Ecuador

Canada is "re-engaging with the Americas." That's what Minister of International Trade David Emerson told the Canada Council for the Americas in Vancouver this past February, elaborating that Canada wants to play "a positive role" to "help citizens throughout the region thrive in the world.""You can count on Canada and Canadians," Emerson assured.

A recent report commissioned by the Andean Community (CAN) concludes that by 2025 the impacts of global climate change will cost the four CAN nations together about US$30 billion annually, or roughly an average 4.5% of their annual gross domestic product (GDP).

It’s a long road to really creating an eco friendly world, but we are making positive steps forward. Very often these little steps are made by individuals, cities, and mayors that are not waiting on national legislature. There is allot of debate to why national governments are taking their time, one of which is the involvement and persuasion of the oil industry. Today, a very inspirational story came to my attention that has been going on for years that surrounds those big bad oil companies.

This company provides schools, childcare and health care for their workers in Ecuador; not a typical American company.

Three artisans who work in the jungle, mountains and coast of Ecuador got sick of getting exploited selling wholesale and decided to make their own website...carvings, ceramic, silver, beadwork, macrame, etc, etc, etc. Lots of the recycled stuff has already been sold, there will be more soon. Still lots of vegetable ivory and coconut pieces available. Everything is shipped from the United States.

Please sign this well-crafted petition to President Correa and add your own comments if you wish: