World & Nation
In the mountain watershed of the Upper Bio-Bio River dwell wide-ranging communities of Pehuenches, the Araucaria Pine People.
Feb. 15, 1994
Spain’s biggest power company, Endesa, reversed course and said it has scrapped plans to buy Chile’s Enersis, the largest private electrical holding company in Latin America.
Feb. 27, 1999
Business
Takeover talk fuels a rally in Spain’s Endesa and Britain’s Scottish Power. Japanese stocks rise to a four-year high.
Sept. 6, 2005
A unit of Aguas de Barcelona, or Agbar, Spain’s biggest private water company, plans to buy a stake in Western Water Co., a San Diego-based water company, for an undisclosed sum, Agbar said.
Oct. 14, 1998
San Diego Gas & Electric announced Thursday that it will ask regulators for permission to lower electricity rates by 10% because the investor-owned utility is managing a surprising 2 1/2-year jump on paying off most of the charges tied to the restructuring of the state’s electricity market.
Feb. 19, 1999
Iberdrola, Spain’s second-largest power company, agreed Tuesday to buy Scottish Power for 11.6 billion pounds ($22.6 billion), increasing its electricity production by almost a third and adding plants in Britain and North America.
Nov. 29, 2006
Entertainment & Arts
In his book, Humes looks at the wealthy green elite.
April 5, 2009
Books
‘Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers and Millionaires Who Are Saving Our Planet’ by Edward Humes
THE EUROPEAN UNION’S ideal of a single market encompassing many nations was implemented in 1992, and for the most part, it has worked.
March 4, 2006
Thousands march in Chile against Patagonia dam project
May 21, 2011