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The earth or the pits: The global campaign to pay Ecuador to keep its oil in the soil

16 Jul 2008 2 minute read

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The earth or the pits: The global campaign to pay Ecuador to keep its oil in the soil

This program celebrates a remarkable environmental strategy proposed by civil society that is now the preferred option of the...

9 Jul 2008 7 minute read

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Bluff calling

A key government official responsible for developing the...

2 Jul 2008 15 minute read

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Endgame in the Amazon

Is Ecuador’s bold proposal not to exploit a billion barrels of oil in the Yasuní National Park a serious option for...

2 Jul 2008 3 minute read

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‘Speak to us first!’

People from the Ecuadorian rainforest tell *Fabrício Guamán* what they think of their Government’s proposal to leave petroleum...

2 Jul 2008 1 minute read

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The Yasuní National Park oil blocks

The five oil concession regions in Yasuní National Park

2 Jul 2008 2 minute read

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A crude dilemma

Calm the panic or delay the inevitable?

2 Jul 2008 9 minute read

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Costing the earth

*Adam Ma’anit* navigates the snakepits of global carbon trading in the context of Yasuní.

2 Jul 2008 2 minute read

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ACTION!

To save Yasuní, the oil must stay in the ground.

1 Jul 2008 6 minute read

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Toxic blocks

No-one said oil was clean. But Ecuador’s experience of extracting fossil fuels is about as bad as it gets, reports *David...

5 Jun 2008 1 minute read

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Shell booted out of Ogoniland

So Shell's finally been given its...

6 Feb 2008 2 minute read

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Fistful of dollars

Compared to the euro, the value of the United States (US) dollar has fallen 76 per cent in the last five years. So why would...

29 Aug 2007 2 minute read

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Taxing matters

Most Africans are poor. Everyone knows that. But they needn't be. On current estimates, for every dollar of aid that flows...

8 Aug 2007 2 minute read

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Another Afghan Postcard

The sixth anniversary of the United States-led invasion of Afghanistan is fast approaching, but no-one is celebrating. Western...

25 Jul 2007 2 minute read

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Pipelines to power

Oil and gas can make the difference between living in a developed or developing world. As a valuable energy source, oil and...

Radio New Internationalist - Unnatural resources

16 Feb 2007 1 minute read

This article is more than 16 years old.

Radio New Internationalist - Unnatural resources

Campaigners from Nigeria, Nevada, Darfur and England take a seat attoday's table to discuss human rights abuses by oil...

2 Jul 2006 3 minute read

This article is almost 17 years old.

Gabon

Gabon is a good example of why judging how well a country is doing by _per-capita_ income is just useless. It is oil-rich and...

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