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Posted by Firuzeh Shokooh
The topic is interesting but this is a weak piece for the reasons Kaizar cited. It starts off with a promising premise--quoting Pinera's response to journalists regarding new coal plants in the coastal zone. A bit naive, though, to expect that he should stick to his promises (not that any politician does.) The magazine of the organization for which the individual works had a better piece which cites the research to which he alludes (see link) Why the author didn't base his piece on that remains a mystery. BTW, Munoz is NOT the CEO of Oceana, as claimed in the editor's note; he is Alex Muñoz is Oceana's Vice-President for South America.
