Save the Cruces Trail and Panama Canal Watershed

Bounty in Miraflores (coutesy of czbrats.com) The Panama Canal Expansion: Making It Non-Detrimental to Society Bert G. Shelton, Research Scientist and Professional Engineer – June 8, 2009 It is said that expanding the canal will benefit everyone. The Panama Canal’s cargo capacity is to be nearly doubled by the planned expansion, which is to add a single new lane for transiting Post-Panamax ships. Increasing the canal’s capacity has been long desired and seen as good, so it is difficult to argue against its expansion. However, is the chosen single-lane system really the best option and in the best interest of shippers and of society, who will ultimately fund the project? An independent review of water-saving and operational techniques has identified better lock systems that have been around for more than 100 years, as well as more recent ones that would be far more beneficial and cost-effective. As an example, an alternative single-lane system arrangement that has locks like th...

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Gamboa Lighthouse (courtesy of czbrats.com) Notes from the Front Lines : Polluting Our Life-Essential Resources in Panama Leila Shelton-Louhi, 06 June 2009 Panama has been the focus of a far-reaching, global campaign to solidify it as a great place for investing, a great place for living and a great place to retire. The campaign has been so successful that it is difficult to navigate around the country without running in to newcomers at practically any and every stop. Usually debating what and where in the country to buy, it is always clear that it has never crossed their minds that the infrastructure propping up what they are placing their hard-earned cash into is anything other than what they’ve been sold. It has, therefore, come as an immense shock to many that their paradise is plagued with many problems, particularly those caused by certain of its custodians who have irrationally ignored every possible control and planning mechanism to the detriment of all of Panama’s inhabita...