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Brazil takes baby-steps towards solar energy
Written by rasheedabou
The following article deals with the topic “Reassessing Renewable Energies” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with his personal stories and ideas. By Rasheed Abou-Alsamh You would think that in a country like Brazil, that […]
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rasheedabou
I am a Saudi-American journalist who grew up in Switzerland and Brazil. I studied at Swarthmore College in the US, and then worked for 20 years in Saudi Arabia and the UAE as a reporter, editor and columnist in English-language newspapers. I moved back to Brazil in 2008, and am now a columnist on the Arab world for O Globo newspaper and a correspondent for Al-Ahram Weekly in Cairo. I speak English and Portuguese fluently.
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How soaring corn prices are producing an ethanol backlash
Written by rasheedabou
The following article deals with the topic “Reassessing Renewable Energies” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with his personal stories and ideas. Browse more data visualization. By Rasheed Abou-Alsamh THE worst drought in 56 years […]
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Brazil phasing out incandescent light bulbs
Written by rasheedabou
The following article deals with the topic “Reassessing Renewable Energies” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with his personal stories and ideas. By Rasheed Abou-Alsamh I STILL remember shopping for compact fluorescent light (CFLs) bulbs […]
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Saudi Arabia moves towards solar and nuclear energy
Written by rasheedabou
The following article deals with the topic “Reassessing Renewable Energies” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with his personal stories and ideas. It is perhaps ironic that while developed nations such as Germany and Japan are […]
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Is Brazil’s commitment to its ethanol program slipping?
Written by rasheedabou
The following article deals with the topic “Reassessing Renewable Energies” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with his personal stories and ideas. It may be hard for anyone born after 1987 to believe, but […]
