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Amazonian oil
Prices at the pump are going up and up. Recently, President Bush argued that the United States ‘must produce more oil.’ Other countries have come to a similar conclusion. For Brazil, that … more →
alex gallafent
amazonian oil
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: Prices at the pump are going up and up. Recently, President Bush argued that the United States … more →
rainforest economics 101
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: Brazil got a new environment minister this month. Carlos Minc has the right credentials – he … more →
rainmaking
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: Deforestation is a constant threat to the Amazon rainforest. Loggers, cattle ranchers and farmers pr … more →
opera in the rainforest
gallafent wrote 1 year ago: Here’s the first radio piece from my trip to the Brazilian Amazon. It’s a look at the hi … more →
all change in brazil and peru
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: I’ve only been back a few days, but the Amazon is producing news like crazy. First up, a big s … more →
out of the forest
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: So, that’s that. I fly back to Boston today (Wednesday), arriving in the early hours of Thursd … more →
oil exiles
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: A trip to the moon today. I was at Urucu, an oil and natural gas facility some 600km west (and south … more →
curveball
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: Just a short update tonight, I’m afraid. I’ll be up again in about six hours to go to th … more →
lex luthier
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: Amazonas State has a big ticket project to curb deforestation. Trees aren’t cut down here to t … more →
skewered
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: I’m trying to get stuff out as soon as possible, but video production is slow, slow, slow. At … more →
woody notes, café au lait
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: A friend asks: what does the rainforest smell like? I’ve been trying to formulate an accurate … more →
let's go fly a kite
gallafent wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a nice moment from yesterday, when I met a group of local musicians. (I’m being s … more →
..if the rainforest weren't enough
gallafent wrote 1 year ago: I’m here in the Brazilian Amazon for PRI’s The World and the BBC World Service. But BBC … more →
trout mask replica (formerly 'fish-head')
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: [Thursday note: the people have spoken. Trout mask replica it is and shall remain. By the way, I lea … more →
brazilian cab music
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: Just a little thing, something that was playing in a cab here in Manaus. You should recognise the so … more →
in the clouds
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: Here’s how it goes. You get the Brazilian cellphone. You get the cellphone to work. You get th … more →
liberation, libation
gallafent wrote 1 year ago: Just back at the hotel from my first interview of the trip. It was with Marta Cunha, Amazonas coordi … more →
kristof in ecuador
gallafent wrote 1 year ago: Turns out I’m not the only US-based journalist in the Amazon. (It’s OK, I didn’t r … more →
tiny miracle
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gallafent wrote 1 year ago: Manaus 04.27.08 Today’s goals were pretty modest. Get my bearings. Get a cellphone. Get some c … more →
