Tag: Argentina - Page 11
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New Garbage Management Plans for Buenos Aires to Involve Cartoneros
(Picture: Cartoneros in Buenos Aires. Credit: dandeluca.) After trying two different garbage separation and recycling plans that didn't work, the Buenos Aires government is finally launching a new plan that involves cartoneros: a group of people that
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Argentine Glacier (Perito Moreno) Breaks in Winter for the First Time Ever
(Picture: Santa Cruz tourism office via La Nacion newspaper.) The Perito Moreno is one in a group of 48 glaciers located in the Andes, near the limits between Santa Cruz province and the Chilean frontier. Its break is a periodic event caused by the
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Low Cost Energy Efficient Home for Families in Need, Project in Argentina
Our previously featured Argentine architect Carlos Levinton has just finished his latest project: a construction and home improvements project to reduce energy consume and improve the life quality of a number of families in a poor neighborhood in
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Solar Jacket and Tech Clothes, by Indarra DTX in Argentina
(Photo: courtesy of the firm.) Indarra DTX is a small design firm based in Buenos Aires that's experimenting with technologies applied to fabrics and different kinds of materials in modern clothing.
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Anti-Plastic Bag Campaign, now in Buenos Aires
A small communication firm called El Viaje de Odiseo has started Buenos Aires' first informal campaign to promote reusable bags and reject plastic ones (used extensively everywhere in this city and usually in large quantities since they're thin and
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Art Exhibit and Festival See off Earth Week in Buenos Aires
(Picture: one of the art pieces at the exhibit. National pride, by Angles Alvarez Colombo.) In the first year Earth Day (April 22) has gained some notice in Argentina, late celebrations continued during the weekend in the country’s capital. On Friday,
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Earth Day: Latin Celebrities Give Green Advice
In the first year Earth Day that has gathered attention in Latin America, a couple of the region's biggest musicians, actors and performers have participated in a campaign held by National Geographic to raise awareness in society about our part in the
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Green at Puro Diseno Fair 2008, Buenos Aires (Part II)
Buenos Aires biggest annual design fair (Puro Diseno) took place from April 8 to 13, and yesterday we showed you the first part of our coverage on the presence of green in the event.
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Green at Puro Diseno Fair 2008, Buenos Aires (Part I)
From April 8 to 13, Buenos Aires had its biggest annual design fair, Puro Diseno. And as we announced last week, we were glad to see a lot more green design expressions than last year.
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Buenos Aires Biggest Design Fair Features Green Section
From April 8 to 13, Buenos Aires hosts its biggest annual design fair, Puro Diseno. For the first time, this event presents a green section with responsible designers as one of its main attractions.
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Primavera Silenciosa In The Produce Aisle: Translating A Carbon- To A Pesticide-Footprint
Our readers will be familiar with the ongoing debate over "food mile" labeling - mainly a European concern, but coming to US produce aisles - which turns on a trade-off: providing jobs for poor farmworkers in developing nations versus shopping
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Citibank Argentina Reduces Paper, Protects Rain Forest
Though a trend toward green banking hasn't fully taken yet in Argentina, the local branch of Citibank has launched a campaign to replace paper statements with digital ones in order to reduce unnecessary use of paper. To mark the occasion, the bank has
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Energy Consume Grows in Argentina, Government Launches Yet Another Plan
Despite the Energy Saving Plan the Argentine government announced last December, energy consume in Argentina kept growing during the summer.
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Faber-Castell Launches EcoPencil Line in Argentina
(Picture: marellinux from Flickr) In line with the beginning of the school year in Argentina, German firm Faber-Castell has launched a new line of products called EcoPencil, produced with 100% FSC certified wood from reforestation sources in
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Crazy Weather Causes Tornado in Buenos Aires
(Picture: Francisca Steverlynck for La Nacion.) In the middle of a crazy-weather week with unstoppable rain and flooding in various areas of Buenos Aires, two waterspouts (tornado-like shapes over water) formed yesterday over the Rio de la Plata River,
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Buenos Aires Fashion Week Winter 2008
It's fashion week in Buenos Aires, and from February 25th until 29, designers have gathered at La Rural to share their styles for the starting winter. Even though the event didn't have the green actions it had last year, we were glad to see at least
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Gas and Nuclear Power Talk at the Presidential Summit Between Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia
(Brazilian, Argentine and Bolivian presidents in Buenos Aires. Picture credit: Infobae.) As we previewed last week, Argentine, Brazilian and Bolivian presidents gathered in Buenos Aires last Friday to discuss gas supply to this country (which could
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Germany Approves "GM-Free" Label
There's a good chance that the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India and China are segmenting completely from Europe with regard to genetically modified food policy making. In Europe, the emphasis seems to have gone from regulation of GM
