts say.
World Bank Raises 52b Dollars for Poorest Countries
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 18 (IPS) - The World Bank has raised some 52 billion dollars, a record amount, for its fund for development in the world's poorest countries, though some are expressing concerns over the terms under which some of this money is being offered by donor governments.
Nuclear Energy Small but Strategic in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
ANGRA DOS REIS, Brazil, Dic 18 (IPS) - Brazil has continued to develop nuclear energy despite the costs involved and the fact that the industry will never account for more than a small portion of the country's energy production.
When NATO Leaves Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
JALALABAD,Afghanistan, Dic 18 (IPS) - Afghanistan's 30 million people are deeply divided over whether President Hamid Karzai should sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with Washington that will allow U.S. military operations to continue in the conflict-ravaged country after NATO forces leave in 2014.
Bicycle Use Booming in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Dic 17 (IPS) - "I ride 43 km a day and I love it," said Carlos Cantor in Bogotá, Colombia. "Five years ago I switched my car for a bike," explained Tomás Fuenzalida from Santiago, Chile.
Automation, Drones and Robots Lead to Guaranteeing Incomes for Humans
- Inter Press Service
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, Dic 17 (IPS) - The debate over structural unemployment, automation and jobless economic growth began in the 1960s as car factories replaced workers with robots.
Dam the Fish
- Inter Press Service
RATANAKIRI PROVINCE, Cambodia, Dic 17 (IPS) - "I prefer the dam to the fish," says middle-aged farmer Ton Noun, when asked his opinion on a proposed 400 megawatt dam on Sesan river near his home in northeastern Cambodia. Then he chuckles and asks, "What fish?"
U.S. Wind Industry Buffeted by Uncertainty
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 17 (IPS) - The U.S. wind industry looks set to enter a period of uncertainty, with an important government subsidy expiring at the end of the month and no clear plan for lawmakers to work towards an extension.
Bachelet’s Promised Reforms Could Face Uphill Struggle
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Dic 16 (IPS) - The promised structural reforms to modify the political system inherited from Chile's 1973-1990 dictatorship and reduce the severe social inequalities in the country propelled Michelle Bachelet to a resounding triumph in the Sunday Dec. 15 runoff election.
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