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Venezuela Faces its Worst Drought in 47 Years
January 19, 2016 For the first time since 1969 Venezuela has seen three consecutive years of drought, bringing nearly all primary reservoirs across the country to critically low levels. -
Venezuela Suspends Electricity Rationing as Historic Drought Comes to Close
July 5, 2016 ... such that normal electricity services will operate 24 hours a day; it’s a victory for the people,” the head of ... adopted in response to the county’s severest drought in 47 years, a product of the El Niño phenomenon that has been ... -
Faced with El Niño, Venezuelan Government Adopts Energy Saving Measures
February 11, 2016 ... ) - Faced with its worst drought in the past 47 years, this week the Venezuelan government took a number ... consumption shopping malls to cut down their opening hours to the public. Malls will also be obliged to generate their own electricity for four hours a day at programmed intervals between between 1-3pm and ... -
Venezuela Implements New Energy Saving Measures
April 7, 2016 ... sectors must generate their own electricity for nine hours daily as part of this new energy saving plan. The ... institutions to generate their own electricity for four hours a day. Industries including state operated aluminium ... Venezuela is currently living through its worst drought in 47 years, pushing reservoir water supplies to a historic low ... -
Venezuelan Social Movements Rally Against Open-Pit Mining in the Orinoco Arc
April 4, 2016 ... security in a country suffering its worst drough t in 47 years. “This project contradicts the eco-socialist ... she told Venezuelanalysis. After more than four hours standing under the hot sun, the activists were finally ... -
Venezuela Combats Severe Drought with New Electricity Rationing Plan
April 26, 2016 ... to day and region. No suspensions will occur between the hours of 8:00pm and 12:00am. The plan is aimed at halting ... -
Venezuelan Social Movements Converge on Supreme Court, Demand Injunction Against Mining Arc
June 5, 2016 ... for mining?” he stated. Facing the worst drought in 47 years, the Venezuelan government has implemented strict ... -
Latest Energy Saving Measures Shortens Work Week to Two Days
April 28, 2016 Venezuela will reduce the public sector work week part of a national effort to address severe drought and energy conditions. -
Venezuela’s Outages and the Western Press’s Confirmation Bias Problem
April 18, 2016 Western media deploy double standards in their coverage of water and electricity shortages in Venezuela, blaming the country's leftist government for problems common across the global South.