Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
I am assuming that you are as excited as I am that this landmark energy study is already being used as a powerful technical tool that clearly shows that HydroAisen and other large, industrial energy projects are unnecessary in Chile!...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
I am thrilled to announce the findings of a groundbreaking energy study that shows the HydroAisen mega-dam project is completely unnecessary! Today in Santiago, the Patagonia Defense Council, of which NRDC is a member, will launch an energy study, ¿Se Necesitan...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Michelle Bachelet will make the trip I know too well from Chile to Washington, DC to meet with President Obama this Tuesday, June 23rd. Although she will have a direct flight and will not be seated in coach on a...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Smile and say "cheese", "queso" and "Patagonia WITHOUT dams!" Today's monthly New York office staff meeting closed out with a group photo to support the Patagonia Sin Represas (Patagonia BioGem) campaign. Our picture was added to the hundreds already...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
It is the month of February, which in Chile means vacation time for most. As I sit in my office with a cup of green tea (though I wish I were sharing a round of yerba mate with my...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
As the international community gears up for the next round of UN climate talks, negotiators should keep at the forefront of their minds the World Bank's recent warning that climate change threatens the disappearance of the Andes' tropical glaciers putting...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 12 KM; Escuela NOLS- Plaza de Armas, Coyhaique Everyone was so excited about arriving in Coyhaique that we woke up and were ready ahead of schedule. Everyone was in particularly good spirits as after much...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Monday, November 26, 2007 - 28 KM. Melipal (Sector Cruce Balmaceda-Ibáñez)- Escuela NOLS (Frente entrada Valle Simpson): I was surprised that I was one of a grand total of five vegetarians on this journey! It was nice to share trail...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Sunday, November 25, 2007 - 26 Km. Villa Cerro Castillo –Melipal (Sector Cruce Balmaceda-Ibáñez) A long but most enjoyable day! I thought that I fell off my horse, died and went to heaven. I have never been in a more spectacular surrounding...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
We arrived in Cerro Castillo with about 80 jinetes and when we entered the town we were joined by more than 30 others. We were now a greater force than anyone had imagined. We paraded around the town receiving onlyt supportive...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
(Thursday, November 22, 2007; 27 kms. Crice Los Leones-Pto. Tranquilo)Today we covered a lot of territory on the road, which meant that we were passed by many cars and trucks. Whenever a vehicle had to get through, it became a...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
(Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 30 Kms. Cruce El Maitén –Cruce Los Leones) Sunrise over Lago Negro was magical this morning. Fresh daybreak light glistened along the surface of the lake, which was already alive with action. Many of the...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
(Wednesday, November 21, 2007; 30 Kms. Cruce El Maitén –Cruce Los Leones) Sunrise over Lago Negro was magical this morning. Fresh daybreak light glistened along the surface of the lake, which was already alive with action. Many of the gauchos had been...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
(Tuesday, November 20, 2007; 29 Kms. El Manzano- Cruce El Maitén [Bifurcación Pto. Tranquilo/Guadall, Lago Negro])Everyone back home in NYC warned me that my legs would feel sore the first few days of riding a horse. I was pleased to find...
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
(Monday, November 19, 2007; 35 Kms. Cochrane-El Manzano)I meet La Coneja. La Coneja, the name of my horse, is a beautiful, strong, young yegua (female horse). She is supposedly “muy manso”, which means very calm; and, the keeper of the horse...
