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Uruguay makes dramatic shift to nearly 95% electricity from clean energy

Uruguay makes dramatic shift to nearly 95% electricity from clean energy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
In less than 10 years the country has slashed its carbon footprint and lowered electricity costs, without government subsidies. Delegates at the Paris summit can learn much from its success
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Left Victory in Brazil: World Consequences

On Oct. 26, Pres. Dilma Rousseff of Brazil of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (Workers Party, PT) won re-election in the second round of voting by a narrow margin against Aécio Neves of the Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (Brazilian Social Democratic Party, PSDB). Despite the name of the PSDB, this was a clear left-right struggle, in which voters generally voted their class position, even though the programs of the two parties were on many fronts more centrist than left or right.

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Uruguay: President Mujica leaves behind a social production model

Less than a week from the end of Jose "Pepe" Mujica's tenure as president of Uruguay, many are already thanking him for implementing and supporting a social ...
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Uruguay's Mujica: New global role model?

Uruguay's Mujica: New global role model? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Uruguay's 'humble' president defies imperial and corporate hegemony with a series of unorthodox policies.
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