A report reveals that of Colombia’s productive sectors, energy and agriculture are neck-and-neck over who produces the most emissions, meanwhile Ecopetrol and Pacific invest in conservation initiatives. These and other environmental stories in our periodic summary.
A community in the Sogamoso Municipality, Boyacá claims that a seismic campaign in 2009 and 2010 has left a number of buildings cracked, including the local church, forcing residents out of their homes and affecting nearly 3,000 people.
Improvised, illegal and dangerous valves installed along Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) pipelines are causing it to lose a growing amount of crude, also resulting in risks of severe environmental damage.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) has reported advances in its Environmental Management Plan for Education and Environmental Culture in Middle Magdalena, and a bill has been submitted to establish environmental royalties. These and other stories related to the environment in our periodic summary.
The Casanare Departmental government and local authorities held a roundtable discussion on plans to establish environmental protections in the wetlands near the La Cristalina Lagoon and Paz de Ariporo, parts of which include the Llanos 62 production block.
Brito Alto communities in Casanare protest Muérgana Sur drilling, meanwhile Ecopetrol’s Castilla Field workers support a caimán rescue. These and other environmental stories in our periodic summary.
The mining industry suffers from many of the same problems as hydrocarbons, and a group formed to encourage dialogue between different sectors of society on the mining industry presented its first results after working together to reach a consensus. We ask if it makes sense to think about the same for oil and gas.
The attack on the Transandino Pipeline (OTA) in June of this year has been labeled the worst in Colombia’s history due to the extensive environmental damage which occurred from the spilled oil. Four months on, the initial emergency measures are just now being concluded.
Oil-spill drills were carried out in Yopal and in Ecuador, meanwhile an actual oil spill and fire occurred after a tanker truck went off the road in Aguazul. These and other environmental stories in our periodic summary.
The Ministry of Environment (MinAmbiente) held its account rendering session for the year, and defined ambitious goals for reductions in greenhouse gases and expanding the amount of protected areas in Colombia, among other initiatives.
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