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Us Government Freezes Assets Of Sinaloa Cartel Leaders, Including Two Sons Of "El Chapo" Guzmã¡N, Carlos Navarro May 2012

Us Government Freezes Assets Of Sinaloa Cartel Leaders, Including Two Sons Of "El Chapo" Guzmã¡N, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


State-Run Oil Company Pemex, Hydrocarbons Regulator Disagree On Deepwater Drilling, Carlos Navarro May 2012

State-Run Oil Company Pemex, Hydrocarbons Regulator Disagree On Deepwater Drilling, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


What Is Behind Bolivia's Latest Energy Sector Nationalization?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor May 2012

What Is Behind Bolivia's Latest Energy Sector Nationalization?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

Bolivian President Evo Morales on May 1 seized the local unit of Spain's Red Eléctrica, the owner of approximately 85 percent of the South American country's power grid. Morales alleged that only $81 million had been invested in the country's power grid since it was privatized in 1997, while Spain's ambassador to Bolivia, Ramon Santos, said the takeover sends ""a negative message that generates distrust,"" the Associated Press reported. Will the state be able to effectively take control of the electrical grid? Is the nationalization a good thing for the Bolivian power sector and will it lead to increased investment? …


Energy, Theory, And Reality (Part Two), Marcelo Caffera, Lucila Arboleya May 2012

Energy, Theory, And Reality (Part Two), Marcelo Caffera, Lucila Arboleya

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

Part two of two, this article compares the costs of fossil fuels/contaminating energy sources to those of renewable energy, arguing that Uruguay must shift energy production and consumption towards renewable sources.


Political And Institutional Chaos In Paraguay, Andrã©S Gaudã­N May 2012

Political And Institutional Chaos In Paraguay, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Criticism Of Inter-American Human Rights System, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra May 2012

Criticism Of Inter-American Human Rights System, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


El Salvador's Government Sends General Water Law Into Legislative Pipeline, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar May 2012

El Salvador's Government Sends General Water Law Into Legislative Pipeline, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America

For the million or so residents of greater San Salvador whose faucets run dry on a regular basis, the message they received in late April from the Administración de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (ANDA) was a familiar one: "It's going to be a while." Because of technical problems, the pumping station that supplies those homes is only operating at about half capacity right now, according to ANDA, El Salvador's state water regulator. Las Parvas, as the plant is called, draws water from the Río Lempa, El Salvador's largest river, and supplies between 45% and 60% of greater San Salvador's drinking water. …


El Salvador's Government Sends General Water Law Into Legislative Pipeline, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar May 2012

El Salvador's Government Sends General Water Law Into Legislative Pipeline, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Guatemalan Workers Face Uphill Struggle In Fight For Safe Working Conditions, Louisa Reynolds May 2012

Guatemalan Workers Face Uphill Struggle In Fight For Safe Working Conditions, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Wind In Brazil: Renova Energia To Install 14 Wind Parks, Evwind May 2012

Wind In Brazil: Renova Energia To Install 14 Wind Parks, Evwind

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article looks at Renova Energia and the 14 wind parks to be installed in Brazil, beginning operations in 2013-2014. It looks at the parks' future energy supply/power production potential, as well as at Renova Energia's new company administrative restructuring.


First Presidential Debate Marked By Attacks On Front-Runner Enrique Peã±A Nieto, Carlos Navarro May 2012

First Presidential Debate Marked By Attacks On Front-Runner Enrique Peã±A Nieto, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


First Presidential Debate Marked By Attacks On Front-Runner Enrique Peña Nieto, Carlos Navarro May 2012

First Presidential Debate Marked By Attacks On Front-Runner Enrique Peña Nieto, Carlos Navarro

NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America

The four candidates seeking to become the next president of Mexico squared off in an uninspiring and sometimes confusing debate marked by attacks and disqualifications. "Three of the four candidates seeking the presidency in the July 1 election interacted in a disorderly and perhaps schizophrenic manner," said the Coahuilabased daily newspaper Vanguardia. "They mixed criticisms with promises that have already been heard for the last few months in advertisements and interviews." However, Gabriel Quadri de la Torre, candidate of the PANAL party, stood out from the other three candidates, specifically on the topic of renewable energy policy.


Mexican Congress Approves Landmark Legislation To Protect And Compensate Victims Of Organized Crime, Carlos Navarro May 2012

Mexican Congress Approves Landmark Legislation To Protect And Compensate Victims Of Organized Crime, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Mexico Gets Wind Energy Boost, Gabe Keith May 2012

Mexico Gets Wind Energy Boost, Gabe Keith

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article provides a brief summary of a new and large wind project slated to be built in Oaxaca, Mexico.


The Future Of The Cuervo River Mega Hydropower Project, 'The Other Hidroaysén,' To Be Decided This Tuesday, Radio Tierra May 2012

The Future Of The Cuervo River Mega Hydropower Project, 'The Other Hidroaysén,' To Be Decided This Tuesday, Radio Tierra

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article briefly describes the mega hydroelectric project to be installed on the Cuervo River in Chile. It includes a May 2012 radio interview with activist Peter Hartmann, who advises that the environmental effects of the project have not been adequately considered and evaluated.


Will Pdvsa Be Able To Meet Demand From Asia?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor May 2012

Will Pdvsa Be Able To Meet Demand From Asia?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

Venezuelan efforts to diversity oil exports have gained steam in recent months, with new energy sector deals signed with Japan, South Korea and Vietnam and the launch of an $8.3 billion joint refinery project in southern China. Do the deals represent significant confidence in Asia for the Venezuelan government's ability to manage its energy sector? Will PDVSA be able to meet increased demand from Asia? Are the deals and the company's plan to diversify its exports a good strategy?


Energy, Theory, And Reality (Part One), Marcelo Caffera, Lucila Arboleya May 2012

Energy, Theory, And Reality (Part One), Marcelo Caffera, Lucila Arboleya

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

Part one of two, this article takes a look at energy costs in Uruguay in recent years. It makes the case that spending should be shifted from fossil fuels/contaminating energy sources to renewable ones, which the authors state is actually less costly.


The World Is Investing In Renewable Energy, What About Venezuela?, Evelyn Pallotta May 2012

The World Is Investing In Renewable Energy, What About Venezuela?, Evelyn Pallotta

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article provides a brief summary of global renewable energy production as contrasted with Venezuela, who continues to rely on petroleum.


Law To Promote Renewable Energy In Argentina, Evwind May 2012

Law To Promote Renewable Energy In Argentina, Evwind

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article briefly describes a policy introduced in May 2012 proposing the creation of a national institute focusing on renewable energy development in Argentina.


Argentina Nationalizes Subsidiary Of Spanish Oil Company Repsol, Andrés Gaudín May 2012

Argentina Nationalizes Subsidiary Of Spanish Oil Company Repsol, Andrés Gaudín

NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America

On April 16, the administration of Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner decided that the state should retake control of its oil industry, transferred in the 1990s to the Spanish multinational Repsol. The executive sent Congress a bill proposing the expropriation of 51% of the oil company's shares. Before being acquired by the Spaniards, the company was known as Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF) and was then renamed Repsol YPF.


Argentina Nationalizes Subsidiary Of Spanish Oil Company Repsol, Andrã©S Gaudã­N May 2012

Argentina Nationalizes Subsidiary Of Spanish Oil Company Repsol, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Opposition Infighting Ahead Of Chile’S Next Election Cycle, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar May 2012

Opposition Infighting Ahead Of Chile’S Next Election Cycle, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


As Corruption Continues, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla Creates Elite Unit To Crack Down On Fraud, George Rodrã­Guez May 2012

As Corruption Continues, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla Creates Elite Unit To Crack Down On Fraud, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Wind In Mexico: Wind Sector To Require 20,000 Windmills, Evwind May 2012

Wind In Mexico: Wind Sector To Require 20,000 Windmills, Evwind

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article discusses the potential and needs that Mexico has for continuing to develop a strong wind sector. It is projected that by 2020, Mexico will generate 12,000 MW of power.


Belize And Guatemala Agree On Date For Referenda On Whether To Take Territorial Dispute To The Hague, Louisa Reynolds May 2012

Belize And Guatemala Agree On Date For Referenda On Whether To Take Territorial Dispute To The Hague, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Report Shows 'Statistical Standstill' In Migration From Mexico As Immigration Levels Drop And Many Mexicans Return Home, Carlos Navarro May 2012

Report Shows 'Statistical Standstill' In Migration From Mexico As Immigration Levels Drop And Many Mexicans Return Home, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Retired General Linked To Dirty War, Drug Traffickers Gunned Down In Mexico City, Carlos Navarro May 2012

Retired General Linked To Dirty War, Drug Traffickers Gunned Down In Mexico City, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Spain Wants To Cooperate With Renewables, Energías Renovables May 2012

Spain Wants To Cooperate With Renewables, Energías Renovables

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article provides information about a May 2012 meeting held between Spain's ambassador to Brazil and Brazil's minister of Mines and Energy. The two officials discussed the possibility of increased cooperation between their respective countries within the renewable energy field.


In A Place With No Hope The Only Thing We Can Do Is To Celebrate., Francisco Manuel Westendarp Palacios May 2012

In A Place With No Hope The Only Thing We Can Do Is To Celebrate., Francisco Manuel Westendarp Palacios

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

The purpose of this thesis is to explain how the artwork I produced over the last three years is related with the concepts of time and memory of Henri Bergson and why these ideas are so relevant in the context of the Latin American conceptualist movement. | 36 pages


Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Collectivism, And Job Satisfaction: Evidence From Mexico, Miguel Angel Baeza May 2012

Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Collectivism, And Job Satisfaction: Evidence From Mexico, Miguel Angel Baeza

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

The purpose of this dissertation was to conduct a field study in a Mexican company in several Mexican regions. This study considered administrative professionals as a continuation to assess the validity of a recently developed Mexican Border OCB (MBOCB) scale by Ortiz (2000). This validation/refinement of an MBOCB scale was accomplished by comparing and contrasting results of this investigation, given the name of Mexican OCB (MOCB), with other OCB dimensions studies in other regions in order to evaluate criterion validity (e.g., convergent and discriminat) through factor loadings. Furthermore, this dissertation categorized these MOCB dimensions into more conceptualized terms utilized by …