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Mexicans Protest Canadian Mining Company
 Stephen Leahy
Residents and activists from the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosí travelled to Toronto to tell the shareholders of a Canadian mining company that their investments are at risk because the billion-dollar Cerro San Pedro gold and silver mine is illegal and environmentally unsafe.
The Blessings of Global Warming
 Beth Goodtree
Global warming is a natural phenomenon. It occurs periodically, to readjust sunlight and rain; to bring warmth and growth to lands having lain fallow, while giving those lands which were fertile and over-productive a chance to rest and recuperate.
Early Origins of Maize in Mexico
 Dr. John Jones
The ancestors of maize originally grew wild in Mexico and were radically different from the plant that is now one of the most important crops in the world.
 Whaling Commission Seeks Consensus on Future
 Daniela Estrada
The International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) 60th annual meeting, which is testing the future of the organisation itself, kicked off this week in Chile with a strong conservationist message from President Michelle Bachelet.
The DNA of Corn: Mexican Peasants vs. Techno-Science
 Melinda Burns
Even as corn prices rise with the demand for biofuels, a simmering dispute percolates in Mexico where genetically modified imports from the U.S. are both welcomed and damned.
President Calderón Launches Program to Replace Electrical Household Appliances
 Blanco P. Othon
President Felipe Calderón launched the "Let’s Save Energy to Live Better" Program, through which people will be able to exchange their old refrigerators, air conditioning unit and light bulbs for ones that save energy and thereby reduce their electricity bills.
Next Battle Over Border Fence May Be Texas
 Christopher Sherman
A U.S. Supreme Court decision paving the way for a 670-mile federal fence along the U.S.-Mexico border drew swift criticism from environmentalists, who promised to make another legal stand in Texas.
 Love Is In the Air: Amazing Image of Clouds From Space
 Daily Mail
This spectacular picture taken from 200 miles up show there is definitely love in the air. Astronauts on the International Space Station took the snap while travelling at 17,000 miles per hour during one of its 15 daily orbits.
Texan Sentenced to Prison for Sea Turtle Smuggling
 Associated Press
A businessman from McAllen, Texas, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison on charges of smuggling the skins of endangered sea turtles and other exotic leathers from Mexico to the United States.
It's Time for Responsible Fishing
 Myles Lineberger
I have seen some great changes in the fishing regulations in Latin America since the early 70's but we still have a long way to go. No one seems to understand that there will be no more fish to catch if we don't start fishing responsibly.
L.A. to Resume Controversial Cloud-Seeding Project
 Yan Liang
Facing severe water supply shortage, Los Angeles plans to launch a controversial cloud-seeding project that they believe will boost rainfall and raise the levels of local reservoirs, a newspaper report said Monday.
US/MEX: Neighbours Try to Reclaim Polluted Valley
 Enrique Gili
At the urging of Benjamin McCue, programme manager for WildCoast, a bi-national wildlife conservation and water quality advocacy group focused on Baja, California, 200 volunteers armed with plastics bags, rakes and shovels recently attempted the seemingly impossible - to clean-up a tiny sliver of the valley set aside as a nature preserve, known as the Tijuana River Open Space Reserve.
President Calderón Urges Nations to Conserve Water
 Presidencia de la República
Mexican President Felipe Calderón called for urgent measures to be taken to guarantee environmental balance, and the supply of and equal access to water worldwide.
Just Hangin' Around Puerto Vallarta
 Jim Scherrer
With the hustle and bustle of today's life, many of us never take the time to stop and smell the flowers, let alone closely observe the wildlife around us. However, that's not the case for those of us fortunate enough to be living in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Preparing for the 2008 Hurricane Season
 Jim Morrison
You probably didn’t know it, but we are already several weeks into the 2008 Hurricane Season. While this article discusses what to do before, during, and after a hurricane, it is important to remember that hurricanes usually pass Vallarta without incident.
Why Are All Of Puerto Vallarta's Bougainvillea Flowers White?
 Jim Scherrer
It's almost impossible to go anywhere in Vallarta without seeing bougainvilleas growing profusely. They are everywhere along the roadside, on the Sierra Madre hillsides, in every Vallarta neighborhood and around all public areas of interest.
Dreams Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa To Protect Endangered Marine Turtles During Nesting Season
 Hotel Interactive
With the 2008 turtle nesting season about to begin, Dreams Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa is gearing up to continue its efforts to preserve the Olive Ridley marine sea turtle through its “Dreaming of Freedom” conservation program.
US Senate Inaction Kills Climate Change Bill
 Christopher Kuttruff
On Friday, the Senate set aside a bill to combat climate change after failing to gather the 60 votes necessary to move the legislation forward.
Dried-Up Colorado Takes Toll on Giant Mexican Fish
 John C. Cannon
A new study in the April 2008 issue of the journal Biological Conservation reports that the dwindling of the Colorado River has changed the way some marine fish in the Gulf of California grow and develop.
Mexico City Pollution Eroding Residents’ Sense of Smell
 Eoin O'Carroll
Robyn Hudson, a researcher at Mexico’s National Autonomous University in Mexico City and her team found that residents of the capital were less able to detect common odors like coffee and orange juice than those in a nearby town with low air pollution.
Red Tide in La Bahìa de Banderas
 Ron Walker
According to a recent news article in the Tribuna de la Bahìa, the Mexican Navy and University of Guadalajara biologists have identified the foam that has been seen in the ocean around Puerto Vallarta since April as a naturally occurring "Red Tide."
Mexico City Plants Lawns on Roofs to Fight Warming
 Mica Rosenberg
Mexico City, one of the world's most polluted capitals, is planting rooftop gardens on public buildings as part of a program launched Thursday to combat global warming.
Development: Blessed and Cursed by Water
 Tarjei Kidd Olsen
Millions of people are threatened by poor, unreliable, or non-existent water resources, and climate change could make things worse. IPS looked at some of the issues before participants at a World Bank conference on water and sanitation issues held in Oslo last week.
Mexico to Monitor Sharks With Implanted Transmitters After Deadly Attacks
 Associated Press
Sharks will be monitored for their behavior off Mexico's Pacific coast to determine why they are swimming so close to land. Environmental official Nadia Vela says scientists will attach transmitters to the marine predators and track them by satellite.
Mexico World Leader in Environmental Care - UN
 Presidencia de la República
The United Nations Organization (UN) awarded the Certificate of World Leadership to President Felipe Calderón and the people of Mexico for Mexico's outstanding participation in the "Let's Plant for the Planet" scheme: The Billion Tree Campaign.
Discovery Launches Planet Green
 International Herald Tribune
Discovery is converting its Discovery Home Channel into an eco-lifestyle channel dubbed Planet Green. The channel will debut in more than 50 million homes in June.
Is It Safe To Go Back In the Water?
 Evan Fontaine
It had to happen. Determined to move forward and in search of answers after a string of three shark attacks last month left two victims dead, tourism officials, environmentalists and representatives from various sectors of government convened at a closed door meeting in Zihuatanejo.
Great White Lies About Great White Sharks
 Christopher Wanjek
Another swimmer was killed by a shark off the Pacific coast of Mexico on May 24, the second tragic shark encounter in two months in that area, thus officially launching another summer of shark hysteria.
Fla. Museum Shark Expert Called to Mexico
 Media-Newswire.com
Florida Museum of Natural History shark expert George Burgess was summoned to Mexico Monday by the State of Guerrero after a third shark attack off the Mexican coast in a month. The attacks April 28 and May 23 and 24 killed two surfers, alarming government officials in the resort area.
Is Water Becoming the New Oil?
 Mark Clayton
Population, pollution, and climate put the squeeze on potable supplies - and private companies smell a profit. Others ask: Should water be a human right?
'La Niña' Effect May be Behind Mexico Shark Attacks
 Mariano Castillo
Cooler than normal sea-surface temperatures due to the La Niña phenomenon may be partly responsible for a spate of fatal shark attacks off Mexico's Pacific coast, a U.S. shark expert said Friday.
Nature Loss 'To Hurt Global Poor'
 Richard Black
Damage to forests, rivers, marine life and other aspects of nature could halve living standards for the world's poor, a major report has concluded. Current rates of natural decline might reduce global GDP by about 7% by 2050.
G-8 Supports Mexican Proposal to Create Green Fund
 Presidencia de la República
Due to its international importance, Mexico’s proposal to create a Green Fund to Combat Climate Change will be included in the final press release of the Group of Eight (G8) and Group of Five (G5) Environmental Ministers Meeting in Kobe, Japan, which ends today.
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