Ecuador
Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened
Voters in Ecuador last year approved a referendum to keep some 700 million barrels of crude oil in the ground in Yasuni National Park.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — It’s been a year since the people of Ecuador voted to halt oil drilling in a national park in the heart of the country’s share of the Amazon, and nothing has been done to start shutting down operations. For supporters of the s... [4955 chars]