News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 581
U.S. Court Ruling Boosts Vulture Funds at Developing World's Expense
- Inter Press Service
LOS ANGELES, Aug 27 (IPS) - A recent U.S. court ruling over a fight between Argentina and its creditors on Wall Street will increase global poverty by making it easier for "vulture funds" to seize the assets of indebted nations, according to anti-debt campaigners who are urging the U.S. government to overturn the decision.
Q&A: Everyone Loses in War Over Amazon Dams – Part 1
- Inter Press Service
SAO PAULO, Aug 27 (IPS) - In the war over major hydropower dams in the Amazon jungle, everyone loses - even the winners who manage to overcome the opposition and build them, but who suffer delays, costs that are difficult to recoup, and damage to their image.
Exclusive Bus Lanes Speed Things Up in Buenos Aires
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 27 (IPS) - A new system of exclusive lanes for bus rapid transit appears to be benefiting public transport passengers and bus drivers in the most congested part of the centre of the Argentine capital.
U.S. Sells Attack Helicopters to Indonesia amid Rights Concerns
- Inter Press Service
Uruguay Prepares for Iron Rush
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Aug 26 (IPS) - A bill that would regulate large-scale mining operations is making its way through Uruguay's two houses of parliament, despite a lack of political consensus and vocal opposition from environmental organisations and other sectors of civil society.
New Initiative Aims to Integrate Agriculture and Conservation
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 25 (IPS) - It took Brazil four decades to overcome food insecurity and earn a place as a major global food supplier. Now its experiences will contribute to the evidence base for a new initiative that seeks to reconcile agriculture and the conservation of biological diversity.
Civil Society Calls for Vote on Drilling in Ecuador’s Yasuní Park
- Inter Press Service
QUITO, Aug 24 (IPS) - The Ecuadorean government's decision to allow oil drilling in the Yasuní National Park, one of the most biodiverse areas of the planet, has caused alarm among environmentalists and indigenous people, who are calling for a referendum on the issue.
U.S. Selling Cluster Bombs Worth 641 million to Saudi Arabia
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (IPS) - Arms control advocates are decrying a new U.S. Department of Defence announcement that it will be building and selling 1,300 cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia, worth some 641 million dollars.
Five Caribbean States Join Pilot for Energy Efficiency
- Inter Press Service
BELMOPAN, Belize, Aug 23 (IPS) - Every year, the Caribbean's electric sector burns through approximately 30 million barrels of fuel. Overall, the region imports in excess of 170 million barrels of petroleum products annually.
Nicaragua’s New Canal Threatens Biggest Source of Water
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Aug 23 (IPS) - The law passed in Nicaragua to grant a concession to a Chinese company to build a canal between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans repealed legislation that protects Lake Cocibolca and its tributaries.
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