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Popular Engineering Guides the Struggle for Water in Caracas
June 30, 2020 ... had worked for seven consecutive days and up to six hours a day, submerged in a well of cold water, in order to ... for those who went out to the pipes," Diomelis Leon, 47, explained. Younger men assume the task of submerging ... the houses. Each family is assigned certain days and hours to be supplied with the water from the tunnel without ... -
"Change the System, Not the Climate!" Voices from the Social PreCOP
November 10, 2014 ... consensus on a document that could be presented to the 47 government ministers and ambassadors from around the world ... responsibility and capacity, the US is responsible for 47% of historical global emisions, Europe is responsible for ... -
Hugo Chavez’s Achilles Heel: The Environment
October 9, 2006 In Maracaibo, Kozloff interviewed Jorge Hinestroza, a sociologist at the University of Zulia and former General Coordinator of the Federation of Zulia Ecologists. During the insightful hour long interview, Hinestroza illuminated many of the contradictions within the Chavez government’s environmental policy. -
Amazonas, Venezuela's Forgotten State, Part II
August 22, 2005 ... one of the most uninhabited areas. We see no villages for hours. We haven`t passed a boat for days. Here, we are alone ... Most of the meat has turned black. “It needs at least 24 hours to be smoked”, says an old man, lying in his hammock. ... -
Gold Mine Pits Jobs Against Environment in Venezuela
September 29, 2005 Canaima, god of evil in Venezuelan legends, is the name of a 1935 novel by the famed Rómulo Gallegos which explodes that myth, and of a national park whose borders, as if pushed by the deity himself, pit mortals against each other as they fight for survival and wealth, for the environment and gold. -
Venezuelan Tree Mission Launches Community-Led Reforestation Campaign
July 8, 2010 ... tree seedlings, the sowing of 2.8 million seeds from 47 plant species, and the construction of 12 nurseries with a ... -
Beautiful Venezuela: Tourism with a Social Conscience
May 18, 2012 ... directly on the teleferico itself. They work a total of 20 hours / day in three different shifts, and Ventel has ... travelling on the boat floors, would usually leave 2 to 8 hours late, would overcharge for a basic meal -50Bs or up to ... will meet with workers to decide on fair prices, operating hours and other norms. Finally, in the suburb of Pueblito, ... -
Venezuelan President’s Speech on Climate Change in Copenhagen
December 17, 2009 ... over the years. [Audience applause] And in these last few hours, I believe you have not slept, plus you have not eaten, ... deaths occur in poorer countries. Infant mortality is 47 deaths per thousand live births, but is only 5 per ... -
Amazonas: Venezuela’s Forgotten State, part I
August 6, 2005 ... business.” US chemicals flowing downstream After a few hours of sailing, we make our first stop at the Isla de ... did it ourselves. The closest doctor is in San Fernando, hours and hours away on the river.” When we walk back to our boat, ... -
“Sowing Light” Part 1: Bringing Solar Power to Rural Venezuela
August 30, 2010 ... across wooden sticks over rough, steep terrain for eight hours or more to seek treatment. In recent years, some ... electric plants. But in order to produce a few hours of electricity required a long and bumpy ride to and ... basic medical appliances, and can treat patients at all hours. Community events including weddings, meetings, and ... -
Venezuela's Mega Gas Pipeline Plans Held Up
August 3, 2007 ... of the state oil company (PDVSA), told IPS, a few hours before Chávez announced the difficulties. The project ... -
Venezuela: Building a Sustainable Electricity System
December 6, 2011 Venezuela is using public investment, foreign direct investment, public education, and the law in order to craft a sustainable solution to the rapidly growing demand for electricity that has resulted from economic growth and poverty reduction. -
Venezuela: Revolution in the Electrical Industry
March 28, 2010 ... institutions to ensure that they comply with new work hours established to reduce energy consumption in the public ... -
State Plans for Prolonged El Niño-Related Drought in Venezuela
June 12, 2014 ... been one planned water service stoppage that lasted a few hours. The anti-government privately-owned press complained ... -
Unregulated Diamond Mining Wreaks Environmental Havoc in Venezuela
September 24, 2007 While Chavez's government touts the policy for its enormous oil sector, it has left less lucrative areas like the diamond industry unregulated. The result is smuggling, environmental damage and international concern.
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