ENERGY: BRAZIL AND NEIGHBORS TURN TENTATIVELY TOWARD RENEWABLES
- Winds of change
- Still just a drop in the bucket
VENEZUELA: RELATIONS WITH COLOMBIA WORSEN
- Broad agreement in Chamber of Deputies
- No oversight for funds disbursed to states
- Governing PAN divided
JALISCO COMMUNITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SEEK TO HALT CONSTRUCTION OF DAM NEAR GUADALAJARA
- Project intends to ease water shortages in Guadalajara
- Opponents bring fight to OAS human rights commission
- Government moving ahead with project despite opposition
- Second dam in Jalisco postponed because of cost overruns
NICARAGUA: ORTEGA POWER PUSH DIVIDES, ISOLATES COUNTRY
- Power play attracts critics at home and abroad
- Term-limit debate turns violent
HAITI: NEW GOVERNMENT UNLIKELY TO BRING CHANGE
- Efforts to attract international donors continue
