The Agrofuels Trap
Agrofuel development has arrived on the global stage. Just this year, the number of declarations, dollars, and development plans that have gone to agrofuels are unparalleled in any other sector. An idea that languished for decades has suddenly become the darling of politicians, big business, international financiers and the media. This fact alone should make us worry.
Mexican Oil
The Mexican oil bonanza began in 1976 when the new President, Jose L6pez Portillo, went exploring with nothing more than
1978-82: Exporting Ideology
WHEN HERRERA CAMPINS WAS INAU- gurated in March 1979 he pledged to concen- trate on the domestic shambles inherited from
A Seat at the Table
In the fall of 1997, a tiny indigenous community deep in Ecuador's Amazonian interior was engaged in fierce negotiations with
Oil and Missionaries in Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador-The rising tide of nationalism presently sweping Latin America has created an impasse between the Government of this impoverished
