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A Deal with the Devil: Los Angeles’ On-Going Greenhouse Gas Disaster

The Aymara of the Andes have a saying:  everything on the earth and above it belongs to God; everything under it belongs to the devil, whom they call El Tio (the Uncle).  When they work the mines, risking life and … Continue reading

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Evo, first indigenous leader in 500 years, poised to win third term in Bolivia

“Este presidente es mi presidente.”  This president is my president.  Such were the words on a poster I saw in a tiny bedroom in a small village at 13,000 feet in the Altiplano, Bolivia, several years ago.  It’s a big … Continue reading

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