Protesting police throw Ecuador into chaos
Cross-posted from The Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador — Hundreds of police protesting a new law that cuts their benefits plunged this small South American nation into chaos on Thursday, shutting down...
View ArticleObama Administration Should Oppose Any Attempted Coup in Ecuador: CEPR...
Washington, D.C. – There are currently reports of a possible attempted coup d’etat underway in Ecuador. There have been violent protests by police and some elements of the military, reports that...
View ArticleEcuador Congress Approves Yasuni Basin Oil Drilling in Amazon
Note: A perfect example of why holding critical biodiversity reserves hostage and demanding payment for their protection (AKA payment for environmental services) is a really stupid and dangerous idea....
View ArticleThe debate on Yasuni continues
Note: Thanks, Patrick for offering another perspective on the Yasuni oil drilling debacle (though we still don’t believe that money can solve the problems caused by capitalism…) –The GJEP Team From...
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