In Colombia, Indigenous Lands Are Ground Zero for a Wind Energy Boom
The northernmost tip of South America, home to the Indigenous Wayúu people, is the epicenter of Colombia’s nascent wind energy industry. But Wayúu leaders are concerned that the government and wind companies are not dealing fairly with the inhabitants of this long-neglected land.
It all started about four years ago, when SUVs and pickup trucks drove uninvited onto their lands, remembers Olimpia Palmar, a member of the Indigenous Wayúu peoples, who have historically occupied the La Guajira desert in northern Colombia and Venezuela. “We started seeing these
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European markets are broadly higher today with shares in London leading the region. The FTSE 100 is up 1.93% while France s CAC 40 is up 0.60% and Germany s DAX is up 0.33%.
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