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September, 2007
Issue 9 • Vol 1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


© 2007 Ari Burling ariburling.com

It's the architecture!

by Edward Mazria

How do we dramatically cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, lessen our dependence on fossil fuels and become more energy-efficient without arguably wrecking the U.S. economy?

So far, no one's come up with a viable answer, largely because we keep looking at global warming from the same angle. The result is tunnel vision - we keep missing the forest for the trees with remedies like cleaner cars, fewer smokestacks, more renewable energy sources. Each is necessary, but solves only part of the problem.

Let Sleeping Amazon Oil Lie

by Kintto Lucas

QUITO, Ecuador (IPS) - The innovative offer by the government of Ecuador to refrain from exploiting its largest oil reserve, in exchange for international compensation for nature conservation, is attracting increasing support.

While oil prices are soaring, Quito is adopting the civil society initiative calling for the Ishpingo-Tiputini-Tambococha (ITT) oil reserve, the country's largest, to remain untapped. The ITT reserve is located in Yasuní National Park, one of the most biodiverse areas in the world, in the Amazon region provinces of Pastaza and Napo.

The slogans "Yasuní Belongs to Everyone" and "Yes to Life, No to ITT," painted on the walls in Quito and other Ecuadorean cities in the last few days, are a sign that something new is happening in this country. The idea, set forth by local environmental organisations like Acción Ecológica, has been promoted by former minister of mines and energy Alberto Acosta, and was taken up by left-wing President Rafael Correa.

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