Saturday, May 19, 2012
Bolivian President Again Attacks "Hormone Loaded" Farmed Chickens
MercoPress, 30-Apr-2010: Bolivian president Evo Morales again referred to the harmful effects of consuming transgenic food, a week after he triggered an international outrage when he said that eating chicken, manipulated with hormones, caused "sexual deviations and boldness" in men.
Bolivia: French Firm's Lithium Proposal Environmentally Friendly
Latin American Herald Tribune, 30-Apr-2010: Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca said Wednesday that Bollore executives presented him with a proposal titled "A Franco-Bolivian project for Bolivians to live well and in harmony with Pachamama (the Aymara Indian term for Mother Earth)."
Over 40 per cent of Bolivia desertified
The Hindu, 29-Apr-2010: Over 40 per cent of the Bolivian territory is affected by desertification caused by climate change, population increase and indiscriminate forest felling, the Science and Technology Ministry said recently.
New Suspects of Terrorism in Bolivia
Inside Costa Rica, 28-Apr-2010: The Bolivian Attorney General's Office summoned for Tuesday new suspects to give evidence in the case of the terrorist network neutralized in April 2009 in the eastern Santa Cruz department.
Lithium Development in Bolivia Heats Up
Resource Investing News, 28-Apr-2010: Last month, the Bolivian government authorized a new state company to undertake "the full chain of lithium production," including "exploration, development, industrialization, and marketing." Bolivia's vast Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest untapped lithium reserve possessing almost half the world's known supply, equivalent to at least 5.4 million tonnes.
Pan American files for arbitration against Bolivia
Reuters India, 28-Apr-2010: Argentine-based energy firm Pan American Energy has filed a case for arbitration against Bolivia at a World Bank tribunal over the nationalization of its subsidiary in the Andean nation last year.
Bolivia: EU Praises Climate Summit Results
Escambray, 28-Apr-2010: The head of the mission of the European Union in Bolivia, Kenny Bell, highlighted here Tuesday the results of the 1st World Conference of the Peoples on Climatic Change that concluded in Cochabamba on April 22.
Cochabamba, the water wars and climate change
St. Augustine Record, 27-Apr-2010: Here in this small Andean nation of 10 million people, the glaciers are melting, threatening the water supply of the largest urban areas in the country.
Where does he get that stuff?
Miami Herald, 27-Apr-2010: Evo Morales, as is by now known worldwide, declared that chickens raised on hormones induce male homosexuality and provoke baldness among European men. In all seriousness, he added that Coca-Cola is good to unclog toilet bowls.
Homosexuality caused by eating chicken, remarks Bolivian president
Catholic News Agency, 26-Apr-2010: President of Bolivia Evo Morales, who is considered a champion of gay rights in Latin America, angered gay-friendly organizations last week after stating that eating genetically modified chicken leads to both homosexuality and baldness in men.
Bolivia: State Most Important
Latin Buisness Chronicle, 26-Apr-2010: Bolivia made the trip into the Heart of American Capitalism last week, with the maiden trip to New York of Luis Arce Catacora in his capacity as Minister of Economy and Public Finance.
Bolivia to Create Mother Earth Ministry
The Times of India, 26-Apr-2010: Bolivia will create the Mother Earth Ministry, in accordance with Cochabamba's Declaration, which was adopted by the World People's Conference on Climate Change, the national media reported.




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