Coca River News Today

Matt and Brandon traveled to Ecuadors rainforests to map the Coca River with drones. The river is experiencing massive erosion and sedimentation problems after

The geology along Ecuadors Coca River is moving in fast-forward. In a scientific field where natural wonders form over millennia, but natural disasters occur in minutes, speed is less than desirable.

All three legacy-oil pipelines in the Andean Amazon system are old. The Oleoducto Transandino Colombiano (OTC) has been operating for 53 years, followed by the Sistema de Oleoducto Transecuatoriano (SOTE) at 50 years and the Oleoducto Norperuano (ONP) at 45 years. Pipeline technology has changed dramatically since their construction, with improvements in steel alloys, welding […]

The recent history of hydropower in Ecuador is similar to that described for Bolivia and Peru, particularly with respect to its recent expansion and the predominance of D&T systems that exploit the geographic advantages of the Andean Cordillera. Like Bolivia, the state has assumed a near monopoly on generation and has turned to China for […]

Ecuadors oil industry, once the backbone of its economy, is in a state of rapid decline due to political instability, falling foreign energy investment, corruption, and protests, leading to lower petroleum revenues and production.

The latest report said an oil spill occurred on a famous beach in North Ecuador's coast. At least 1,200 barrels of crude were reported to leak that could harm birds and fish. An investigation is on the way to determine the cause of the spill. Read here.

Before COVID-19 raged through Chile in all its lethal  power, Jorge Barrios sat in his living room using sanitation wipes to scrub a recently received package. “It’s from China,” he said. “You have to be careful with these things.”  

Recently, the Ecuador army raided mining zones and removed dozens of machines, says Bishop Adelberto Jiménez. "But after a week or so, they were all back to the forest. We demand that more forceful measures are taken."

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Authorities inspected progress in the works to protect the intake of the Coca Codo SInclair power plant