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Turning Tables on Melting Ice Sheets
 Marla Dickerson
A few miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, amid cracked earth and mesquite and sun-bleached cactus, neat rows of emerald plants sprout from the desert floor. The crop is salicornia. If you believe the American who is farming it, this incongruous swath of green has the potential to feed the world, fuel our vehicles and slow global warming.
"Cancún’s White Sands Wouldn’t Exist Without Coral"
 Stephen Leahy
"There would be no white sands on the beaches of Cancún without the Mesoamerican reef," Professor Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, a marine ecophysiologist working at the Institute of Marine Sciences and Limnology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, told Tierramérica.
Mexican Crater Could Give Clues to Ancient Mars
 Jose Cortazar
A prehistoric crater left by an asteroid collision in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula could yield clues about what Mars was like billions of years ago, a NASA scientist says.
Study Reveals Signs of Toxicity of GE Maize Approved for Human Consumption
 GreenPeace
Laboratory rats, fed with a genetically engineered (GE) maize produced by Monsanto, have shown signs of toxicity in kidney and liver, according to a new study. This is the first time that a GE product which has been cleared for use as food for humans and animals has shown signs of toxic effects on internal organs
Profepa Confiscates 360 Protected Wild Animals
 Presidencia de la República
Inspectors from the Federal Environmental Protection Department (Profepa) in Durango and Chiapas managed to rescue a total of wild animals destined to be illegally commercialized by eight persons delivered to the Federal State Prosecutor's Office.
 Botanical Gardens for Groups and Events
 Alice Carter-Tyler
With towering mountain peaks and a profusion of natural diversity for a backdrop and a friendly staff that strives to create custom-tailored services to suit everyone's tastes, the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens are perfect for groups, weddings and events.
Profepa Investigates Tourist Sighting of Whale Shark
 Presidencia de la República
Personnel from the Federal Environmental Protection Office (Profepa) in Quintana Roo recently conducted an inspection and surveillance operation on tourist boats offering whale shark observation, swimming and diving activities with whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the vicinity of Isla Contoy in Quintana Roo.
Al Gore Lays Down Green Challenge to America
 t r u t h o u t
Al Gore set a challenge for Americans to eliminate the use or dirty energy sources for generating electricity by 2018.
Dozens of Dead Sea Turtles Found on Mexican Coast
 Associated Press
Environmental officials in Mexico say dozens of dead sea turtles apparently killed in fishing nets have washed up on Acapulco beaches in recent days.
Declaring War on Pigeons
 Daniela Estrada
The cities of the world are ideal habitat for the proliferation of the pigeon, or rock dove, a picturesque species that actually poses health and environmental risks.
Native Environmental Hero: Jesus Leon Santos
 Rick Kearns
In one of the most barren regions in the world, an indigenous farmer using ancient Mixteca traditions helped to conserve more than 4,000 acres of farmland, prevent massive soil erosion, increase local farm productivity, create more economic growth and, among other things, plant 2 million trees.
Bush Administration Rushes to Change Workplace Toxin Rules
 Carol D. Leonnig
Political appointees at the Department of Labor are moving with unusual speed to push through in the final months of the Bush administration a rule making it tougher to regulate workers' on-the-job exposure to chemicals and toxins.
Mexico Risks Losing Multimillion-Dollar Fisheries
 Eliza Barclay
The loss of Mexico's coastal mangrove forests to development is threatening the country's multimillion-dollar fishing industry, according to a new study.
Cancun Opens a ‘Green Door’ to Sustainable Tourism
 TravelVideo.tv
Cancun’s commitment to sustainable tourism has reached another goal. There is a new community-based alternative tourism network called ‘Puerta Verde’ (‘Green Door’) that provides visitors, through the NGO Kanché, a sea and jungle route operated by 14 cooperatives from 7 different Mayan communities in the municipality of Lázaro Cárdenas.
For Turtles Mayto Beach is Paradise Found
 Alice Carter-Tyler
Every year from July to November, Mayto Beach, a little piece of paradise two hours south of Puerto Vallarta, provides a nesting ground for hundreds of Olive-Ridley turtles - and one group of biologists and volunteers is working to protect them.
US Summers to Get Hotter and Deadlier Due to Climate Change
 David A. Fahrenthold & Juliet Eilperin
Climate change will have a "substantial" impact on human health in the coming decades, making wildfires and hurricanes more likely, cooking up more smog, and making summer heat waves longer, hotter and deadlier, according to a new report today from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Partnership Plans for Wildlife Corridor, Free-Roaming Paths
 Staci Matlock
Housing development, roads, abandoned mines and fencing are all hazards for wildlife. As land is developed and human populations increase, it is tougher for wildlife to move around freely without some kind of protections.
Mexican Capital to Reduce Harmful Gases
 Associated Press
The government of notoriously polluted Mexico City is promising to cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions 12 percent by 2012. The city says it will spend about 60 billion pesos (US$5.8 million) to achieve the goal.
9,423,197 Trees, Final Total of National Reforestation Day
 Presidencia de la República
The 77,213 trees planted last weekend in Nayarit bring the total number of trees planted on National Reforestation Day up to 9,423,197, reported Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada.
July 2008 Turtle News
 Grupo Ecologico Manos Unidas Por Litibu A.C.
During the 2007 turtle season, Mexican Biologist Gilberto Galindo Castro, and Grupo Ecologico Manos Unidas por Litibu A.C., successfully released 17,849 baby sea turtles into the sea. Here's how you can help protect Banderas Bay area sea turtles in 2008.
Melting Ice = Rising Seas? Easy. How Fast? Hard.
 Andrew C. Revkin
Most forecasting is easier and more reliable in the short run than over the long haul. Think of weather prediction. (And history is full of failed long-term forecasts of everything from oil prices to human population trends.) But for scientists studying the fate of the vast ice sheets of Greenland and West Antarctica, the situation seems reversed.
Profit in Watching - Not Hunting - Whales
 Daniela Estrada
Eighteen Latin American countries are currently involved in whale and dolphin watching tourism, which brings in about 278 million dollars a year. But experts say there is a lack of standards, research and education to ensure that it is a sustainable activity.
EPA Says American's Lives Are Worth Less Today
 Seth Borenstein
It's not just the American dollar that's losing value. The "value of a statistical life" is $6.9 million in today's dollars, the Environmental Protection Agency reckoned in May — a drop of nearly $1 million from just five years ago.
White House in Climate Change "Cover Up"
 Richard Cowan
A leading U.S. Senate Democrat accused the Bush administration on Tuesday of a "cover-up" aimed at stopping the Environmental Protection Agency from tackling greenhouse emissions.
UN Names Butterfly Reserve as World Heritage Site
 Associated Press
The Mexican government says UNESCO has added a Monarch butterfly reserve in southern Mexico to its list of World Heritage sites.
Mexico Plants 8 Million Trees in Latest Green Project
 Mariano Castillo, Rodolfo Pena & Jason Lange
Mexicans went out and planted more than 8 million trees across the country on Saturday as part of a government push to shed its reputation for environmental mismanagement and rampant illegal logging.
Totally Enthralled: Chasing Eclipses Around the World
 Jane Roy Brown
"I saw my first total solar eclipse in 1991, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico," recalls Dan McGlaun, 44, of Belleville, Ind. "Everybody calls that The Big One, because it was one of the longer eclipses on record. Where I was, it lasted 6 minutes, 48 seconds."
Do We Need Sea Turtles?
 Wallace J. Nichols
In ways we will never fully appreciate, each lost species weakens us all, but the loss of sea turtles goes far deeper than the loss of a single thread in the fabric of life.
Jalisco Mexico Focuses on the Environment
PVNN
With Mexico looking to plant five million trees in a one-day world-record-breaking reforestation effort on Saturday, Jalisco state authorities are hoping to play a significant role by planting 420,000 trees in urban areas of Jalisco.
CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa Invites Meeting Guests to Go “Puerto Vallarta Green”
 PR-Canada
CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa is launching “Puerto Vallarta Green” meeting initiatives as an innovative eco-friendly option for meeting attendees to do their small part to help fight global warming.
Global Warming's Twin Evil: Wildfires and Drought
 Dr. Reese Halter
The hundreds of fires hitting California right now are a wake-up call to both government and California residents: we're unprepared for a rapid climate change crackling at our doorstep.
President Felipe Calderón Urges All Mexicans to Plant the Highest Possible Number of Trees This Saturday
 Presidencia de la República
The President told farm workers at the Ejido de Tapaxco that as part of his government's commitment to sustainable development, it has established the goal of planting five million trees in a single day.
Sydney Shoreline Transformed into the Cappuccino Coast
 PVNN
A beach north of Sydney was turned into a 'big frothy cappuccino' when a freak of nature not seen for more than 30 years took place in August 2007. The foam was created by impurities in the ocean, such as salts, chemicals, dead plants and decomposed fish.
Vallarta Botanical Gardens: The Crown Jewel of Vallarta
 Bob Price
If you’d like to see a different side of Puerto Vallarta and one of the genuine treasures of the city, then head out to the Vallarta Botanical Gardens, located on coastal route 200, just 30 minutes south of town.
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