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Galapagos Islands Seek Sustainable Growth

Tourism is an incredibly lucrative industry in the Galapagos: The numbers of visitors have quadrupled between 1990 and 2009, and more than 160,000 people now visit each year. For mainland Ecuadorians, the islands are seen of a source of higher incomes, and many move to the archipelago to earn better wages. But thanks in part to [...]

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Aruba, Curacao Look Beyond Oil, Seek Green Energy

Even the biggest fans of Aruba and Curacao must admit that it’s jarring for visitors to see the big oil refineries on these islands spewing tons of pollutants across the otherwise brilliant blue Caribbean skies. It’s part of the reality of living in a world fueled by hydrocarbons, and some of the fuel made here is [...]

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