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Top Ten Wildlife Conservation Success Stories in 2007
 PR-USA
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) today announced its top 10 wildlife conservation success stories for 2007. From amphibians to zebras, AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums are spearheading new efforts to protect wild animals - in some cases bringing them back from the brink of extinction.
Smaller Houses Offer Lower Energy Costs
 Alison Williams
In 2006, my husband and I moved to Socorro, where he was starting his Ph.D. program. Socorro means help in Spanish. We should have known we were in trouble, but how hard could it be to find an energy-efficient house and a sensible way to live?
Laying Waste to the Deep Sea
 Ken Stier
Far out on the high seas, on any given day, hundreds of fishing vessels drag huge nets, big enough to snag a 747 jumbo jet, across the ocean bottom, vacuuming up 150-year-old fish, flattening ancient reefs and destroying everything else in their paths.
Mexico Leads the 'Green' Charge
 Agence France-Presse
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has announced his country planted nearly 250 million trees this year, one fourth of the world total the UN Environment Program (UNEP) had set to combat climate change.
Major International Study Warns Global Warming is Destroying Coral Reefs
 Susan Lang
If world leaders do not immediately engage in a race against time to save the Earth's coral reefs, these vital ecosystems will not survive the global warming and acidification predicted for later this century.
Mexico's Biggest Clean Up to Transform Refinery Site
 Chris Aspin
Mexico's oil monopoly Pemex is taking on the country's biggest ever environmental clean-up on land at a former refinery that will be turned into a huge park to mark the 200th independence anniversary from Spain.
Mexico to Encourage Biodiesel Production
 Mica Rosenberg
Mexico plans to encourage production of biodiesel from crops like beets, yucca root and sorghum after a new biofuel law comes into effect early next year, the country's agriculture minister said on Tuesday.
The Ethanol Scam
 Jay Ambrose
New energy legislation is careening toward a calamitous collision with American lives, especially ethanol provisions that will hike food prices and foul the environment while saving little or nothing on fossil-fuel consumption.
Indonesia's 'Lost World' Reveals More Surprises
 Conservation International
A tiny possum and a giant rat were recorded by scientists as probable new species on a recent expedition to Indonesia’s remote and virtually unknown “Lost World” in the pristine wilderness of western New Guinea’s Foja Mountains.
Bali Meeting Ends; Mexico Emerges as a Leader on Climate Change
 Alexis Madrigal
Europe is known as a champion of combating climate change. But a developing country famous for its capital's polluted air is also a surprising front-runner: Mexico.
Mexico has Potential Oil Reserves of 53.8 Billion Barrels
IANS
Mexico has potential oil reserves of some 53.8 billion barrels, but it will take about $14.5 billion annually to exploit them, the Mexican energy secretariat has said.
Women in Quest of Sustainable Future
 UNEP
New book, "Women and the Environment", calls for greater recognition of women's role in conservation and poverty eradication.
The Border, the Environment and the Illegal Crossers
 Arthur H. Rotstein
Before sealing off the border became the priority it is today, a visitor would have gotten a different picture of this area where the last free-flowing river in the Southwest trickles between tree-lined banks.
Al Gore Sees Hope in "People Power"
 John Acher & Wojciech Moskwa
Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore said on Sunday he was optimistic that a growing "people-power" movement would push the world's leaders to take action to stop global warming.
Mexico Peyote Site Suffers Onslaught of Tourists, Mining
 S. Lynne Walker
Pity the peyote, the legendary cactus whose hallucinogenic powers inspired gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson and an entire generation of hippies. This ground-hugging native of Mexico's northern desert is in danger of disappearing, a victim of psychedelic tourism, silver mining and greenhouse tomatoes.
Monarch Butterflies Get Enhanced Protection
 Wildlife Extra
President Felipe Calderon visited the Sierra Chincua monarch butterfly reserve in the mountains of central Mexico last week to announce his plan to enhance and publicize the reserve.
Build a House From Crap, Courtesy Sulabh
 IBNLive.com
India's sanitation specialist, Sulabh International, led by its visionary founder Bindeshwar Pathak, has succeeded in developing a strong raw material out of human waste and Mexico-based designers Santiago Sierra and Mariana David have designed doors out it.
CNN Heroes Finalists: Defending the Planet
 CNN
A Mexican woman who invented a water purification bucket, a Cuban woman who turned a toxic dump into a resource and a Florida man who keeps coastal waterways clean have been named CNN Heroes finalists for their work "Defending the Planet."
Volcano Spews Steam and Ash in Mexico
 Agence France-Presse
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewed ash and steam on Saturday in a giant plume stretching some 3,000 meters (two miles) high, authorities said.
Climate Change: Latin America Wants Rich Nations to Foot the Bill
 Mario Osava
Latin American governments will call for greater commitments from industrialised countries to curb climate change and to provide financial support for developing countries to deal with its effects.
 Brazil's Warning Over Climate Change
 Reuters
Brazil's President Lula has urged rich countries to pay to help curb climate change by protecting tropical forests. He also reiterated criticism of the United States for its import duties on biofuels.
Hurricane Season - Mild For U.S. But Not the Rest
 Michael Christie
For a second year in a row, the United States has escaped a severe hurricane hit, pushing memories of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans another notch into the past. But for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, the 2007 hurricane season ending on Friday has hardly been benign.
Mexico Funds Will Protect Butterflies
 Jessica Bernstein-Wax
President Felipe Calderon unveiled a sweeping plan Sunday to curb logging and protect millions of monarch butterflies that migrate to the mountains of central Mexico each winter, covering trees and bushes and attracting visitors from around the world.
Then There Was One: US Now Alone as Kyoto Holdout
 Richard Ingham
Supporters of the Kyoto Protocol were gleeful on Saturday after Australian elections left the United States in the wilderness as the only major economy to boycott the UN's climate pact.
Antarctica: Accidents Will Happen - So Be Prepared
 Marcela Valente
The second accident this year involving a cruiseliner in the Antarctic is alarming the countries that protect and conserve the frozen continent, which are persisting in their demands for penalties in cases of disasters that cause pollution.
New Research Shows Climate Change Triggers Wars and Population Decline
 Georgia Institute of Technology
Climate change may be one of the most significant threats facing humankind. A new study shows that long-term climate change may ultimately lead to wars and population decline.
Border Fence Work Raises Environmental Concerns
 Randal C. Archibold
The Department of Homeland Security is ahead of schedule in building some 700 miles of fencing along the Mexican border, but some environmental groups, elected officials and local Indian tribes say too little attention is being paid to the environmental consequences of the barriers.
Activists Fear for Humpback Whales
 Reuters
A Japanese whaling fleet leaves for an expedition activists say will for the first time target humpback whales.
Noah's Ark Flood Spurred European Farming
 Michael Kahn
An ancient flood some say could be the origin of the story of Noah's Ark may have helped the spread of agriculture in Europe 8,300 years ago by scattering the continent's earliest farmers, researchers said on Sunday.
"Zero" Amazon Deforestation Possible by 2015, Brazilian NGOs Say
 Environmental News Network
Halting deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is the objective of nine Brazilian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have drafted an ambitious plan to stop clearcutting in the region within seven years.
86% of Sea Turtle Species Threatened With Extinction
 Ken Burton
Marine turtles have thrived for more than 100 million years. But only the last few hundred years have given the huge, spectacular, prehistoric reptiles serious trouble.
U.N. Praises the Quiet Green Giant
 Reuters
The U.N. Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, tours Brazil on a fact-finding mission ahead of a crucial climate conference in Bali next month.
San Francisco Oil Spill Spreads
 Reuters
Less than a week after a massive oil spill in San Francisco, more than a dozen nearby beaches have been contaminated. Officials say about 200 birds have already died, while 465 oil-covered birds are being cleaned and rehabilitated.
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