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OAS Celebrates Earth Day with a Digital Presentation: The Face of Climate Change in the Americas

Monday, April 22, 2013

Organization of American States (OAS) General Secretariat Building April 22, 2013 – Room 704 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Climate change can seem like a remote problem for our leaders, but the fact is that it’s already impacting real people, animals, and beloved places. These Faces of Climate Change are multiplying every day in the […]


The Energy Efficiency Working Group of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) and Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy (MHE) of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to Host Workshop on Energy Efficiency

Thursday, April 18, 2013

The ECPA Energy Efficiency Working Group and MHE are organizing the workshop “Proposals for the Establishment of the New National Energy Efficiency Policy for the Plurinational State of Bolivia”, to be held on 23 and 24 of April, 2013 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in La Paz. This event aims to support the Plurinational State […]


Producing clean energy, reducing waste in Central America

Friday, April 12, 2013

Michigan State University Professor, Ajit Srivastava Working with colleagues from Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama, a team of MSU scientists is helping to develop a new method of using what is called a continuous stirred reactor tank (CSRT), a unit that takes animal, agriculture and other waste products and turns them into clean, efficient energy. […]


Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy of Bolivia (MHE) and ECPA to host the National Conference on New Energy Efficiency Policy in Bolivia

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The ECPA Energy Efficiency Working Group and the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy of Bolivia (MHE) are organizing the workshop Proposals for the Establishment of a New National Energy Efficiency Policy for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, to be held on April 23 -24, 2013 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in La Paz. The event […]


OAS Earth Day Celebration – TERRA Screening: A Fun and interactive way for children and youth to learn about the Importance of preserving and treasuring our natural resources

Monday, April 08, 2013

The Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) of the Organization of American States, together with the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFFDD) and the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the OAS, is holding a film screening of TERRA for children and youth at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, DC on […]


La Jolla Conference – Early Bird Registration Ends April 26!

Monday, April 08, 2013

Each May, the Institute of the Americas convenes its annual energy forum, known as “The La Jolla Conference.” Focused on Western Hemisphere energy issues, The La Jolla Conference attracts company presidents, energy ministers, senior government officials and regulators, as well as bankers and representatives of NGOs to the Institute’s home in scenic La Jolla, California. […]