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Regal Springs hosts two industry events to address carbon emissions in aquaculture
SeafoodSource
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Zurich, Switzerland-headquartered tilapia producer Regal Springs has announced a new carbon reduction agenda that includes two events bringing together industry experts to shape policy to lower carbon emissions in the aquaculture sector. The...
Honduras Fights Back: A History of Resisting U.S. Encroachment
Sri Lanka Guardian
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August 6, 2024
In the city of La Lima in Honduras, there is a reception facility for repatriated immigrants. Almost every day, this place receives over a hundred deported Hondurans from the United States. Escalating illegal immigration has become one of the...
From Michigan to Honduras: A Peace Corps Journey in Central America
Tico Times
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December 2, 2024
The Peace Corps recruiter visited our advanced entomology course at Michigan State University in the Fall of 1983. He was young, nervous, but gave a good talk about his recent service in Mali, complete with plenty of photographs. His presentation...
Tenderloin drug dealer reverses plea after fleeing to Honduras
Courthouse News
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November 26, 2024
The Honduran national pleaded guilty to selling drugs in a large-scale operation in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A Honduran drug dealer involved in a large-scale drug trafficking ring in the Tenderloin District pleaded guilty to drug...
Tropical Storm Sara Forms in the Caribbean Sea Overnight, Slamming Into Honduras
The Travel
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November 15, 2024
The 18th named storm of the season formed overnight: Tropical Storm Sara gained strength in the Caribbean Sea before slamming into Honduras early Friday morning. The National Hurricane Center has issued strong Tropical Storm advisories for...
The Energy Report: Glut Of Dreams
Investing
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November 14, 2024
President Trump’s desire to cut energy prices in half will be a lot easier if the International Energy Agency’s prediction of a coming oil glut is correct. (spoiler alert; it is probably not). In fact, the Internal Energy Agency (IEA) has a...
Firms seek to make unmanned craft to serve agricultural need
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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November 24, 2024
HENNIKER, N.H. -- When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few "nasty experiences" while trying to navigate at night. The heart-stopping flights led to his research of unmanned aircraft systems while getting...
Hytera Exhibits at Nicaragua and Honduras Trade Fairs, Expanding Its Reach in Central America
The Critical Communications Review
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Narrowband | Broadband | Video | 2024-11-29 The event brought together business leaders and representatives of international organizations to strengthen economic and trade ties between China and Nicaragua. Hytera, a global leader in professional...
Tropical Depression Sara drenches Honduras and closes airports, at least one dead
The Gazette - Colorado
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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Slow-moving Tropical Depression Sara unleashed major rainfall over Honduras this weekend, causing at least one death while forcing thousands to flee their homes and destroying bridges and a highway due to flooding,...
Trump's deportation vow alarms Texas construction industry
WQLN - Pennsylvania
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November 23, 2024
Clear signals President-elect Donald Trump plans to make good on his campaign pledge to deport millions of undocumented immigrants in his second term has sparked concerns among some in Texas' business and economic sectors who say mass deportations...
Concrete actions by Government and companies key to realising an alternative development vision, says UN expert: Honduras
The National Tribune
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November 21, 2024
OHCHR TEGUCIGALPA (21 November 2024) -The Government of Honduras deserves credit for committing to implement an alternative model of development, but needs to take decisive steps such as improving law and order, enhancing transparency, reducing...
How the San Francisco Chronicle shone a bright light on the Honduran drug trade
Poynter
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November 20, 2024
Eighteen months into reporting on the pipeline of drugs from Honduras to San Francisco, Megan Cassidy and her reporting and photo partner Gabrielle Lurie had an abundance of vivid material. Street corner scenes of an all-but-open fentanyl...
Juan López: El ambientalista asesinado que luchó en contra del narcotráfico y la minería en Honduras
Latin America News Dispatch
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November 18, 2024
El asesinato de Juan López, un defensor del medioambiente en Honduras, da luces sobre la conexión entre el narcotráfico, la minería y la corrupción política que acecha al país // Foto de Orlando Sierra/AFP Read in English El murmullo de oraciones...
Human rights activists face reprisals for opposing extractive industries, says report
The Guardian
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November 21, 2024
Human rights defenders have faced brutal reprisals for standing up to extractive industries with links to UK companies or investors, according to a report calling for a law obliging firms to do human rights and environmental due diligence. Peace...
A father and son duo fight invasive lionfish on a Honduran reef
Mongabay
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November 18, 2024
Live coral covers 68% of Tela Bay, on the northern coast of Honduras, creating a complex ecosystem that’s part of the wider Mesoamerican Reef system. Among stressors including overfishing and coral bleaching due to climate change, is the invasive...
Chicken Parts Become an Export Business in Panama Thanks to the Protein Recovery Company Redeprosa Pictured Below
Newsroom Panama
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July 6, 2025
Panama is exporting more than 22 containers of chicken flour and oil per month to Central America, a raw material used in the production of dog, cat, and fish food. What began in 2004 as a project to reduce the waste transported daily to the Cerro...
Cuban entities reassert support for energy transition
Cuban News Agency
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November 20, 2024
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 19 (ACN) CUBASOLAR, the Cuban Society for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and Environmental Respect, ratified its support to the national energy transition process, urged to preserve its human capital, and...
Honduras to reform electricity market to facilitate energy storage deployment
Energy Storage News
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July 29, 2024
Renewable generation now accounts for 22% of Honduras’ electricity mix, but growth has been limited by its transmission system operator (TSO) CND to ensure quality and security of supply. Energy storage will be key to continuing to ensure that...
Mexico vs Honduras Soccer Prediction, Betting Odds and Picks for Nations League Quarterfinal
GiveMeSport
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November 19, 2024
Mexico Football are on the brink of a stunning elimination from the Concacaf Nations League. Their 2-0 loss to Honduras on Friday puts them just 90 minutes away from exiting the tournament in the quarterfinal stage, which would be a shocking...
Ormat Technologies Announces Major EPC Contract With Contact Energy For 101MW Geothermal Plant In New Zealand
MENAFN
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November 12, 2024
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Expect Year End 2024 Product Segment Backlog to Exceed $300 Million RENO, Nev., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA), a leading geothermal and renewable energy technology company,...