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Democracy Dies in Crude Oil
Environmental activists rarely get to celebrate a major win for the planet, but that’s what happened in Ecuador in August ...
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Ecuador voted to stop drilling in the Amazon — a year later they are still trying to kick the oil industry out
An alliance of Indigenous, environmental and social campaigners are fighting to uphold a historic referendum that would protect part of the Ecuadorian ...
Gangs Now Growing Key Cocaine Ingredient in Ecuador, Noboa Says
Drug gangs have begun growing significant amounts of coca, the key raw ingredient in cocaine, inside Ecuador, according to ...
Noboa, 35, to become Ecuador’s next president following election dominated by spiraling crime
Center-right candidate Daniel Noboa, the 35-year-old son of a banana tycoon, will become Ecuador’s next president, following ...