IN THE PUREST PARAMILITARY STYLE Mr. José Aguilar T., defender of the last remnants of the Esmeraldas tropical forests, and his wife were found dead in violent conditions on Thursday, February 25, 2010. The property where they lived in Hoja Blanca, Malimpia parish, in Esmeraldas, bordered the "El Pambilar" Protective Forest, which […]
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This story was shared with us by Erika Espin Reyes and can be read, along with others, on her personal blog http://www.byceversa.blogspot.com/ The decision to keep it the same as the original is to maintain the essence of the message our blog follower wishes to convey. Among the various icons of worship of our Manteña confederation—that which is […]
THERE HAVE BEEN IRREGULARITIES BEFORE THE START Alexandra Almeida (Acción Ecológica). January 2010 With an unprecedented decision, the government began the search for oil deposits off the Ecuadorian coast. This process has been plagued with irregularities from the start and is already becoming a serious threat to the population in certain areas. A contract in […]
FIRST VICTORY IN A WINGS DATE Our women's representative, Dominic Barona, achieved his first victory in a Latin American Surfing Association date, in a highly contested final against Chile's Sofía Borquez and Peruvians Nadja de Col and Valeria Solé. Throughout the competition, and although the other […]
IF THERE IS SO MUCH WATER ON THE PLANET, WHY DO WE SAY WE NEED TO SAVE WATER? Water on our planet is abundant, however, about 971 TP3T of the total is salt water and is found in seas and oceans. Only 31 TP3T is fresh water, and most of it is in the form of ice at the poles […]
TAO TE CHING 75 The reason why the people suffer from hunger is because of the high taxes imposed by the governments…Consequently, the people suffer from hunger. The reason why a people becomes ungovernable is because its rulers have their own motives for acting…That is why it is ungovernable. The reason why […]
16 MORE IDEAS FOR FOLLOWING THE 3 R's OF PRACTICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS: Assess your true needs and plan your consumption accordingly. Ignore the effects of advertising and unnecessary fads. – Buy manageable amounts of perishable products so you don't have to throw them away (especially vegetables) – Choose products with […]
REDUCE The first of the 3 Rs with which we can stop nature from turning into trash. Here are some examples of its applications in our daily lives. We can reduce: – Excess packaging (more bulk products) – Products packaged with non-recyclable materials – Disposable packaging (use returnable packaging) – […]
This documentary, winner of 19 awards, nominated for six more, and participating in more than 70 film festivals in 2009, invites you to watch this epic story of one of the largest and most controversial environmental lawsuits on the planet. The inside story of the infamous "Amazonian Chernobyl Case," Crudo is […]
Leonardo was born in Guayaquil in 1955. He spent his childhood in a cultural environment, where his father, the late painter Humberto Moré (Lalot Rivadeneira), instilled in him a love of art and reading. From a very young age, he began painting, participating in […]
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