Controversy over the universality of environmental problems

In The Data Is The Data, Jay Fonseca spoke with Gabo Ramos, spokesman against the Esencia project in Cabo Rojo. Ramos explained that this development, promoted by political investors, would face serious environmental and infrastructure problems, such as water shortages…

There are many compelling arguments and solid grounds for viewing some environmental problems as global. This is because some industrial and commercial processes have global effects and reach the entire world. For example, if sea levels rise, this happens everywhere; if a radioactive cloud appears from a nuclear accident, it can travel far and in any direction. There are also reasons to accept that the globalization of economic production and tr…