Environment

• Saturday, November 6th 2010 - 08:09 UTC

  Off-shore wind farms in Britain could be forced out by oil rigs

  

  Plans to build massive wind farms off the coast of Britain are in doubt due to an obscure piece of legislation that means oil companies can force turbines to be moved if fossil fuels are discovered in the area, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.

• Saturday, November 6th 2010 - 07:57 UTC

  Chilean Patagonia dams’ project becomes international environmentalist cause

  

  As criticism continues over plans to build five hydroelectric dams in the Aysén Region (XI) in Chilean Patagonia, international groups have been a constant presence in the fight against the HidroAysen project.

• Friday, November 5th 2010 - 03:11 UTC

  Plans filed for US$100 million wind farm in Southern Chile

  

  The Bosques de Chile firm this week filed paper work with environmental authorities for authorization to proceed with a US$100 million wind farm investment off the coast of Chiloé Island near Dalcahue.

• Monday, November 1st 2010 - 05:36 UTC

  Two presidents will head “Chilean Antarctica Day” celebrations

  

  Punta Arenas launched Sunday the “Chilean Antarctica Day” celebrations that are programmed to last a full week including the visit of Chilean president Sebastián Piñera and his Ecuadorean peer Rafael Correa, specially invited for the occasion.

• Friday, October 29th 2010 - 04:00 UTC

  Bed bugs that have infested New York City take over the UN building

  

  The dreaded bed bugs (mites) that have infested New York City have spread to the United Nations landmark headquarters building, reports Foreign Policy.

• Monday, October 25th 2010 - 21:19 UTC

  Severe drought leaves major tributary of the Amazon almost dry

  

  A severe drought has dropped water levels on a major Amazon tributary to their lowest point since Brazilian officials began keeping records more than a century ago, the government reported Monday, cutting off dozens of communities who depend on the river for work and transportation.

• Sunday, October 24th 2010 - 02:07 UTC

  Chile promotes eco-tourism in bio-diverse Patagonia

  

  Chile's Patagonian region is home to one of the most incredibly vast expanses of virtually untouched ecosystems on the planet. Within this ecological haven lies a region known as the Aisén Region, a sprawling epicentre of glacial waterways and biodiversity, soon to be subject of a new ecotourism operation run by the Centre for Ecosystem Research in Patagonia (CIEP).

• Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:40 UTC

  Sea levels around Falklands have risen since mid XIX century, says NOC

  

  Sea levels around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic have risen since the mid nineteenth century and the rate of sea-level rise has accelerated over recent decades, according to newly published research. The findings are as expected under global warming and consistent with observations elsewhere around the globe.

• Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:18 UTC

  Ecuador signs two new service contracts with oil companies

  

  Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa said on Thursday the country had finished negotiations with two oil companies and planned to sign the new service contracts before November 23.

• Thursday, October 21st 2010 - 11:06 UTC

  Chilean companies become aware of business impact on freshwater resources

  

  Some companies in Chile have recently become involved in a movement to measure the impact of businesses on freshwater resources.