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The Patagonia BioGem continues to succeed! Read about it in the great press coverage we have received!

July 9, 2009

Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
chile, chilesustentable, efficiency, energy, hydroaisen, hydroelectricdams, renewableenergy

I am assuming that you are as excited as I am that this landmark energy study is already being used as a powerful technical tool that clearly shows that HydroAisen and other large, industrial energy projects are unnecessary in Chile!...continued

The HydroAisen Mega Dam Project is Completely Unnecessary...and You Know What? So Are the Other Non-Renewable Energy Projects in Chile

July 2, 2009

Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
chile, energy, hydroaisen, hydroelectricdams, patagonia, patagonia sin represas, renewableenergy

I am thrilled to announce the findings of a groundbreaking energy study that shows the HydroAisen mega-dam project is completely unnecessary!  Today in Santiago, the Patagonia Defense Council, of which NRDC is a member, will launch an energy study,  ¿Se Necesitan...continued

It's a date: Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will visit President Obama on Tuesday!

June 22, 2009

Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
bachelet, biogems, climatechange, hydroaisen, patagonia, renewableenergy

Michelle Bachelet will make the trip I know too well from Chile to Washington, DC to meet with President Obama this Tuesday, June 23rd.  Although she will have a direct flight and will not be seated in coach on a...continued

World Bank warns of climate change in Andes

February 26, 2009

Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
biogems, climatechange, hydroaisen, patagonia, patagonia sin represas, worldbank

As the international community gears up for the next round of UN climate talks, negotiators should keep at the forefront of their minds the World Bank's recent warning that climate change threatens the disappearance of the Andes' tropical glaciers putting...continued