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GLOBAL: Diageo LatAm, Caribbean chief to step down
2013-04-18 16:36:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Diageo has confirmed that the president of its Latin American & Caribbean (LAC) division is set to retire next year.
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An Action Plan for Environmental Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean
2013-04-15 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: Without the right laws and safeguards in place, development can come at the expense of the environment and local communities. This point is especially evident in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Newspapers across the region regularly document conflicts over land and natural resource use, hydroelectric power development, oil exploitation, expansion of agriculture into virgin forests, and the disruption of indigenous practices. Many of these conflicts occur because countries lack strong laws...
Alarm over vanishing frogs in the Caribbean
2013-04-10 13:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: A curtain of sound envelops the two researchers as they make their way along the side of a mountain in darkness, occasionally hacking their way with a machete to reach the mouth of a small cave. Peeps, tweets and staccato whistles fill the air, a pulsing undercurrent in the tropical night. To the untrained ear, it's just a mishmash of noise. To experts tracking a decline in amphibians with growing alarm, it's like a symphony in which some of the players haven't been showing up. In parts of...
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Caribbean nations search for oil amid spill fears
2013-04-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The turquoise waters that have long brought treasure seekers to the Caribbean now are drawing a new kind of explorer as countries across the region increasingly open their seas to oil exploration. From the Bahamas and Cuba down to Aruba and Suriname, international oil companies are lining up to locate potentially rich offshore deposits in the Caribbean. The countries hope drilling could lead to a black-gold bonanza, easing demand for imported oil and diversifying their economies. It's a longstanding...
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Caribbean Nations Take Control of Their Collective Energy Future
2013-03-12 11:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Worldwatch Insttute: In the face of the many challenges inherent in getting 15 countrieseach with their own resources, priorities, and political complexitiesto agree to anything, let alone a comprehensive regional energy policy, the Caribbean is now on the brink of taking a significant (and impressive) step forward. For the past half decade, a Draft Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Energy Policydesigned to address critical issues like energy security, affordability, energy efficiency, and renewable energyhas...
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