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Ecuador: 'Give Me The Money Or I'll Shoot The Trees'
2013-02-07 09:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Ecuador's Yasuni National Park is one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth. But there's a complication: The park sits on top of millions of barrels of oil. This creates a dilemma. Ecuador prides itself on being pro-environment. Its constitution gives nature special rights. But Ecuador is a relatively poor country that could desperately use the money from the oil. In 2007, Ecuador's president proposed a way around the dilemma: Ecuador would promise to leave the forest untouched, if countries...
Ecuador treads fine line in preserving Amazon reserve
2013-01-26 08:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche-Welle: Ecuador's plan to refrain from drilling for oil in its rainforests in return for money remains controversial. Critics have questioned the tangible benefits of the project for the forest and its residents. In 2007, Ecudaor's President Rafael Correa first took his radical proposal to the United Nations. He said his country would refrain from drilling for oil in a pristine rainforest in return for payments from rich countries. The proposal jumpstarted a new debate on developmental policies. The project...
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Ecuador president taking leave in re-election bid
2013-01-03 09:38:46| Energy - Topix.net
The State Department says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is speaking with staff and reviewing paperwork while she continues to recover from a blood clot in her head.
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Ecuador president taking leave in re-election bid
2013-01-03 05:07:03| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The State Department says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is speaking with staff and reviewing paperwork while she continues to recover from a blood clot in her head.
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