Brazil: Agricultural Deforestation in the Amazon June 12, 2009 | Earth Observatory "The state of Rondônia in western Brazil is one of the most... Recent Energy Trends January 15, 2010 | Energy Information Administration Interesting items from the EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook:
Non-OPEC oil supply increased by... Brazil Decides Not to Join OPEC September 17, 2008 | International Herald Tribune Exploration in the Brazil offshore discovered a large quantity of oil so... Natural Gas Shortages in Brazil and Argentina May 9, 2008 | GEOTIMES Bolivia typically exports a lot of natural gas to Brazil and Argentina.... US Mineral Production Down in 2009 February 16, 2010 | USGS The value of U.S. mineral production significantly declined in 2009.
The value of... South American Cities Moved Ten Feet West in Quake March 11, 2010 | Ohio State University "The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile... Deforestation Contributed to Mudslides in China August 13, 2010 | Christian Science Monitor The recent mudslides at Zhouqu, northwestern China were at least partially caused... Brazil Moving Towards Oil Nationalization? August 18, 2009 | New York Times Foreign oil companies may have less control and income from their activities... Large Gas and Oil Finds in Brazil Offshore January 30, 2008 | Energy Daily Brazil will probably import less oil and gas when newly-discovered offshore fields... Penguin Mystery in Brazil July 23, 2010 | BBC Hundreds of dead penguins are washing up on beaches in Brazil. ... Rain and Flooding in Brazil May 20, 2009 | Earth Observatory "Heavy rain began to fall over northern Brazil in early April 2009,... US Grad Students Detained in Brazil July 10, 2009 | Arizona Geology Three American graduate students, two from the University of Arizona and one... Agricultural Deforestation and Climate Change June 9, 2009 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory "Cutting down forests for agriculture vents excess carbon dioxide into the air... Videos: Landslide in Brazil July 19, 2009 | Dave's Landslide Blog Dave's Landslide Blog has a video of a large, slow landslide that... Exxon Discovers Giant Oil Field Off Brazil March 18, 2009 | Bloomberg Exxon Mobil reports a large oil discovery off of Brazil's Atlantic coast.... |