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LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Collected by: University of New Mexico

Archived since: May, 2010

Description:

This archive is part of a University of New Mexico project that uses innovative technological solutions to build an easy to use knowledge base on energy policy and dialogue in Latin America for educational and policy-oriented research interests in the United States, Latin America, and the world.

Subject:   Government Science & Health Computers & Technology

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Title: A Leftist Indian and an "Extreme Right" with the Same Plan: The People Pay Rate Hikes for Corporations to Earn More

URL: http://www.bolpress.com/art.php?Cod=2011011401

Description: This article discusses the price increases for fuel implemented by the Bolivian and Chilean governments in late-December 2010, in a purported effort to encourage the exploitation of oil and gas deposits in their respective countries. The increase in Bolivia led to violent protests, forcing the Evo Morales government to cancel the fuel hike. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Natural Gas Oil Bolivia Chile Evo Morales Investment Exploration Policy,  Mobilization ,  Resistance Export Sebastian Piñera Popular

Title: New Conflicts, Old Actors

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/nuevos-conflictos--viejos-actores---raul-zibechi

Description: This article discusses the organizing efforts of indigenous peoples from various parts of Latin American - including Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia - in response to the pressures of mining, oil, and hydroelectric interest on their communities and ecosystems. The author also proposes opening up the debate on the development model adopted by states. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Oil Mines Hydroelectric Bolivia Argentina NGO Agreement Mineral Amazon Colombia Mining Brazil Andean Region Peru Ecuador Cauca Plan Colombia Social Movement,  Mobilization ,  Landless Workers Movement (MST) Transnational Multinational Corporation The Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia Barrick Gold United States Canada Development Model USAID

Title: Movements State Movements

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/movimientos-estado-movimientos---raul-zibechi

Description: This article discusses the often contentious relationships that exist between social movements and progressive (or leftist) governments in Latin America. Focusing especially on the cases of Bolivia and Ecuador, the author looks at how the relationship between social movements and leftist governments changed in the region once the leftist government took power and began to operate with state interests in mind. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Citizen Indigenous Bolivia NGO Ecuador Social Movement Policy Government Civil Society State,  Mobilization ,  Development Model Relations Democracy

Title: The State Against the Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador and Bolivia

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/el-estado-contra-los-pueblos-indios-en-ecuador-y-bolivia

Description: This article looks at the tense relationship developing between the leftists governments of Rafael Correra in Ecuador and Evo Morales in Bolivia and civil society organizations in the Andes region. These civil society organizations, many of them based in indigenous communities, are demanding that the state make changes to the national development models based upon mineral extraction and to provide increased opportunities for the participation of the citizenry in the formulation of state policy. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Mines Bolivia NGO Mineral Mining Civil Society Policy Ecuador Social Movement State,  Mobilization ,  Relations

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