Hacer en común | Difundiendo Sustentabilidad

Hacer en común | Difundiendo Sustentabilidad: "Es tan emocionante ser parte de la generación que debe vivir un cambio histórico de esta magnitud que en vez de miedo, hay expectativa.
En el mundo aparecen propuestas como el Transition Movement, eco-barrios, ecoaldeas y otras iniciativas para comenzar gradualmente la independencia al petróleo."

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True cost of #autosprawl - not deducted from profits - Ecuador

Big Oil's Impact in the Rainforest: "Between the late 1960s and the early 1990s the Oriente suffered serious degradation and deforestation from oil spills and clearing for access roads, exploration, and production activities. Green groups allege that Texaco dumped more than 20 billion gallons of toxic drilling by-products into local waterways and spilled some 17 million gallons of crude. A 1992 spill was so large that it caused the Rio Napo to run black for days and forced downstream Peru and Brazil to declare states of emergency for the affected regions. "

In Jalisco, the city can be a beautiful garden

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Jamaica to spend USD 22M on buses

From the budget: $2 billion to purchase new buses - News - JamaicaObserver.com: "Efforts are being made to improve the public passenger transportation system this financial year, through a $2.2 billion allocation to purchase new buses.
The programme, being implemented by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, will see some $2.19 billion being allocated to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC)."

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#climatechange slamming Latin America with floods

BBC News - Argentina floods: Dozens dead in La Plata and Buenos Aires: "One of the heaviest storms recorded moved through the province hitting both the capital, Buenos Aires, and the city of La Plata."

Ecuador auctions off Amazon to Chinese oil firms | World news | The Guardian

Ecuador auctions off Amazon to Chinese oil firms | World news | The Guardian: "Ecuador plans to auction off more than three million hectares of pristine Amazonian rainforest to Chinese oil companies, angering indigenous groups and underlining the global environmental toll of China's insatiable thirst for energy."

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Extolled as benefits of walkability - but really they are externalized costs of the private auto

Economic Benefits of Walkability | Ciudades emergentes y sostenibles: "It’s pretty clear from the study that if you can afford to live, work, or own a business in a highly walkable place, that you can reap tremendous benefits. "