Environmental Graffiti

The Terror Blob Strikes Venezuela!

The roads are deathly quiet. Antonio Perez's shabby old taxi carefully makes its way along the main highway into Caracas. Yet terror is only yards ahead. A looming shape becomes visible through the gloom and Perez, who drives these roads every day, knows exactly what it is - he swerves, losing control of the car, sparks go flying...

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A Barrel of Oil for a Banana Please

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said Central American and Caribbean states could pay for oil with services or products like bananas and sugar. Speaking at the Petrocaribe summit of oil consumers and exporters,

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