Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Ecuador risks Opec split by increasing oil output Wed, 19 Jul 17, 3:25amMove represents a tiny proportion of world production, but could embolden others to rethink their commitment to cuts
- Earth, air and fire inspire deep green interior of Ecuador's twisted tower Thu, 23 Feb 17, 12:17amDesign firm Arquitectónica transformed an 18-story tower in Quito, Ecuador into a slender urban sculpture that twists upwards to meet the sky. The building's animated exterior is matched by a deep green interior designed...
- Philippe Starck reinvents himself again with striking green YOO Quito tower Sun, 26 Feb 17, 4:47amPhilippe Starck is one of the most influential designers of modern times - and he's applied his signature style and environmental ethos to develop a striking new residential building in Ecuador...
- Ecuador drills for oil on edge of pristine rainforest in Yasuni Tue, 5 Apr 16, 2:40amFirst of 200 wells drilled close to controversial block of forest known to have two of the last tribes living in isolation
- Ecuadorian volcano ejects ash nearly five miles into the sky Wed, 9 Mar 16, 12:00amEcuador’s Tungurahua volcano has been classified as active since 1999, and recent new explosions have ejected ash nearly five miles high into the sky...
- This Ecuadorian volcano is ejecting ash nearly five miles into the sky Wed, 9 Mar 16, 12:00amEcuador’s Tungurahua volcano has been classified as active since 1999, and recent new explosions have ejected ash nearly five miles high into the sky...
- Tiny green-roofed house proves the superiority of Ecuador’s traditional construction techniques Sat, 17 Oct 15, 7:40amUsing locally sourced natural materials, the architects managed to build the structure that can be easily dismantled and transported to different climatic regions on Ecuador...
- Green-roofed lightweight house proves the superiority of Ecuador’s traditional construction techniques Sat, 17 Oct 15, 1:42amUsing locally sourced natural materials, the architects managed to build the structure that can be easily dismantled and transported to different climatic regions on Ecuador...
- Ecuador spied on Amazon oil plan opponents, leaked papers suggest Mon, 3 Aug 15, 9:00pmGovernment spies may have illegally targeted political and environmental opponents to president Rafael Correa’s plan to extract oil in Yasuni national park
- Pope Francis chastises Ecuador’s president in call for environmental protection Fri, 10 Jul 15, 3:00amEcuador is rich in natural resources and Pope Francis encouraged the people of Ecuador, on Tuesday, to keep it that way. Calling for the protection of the Amazon rain forest and the indigenous people, Pope Francis said that...
- Chevron hits out at British documentary on oil pollution in Ecuador Thu, 18 Jun 15, 1:21amCompany upset over short film that uses Pablo Neruda’s famous poem on how US corporations treated Latin American countries as empty ‘banana republics’
- We can start leaving the oil in the ground right now – here's how | Maria Rosa Murmis and Carlos Larrea Tue, 10 Feb 15, 2:21amThe mechanism developed to forgo exploiting oil in Yasuni national park in Ecuador can be applied worldwide
- This spectacular lookout frames dizzying views of Ecuador’s Quilotao Crater Thu, 18 Dec 14, 4:00amTourists from around the world travel to Quilotoa, a 12,000-foot-high active volcano with a brilliant blue lake in its crater. Located about 100 miles away from Quito, a local indigenous community offers facilities to tourists...
- This spectacular lookout frames the dizzying view of Quilotao Crater in Ecuador Thu, 18 Dec 14, 2:00amTourists from around the world travel to Quilotoa, a 12,000-foot-high active volcano with a brilliant blue lake in its crater. Located about 100 miles away from Quito, a local indigenous community offers facilities to tourists...
- Fracking and Lima climate talks slammed at Nature Rights Tribunal | David Hill Thu, 11 Dec 14, 12:52amThirteen judges meet in Peru to hear accusations that the rights of ‘Mother Earth’ are being violated