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Pintor Pirzkall, Heike

Heike Pintor Pirzkall is a professor in the Communication and Humanities department at the European University of Madrid. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Complutense University (Spain). She has completed postgraduate studies (Master’s) in Public Administration at the University of Liverpool, and in European Studies at the University of Kingston-upon-Thames. She is currently working on her doctoral thesis on Latin American Development and Studies. She carries out research on matters regarding multiculturalism and multilingualism, such as the relations between the Latin American continent with Europe and the United States. She has published many articles.

ARTICLES (2)

The ecologist movement gathers force in the United States

Environment awareness since its origins

By Heike Pintor Pirzkall, 22nd May 2008

The most important ecologist groups in the United States work with lawyers, scientists, economists and lobbyists inside the political system and the economic establishment; in addition, an alternative movement has developed, which focuses its work on environmental justice, conservation and political impartiality. They all fight to avoid the apathy of the United States society, which is more worried by terrorism and the economic crisis than environmental protection.

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Environmental lobbies in the United States

Climate change finds its way into the electoral debate

By Heike Pintor Pirzkall, 21st February 2008

Finally, climate change is at the forefront of the race to the White House in the United States. Among both conservatives and democrats, consensus and awareness that global warming is an issue that must be urgently tackled is growing. Due to this, environmental lobbyists are winning the battle against ecological organizations.