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Calama (Chile)

Type: City

Name: Calama (Chile)

Country: Chile

Latitude: -22.450001

Longitude: -68.919998

population: 143,085

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Far side of the moon

Get way off the beaten track among the salt lakes, geysers and dunes of Chile’s Atacama DesertIf I wanted to enter the Crystal Canyon I would have to run down the side of a 100-metre-high dune. My guide, Jorge, threw himself down the slope with a shout ... [Published Doctor's Review - May 16 2013]

Entities: San Pedro de Atacama (Chile), San Pedro (Bolivia), Calama (Chile)

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Green light for Chilean wind farm

The environmental regulator in Chile has approved the final stages of energy company E-CL's plans to develop a 310 MW wind farm a three-park project that is expected to cost US$ 685 million.The three wind parks are planned near the northern town of Calama. ... [Published KHL Group - May 16 2013]

Entities: Wind Farms, E-CL SA, Calama (Chile)

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

GDF SUEZ SA

GDF Calama trio good to go

International Power GDF Suez has secured permission from Chilean authorities to build the 75MW Calama B wind farm in the north of the Andean country.The project is the third phase of a now fully consented 310MW wind complex in Antofagasta.The environmental ... [Published Renewable Energy News Europe - May 15 2013]

Entities: Calama (Chile), GDF SUEZ SA, Wind Farms, E-CL SA

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Chile environmental body OKs 310-MW wind farm project

Chile's environmental regulatorhas given the green light to the third and last portion ofenergy firm E-CL's $685 million wind park project, which isexpected to generate up to 310 megawatts, the company said in astatement on Tuesday.The three wind parks ... [Published Reuters - May 14 2013]

Entities: Wind Farms, Chile, Global Wind Energy Council

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

European Southern Observatory

Stargazing in Chile

Kok Wai Bun gets a clear glimpse of the heavens in the Atacama DesertKok Wai BunI FELT a tingling in my spine when I saw the Milky Way galaxy for the first time when I was in Chile’s Atacama Desert.Atacama is ideal for stargazing in the southern hemisphere. ... [Published SG Travellers - May 14 2013]

Entities: San Pedro de Atacama (Chile), Chile, Calama (Chile), European Southern Observatory

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Why Did the Ostrich (or Snake, or Llama) Cross the Road?

Are you familiar with Make Way for Ducklings, a children's book set in Boston in 1941? In it, a family of mallards goes searching for a new home among the city's landmarks, eventually deciding to settle in Public Garden Lagoon, where tourists throw them ... [Published The Atlantic Cities - May 09 2013]

Entities: Llama, Salta, Niger, Thomas Mukoya, Enrique Marcarian

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Enjoy achieves 37% of the Chilean casino industry

Archivo de imagen (URL)EpígrafeEstimations made by theCSJ and Enjoy, assure that, considering the 25 existing licenses the second actor of the market is between Dreams and Monticello.ChileSumario(Chile).- The main Chilean gaming operator registered last ... [Published Yogonet.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Casino, Chile, Puerto Varas (Chile), Osorno (Chile)

First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

Bolivia paves way for maritime case against Chile

The Bolivian government seeks to amend an agreement with the Organization of American States to prepare for legal action against Chile at The Hague.Bolivia retracted its reservations to a fundamental peace treaty at the Organization of American States ... [Published Santiago Times - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: Organization of American States, Bolivia, Chile

First reported Jan 12 2013 - Updated Jan 13 2013 - 1 reports

Dakar Rally marred by third death

Ten-time champion Stephane Peterhansel extended his Dakar Rally lead on Friday, but the world’s most grueling endurance event was once again hit by tragedy when a French motorcyclist was killed.As Peterhansel claimed the seventh stage — which crossed ... [Published Taipei Times Online - Jan 12 2013]

Entities: Stéphane Peterhansel, Dakar, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Chile

First reported Jan 11 2013 - Updated Jan 11 2013 - 1 reports

Al-Attiyah storms to victory in sixth stage

Qatar’s Nasser al-Attiyah slashed 10-time champion Stephane Peterhansel’s Dakar Rally lead by over eight minutes on Thursday as the 2011 winner stormed to victory on the sixth stage.Al-Attiyah started the day at nine minutes, 54 seconds behind defending ... [Published Taipei Times Online - Jan 11 2013]

Entities: Nasser Al-Attiyah, Stéphane Peterhansel, Dakar

Quotes

...Director of Social Responsibility & Community Development for Freeport-McMoRan and President of the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation. "Using a technology solution to serve entrepreneurial development needs at the base of the pyramid in many ways is uncharted territory."

Unique, Interactive Online Business Program Helps Women in L. . . [Published Equities.com - May 12 2013]

Given the current scenario, the main actor of the industry sustained that the sector is capturing in its development a series of new trends. "The trend of the industry has been the development of projects related to full entertainment, so the cities that host these facilities are boosted as new urban and holiday sites,” he remarked. He also added that it is expected that Chile assumes the touristic leadership in the region, becoming a recognized and admired place. "In this context, the hostelling and entertainment industry will have a leading role,” anticipated sources from Enjoy."

Enjoy achieves 37% of the Chilean casino industry [Published Yogonet.com - Apr 29 2013]

...The decision could be made by the end of the year. "The project, which is already being carried out, showed in practice that there was no negative effect on the availability of water or on biodiversity" a Geotrmica del Norte spokesperson told this reporter

ENERGY-CHILE: Geothermal Debate Simmers in El Tatio [Published Inter Press Service - Jul 23 2009]

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Far side of the moon [Published Doctor's Review - May 16 2013]
Green light for Chilean wind farm [Published KHL Group - May 16 2013]
GDF Calama trio good to go [Published Renewable Energy News Europe - May 15 2013]
Chile environmental body OKs 310-MW wind farm p... [Published Reuters - May 14 2013]
Codelco Budgets $5B+ for 2013 Capital Investments [Published Engineering And Mining Journal - May 14 2013]
Stargazing in Chile [Published SG Travellers - May 14 2013]
Unique, Interactive Online Business Program Hel... [Published Equities.com - May 12 2013]
Why Did the Ostrich (or Snake, or Llama) Cross ... [Published The Atlantic Cities - May 09 2013]
Get sand between your toes [Published IOL Travel - May 07 2013]
A desert left high and dry [Published Canberra Times - May 03 2013]
Exploring the Driest Place on Earth: Chile's At... [Published Fodors.com - May 02 2013]
Enjoy achieves 37% of the Chilean casino industry [Published Yogonet.com - Apr 29 2013]
Bolivia paves way for maritime case against Chile [Published Santiago Times - Apr 13 2013]
Dakar Rally marred by third death [Published Taipei Times Online - Jan 12 2013]
Al-Attiyah storms to victory in sixth stage [Published Taipei Times Online - Jan 11 2013]
The Year In Solar Power: Prices Crash, Sales So... [Published Think Progress - Dec 30 2012]
Coro Intersects 88m @ 0.71%CuT and 32m @ 0.99%C... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Nov 22 2012]
ENERGY-CHILE: Geothermal Debate Simmers in El T... [Published Inter Press Service - Jul 23 2009]
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The Year In Solar Power: Prices Crash, Sales So... [Published Think Progress - Dec 30 2012] by Vince Font, via Renewable Energy World This year was a big year for solar, both domestically and globally, with some unlikely players throwing their hats into the ring and upping the ante on achievable power generating capacity. Here’s a wrap-up ...

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