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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives to a resort hotel where he is expected to meet with Elon Musk in Porto Feliz, Brazil, Friday, May 20, 2022. The Telsa and SpaceX chief executive officer tweeted that he was in Brazil to help bring Internet service to rural schools in the Amazon and to help monitor the Amazon environmentally. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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Elon Musk visits Brazil's Bolsonaro to discuss Amazon plans
By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press
Fri,05/20/22-10:05AM , 269 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk met with Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday to discuss connectivity and other projects in the Amazon rainforest.
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Solar panels stand in the Quilapilún solar energy plant, a joint venture by Chile and China, in Colina, Chile, Aug. 20, 2019. Chile has long held itself out as a global leader in the fight against climate change and now nearly 22% of Chile’s power is generated by solar and wind farms, putting it far ahead of both the global average, 10%. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

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How gas interests slowed Chile's clean energy transition
By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press
Thu,05/19/22-7:02AM , 204 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Chile holds itself out as a global leader on climate change. Nearly 22% of Chile’s electricity is generated by solar and wind farms, putting it far ahead of both the global average, 10%, and the United States, at 13%.
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A reveler smiles during an unofficial carnival block party referred to as "blocos", in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. City Hall banned all blocos, the tightly packed street parties attended by those who cannot or don't want to buy pricey tickets for the official parade at the Sambadrome, due to a wave of the Omicron variant. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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In Rio, even a ban can't keep revelers from Carnival streets
By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press
Sat,02/26/22-1:51PM , 338 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The pandemic may have disrupted Carnival plans in Rio de Janeiro for a second straight year, but revelers who have flocked to the Brazilian city for sun, sea and samba still found ways to party on Saturday.
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A man with a Bible stands on the debris of homes destroyed by mudslides on the third day of rescue efforts in Petropolis, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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Brazil’s deadly mudslides reflect neglect, climate change
By DIANE JEANTET - Associated Press
Fri,02/18/22-11:26AM , 194 Reads
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The landslides that devastated Petropolis this week demolished houses and ripped families apart, scarred hillsides and hearts, left at least 136 dead and more than 200 missing.

And it was all largely predictable -- and to some degree, preventable.
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