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- Alphabet X to beam wireless service to Puerto Rico with a fleet of balloons Tue, 10 Oct 17, 9:51pmHelp is coming to Puerto Rico in the form of balloons. Alphabet X’s Project Loon — a former Google enterprise — recently received an emergency license from the FCC to equip the island with mobile data via high-altitude...
- Peru urged to ban oil firms from isolated indigenous peoples' land Fri, 6 Oct 17, 9:25pmIndigenous leaders say operations in the remote Amazon violate rights and risk fatal epidemics
- Peru tribal leaders vow to halt oil output unless indigenous rights respected Fri, 25 Aug 17, 8:42pmAmazon leaders accuse government of blocking consultation on 30-year contract with Canadian oil firm and have given ministers 20 days to apply law
- Sprawling MW House blends into the Peruvian landscape with an undulating green roof Fri, 14 Jul 17, 4:04amMW House by Riofrio+Rodrigo Arquitectos acts as an extension of the desert hills in Peru. Resembling the relief of the rocky landscape and featuring an undulating green roof, this seasonal house establishes a direct relationship...
- Pioneer gas project in Latin America fails indigenous peoples Fri, 3 Jun 16, 10:35amHuge revenues generated by the Camisea project in Peru’s Amazon, but locals suffer from health epidemics and lack of clean water
- Latticed aluminum shelters to help coastal Peruvians in climate emergencies Wed, 16 Mar 16, 12:46amThe pop-up modules are based on a mechanism for splitting aluminium foil, with an independent reflective and insulating flake-like layer placed on top...
- Mercury pollution poison threatens to wipe out a remote tribe of indigenous Amazon people Mon, 14 Mar 16, 9:00pmMercury poisoning could potentially wipe out an isolated Amazonian tribe in Peru. Over 80 percent of the members of the Nahua tribe are currently sick with mercury poisoning, which is linked to anemia and kidney malfunction,...
- Amazon pipeline spill leaks 3,000 barrels of oil into rivers that provide water to indigenous communities Wed, 24 Feb 16, 6:00amThe wild Amazon jungle is often thought to be one of the most pristine places on Earth—lush with greenery, home to exotic animals, and capable of absorbing carbon pollution...
- Boiling river of Amazon legend discovered in the rainforest, and it’s in danger Thu, 18 Feb 16, 10:00pmOf all the secrets locked away deep inside the Amazon rainforests, a flowing river of boiling water seems like one that couldn’t possibly be true. And yet, it is. Geoscientist Andrés Ruzo first heard the legend as a boy,...
- Trash-munching vultures enlisted to find litterbugs in Peru Wed, 27 Jan 16, 1:32amNo longer are vultures to be depicted as heartless, hungry scavengers circling the lost traveler in the desert. The people at Gallinazo Avisa, or Vultures Warn, are giving vultures quite a PR boost by using the birds to find...
- Trash-munching vultures enlisted to find and reduce garbage in Peru Wed, 27 Jan 16, 1:32amNo longer are vultures to be depicted as heartless, hungry scavengers circling the lost traveler in the desert. The people at Gallinazo Avisa, or Vultures Warn, are giving vultures quite a PR boost by using the birds to find...
- Hitler Rojas - the Peruvian farmer killed for opposing a mega-dam? Tue, 26 Jan 16, 7:32amEnvironmental leader and recently-elected mayor was one of the most outspoken defenders of the River Maranon.
- Look at the oil spilled in the world's 2nd 'Best Place for Wildlife' Thu, 14 Jan 16, 11:20pmDecades of exploration and exploitation has led to severe contamination in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve in Peru’s Amazon
- Innovative plant lamps draw energy from dirt and vegetation to light remote villages Mon, 30 Nov 15, 10:00pmVillages in the rainforests of Peru have a problem: many of them don't have access to a reliable electrical grid, making it difficult for residents to light their homes after dark...
- Leaked map reveals Big Gas eyeing most biodiverse place on earth Sun, 25 Oct 15, 2:39amManu National Park in Peru’s Amazon targeted by Pluspetrol, according to map of planned geological fieldwork