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Obama's Stance on Lands: He'll Break With Bush
 Les Blumenthal
President-elect Barack Obama has offered only scattered clues as to where he stands on the most pressing public lands and endangered species issues. In reading the tea leaves, however, environmental groups are optimistic, timber industry and land-rights groups are wary and an influential lawmaker excited about having an ally in the White House.
Climate Change in Latin America: Frightening Numbers
 Emilio Godoy
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean need billions of dollars to deal with the economic impact of climate change - funding that is not easily found on the international market.
 Guardian: Glaciers Melting at Record Rate
 The Real Network
But in Norway, there are signs that climate change has also led to a surprising growth in some places.
Border Fence to Carve up Nature Reserve
 Enrique Gili
Another chapter in U.S.-Mexico border relations is about to close. In the waning days of the George W. Bush administration, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is completing construction of a 22-kilometre triple fence along the San Diego-Tijuana border.
President for 60 More Days, Bush Tearing Apart Protection for America's Wilderness
 Suzanne Goldenberg
With barely 60 days to go until Bush hands over to Barack Obama, his White House is working methodically to weaken or reverse an array of regulations that protect America's wilderness from logging or mining operations, and compel factory farms to clean up dangerous waste.
Climate Change: Hot Days and Nights in Mexico 2090
 Stephen Leahy
Climate change will dramatically increase the number of hot, dry days in Mexico in the coming decades, while coastal regions like the Yucatán, in the southeast, will be swamped by sea levels that are half a metre higher than today, a new study has found.
Obama Addresses Global Warming Summit
 Foon Rhee
President-Elect Obama made a surprise address at the Governors' Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles, where he promised that his administration will provide leadership on issues related to climate change.
Mexico: Cyclists Speed Up Transportation Changes
 Diego Cevallos
Cyclists in the Mexican capital who pedal nude once a year and organise tours through the city have overcome the suspicions of city officials and are now participating in designing plans to benefit this environmentally-friendly mode of transportation.
Climate Change is Impeding Agricultural Production in Uttar Pradesh (India)
 Amit Dwivedi
During the last one decade, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has been witness to many climatic changes. Eastern Uttar Pradesh has faced severe floods, while Bundelkhand region has faced one of the worst famines of the last decade.
Recycling Factory Gives Mexican Workers Reboot
 Associated Press
An electronics recycling factory in the town of Fronteras, Mexico, is offering the prospect of hiring many unemployed people and, at the same time, helping to protect the environment.
The Climate for Change
 Al Gore
The inspiring and transformative choice by the American people to elect Barack Obama as our 44th president lays the foundation for another fateful choice that he - and we - must make this January to begin an emergency rescue of human civilization from the imminent and rapidly growing threat posed by the climate crisis.
Obama Considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for EPA
 Mike Allen
President-elect Barack Obama is strongly considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a Cabinet post, Democratic officials told Politico.
Obama's Green Jobs Revolution
 Geoffrey Lean & Leonard Doyle
Barack Obama is promising a $150bn "Apollo project" to bring jobs and energy security to the US through a new alternative energy economy, if his final push for votes brings victory in the presidential election on Tuesday.
Mexico City's 'Water Monster' Nears Extinction
 David Koop
Beneath the tourist gondolas in the remains of a great Aztec lake lives a creature that resembles a monster – and a Muppet – with its slimy tail, plumage-like gills and mouth that curls into an odd smile.
Green US Prisons Farm, Recycle to Save Energy, Money
 Phuong Le
Of all the things convicted murderer Robert Knowles has been called during his 13 years behind bars, recycler hasn't been one of them. But there he was one morning, pitchfork in hand, doing his part to "green" the prison.
Bush Administration Makes a Last Push to Deregulate
 R. Jeffrey Smith
The White House is working to enact a wide array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before President Bush leaves office in January.
Mexico Launches Trade Dispute with U.S. Over Tuna
 Jonathan Lynn
Mexico has launched a dispute with the United States at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over U.S. rules which Mexico says prevent its tuna from being labelled "dolphin-safe," a WTO document shows.
Mexico, US, Canada to Protect Endangered Porpoise
 Mark Stevenson
Officials from Mexico, the United States and Canada are teaming up in a plan presented Tuesday to protect the vaquita marina, a highly endangered species of porpoise in the upper Gulf of California.
Study: Smog Chops 2 Months Off Mexicans' Lives
 Alexandra Olson
Mexicans would live an average of two months longer if they breathed cleaner air, Harvard researchers conclude in a study published Monday.
With Time Short, Bush Pushes EPA to Relax Power-Plant Rule
 Renee Schoof
At the Bush administration's direction, the Environmental Protection Agency is working on a new rule that would weaken pollution regulations for power plants, allowing them to increase emissions without adding controls.
New US Debate on Wolf's "Endangered" Label
 Joel Achenbach
Having lost a court battle with conservationists this summer, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to reopen for public comment its 2007 proposal to de-list the wolves, currently considered "endangered" under the Endangered Species Act.
Sunspots an Omen of Weather Woes?
 Charles Perry
The lack of sunspots this year has some scientists wondering if this could be an indicator that much colder weather is on the way. They argue it could be the start of an extended period of solar indolence that would more than counter the effect of human-produced carbon dioxide emissions.
Argentina: Caution and Enthusiasm for Fish Farming
 Marcela Valente
Fish farming is expanding in Latin America, fuelled by the demands of a global market that is facing the stagnation of commercial fishing. But some people are warning about the limits of industrial production of fish and the environmental and social risks.
Mangroves are Worth Serious Money!
 Patricia Celenza
Belize’s most respected patriot and diplomat, Philip S.W. Goldson stated, “The time to save your country is before you lose it.” Never were wiser or more prophetic words of advice proffered.
Current Mass Extinction Spurs Major Study of Which Plants to Save
 Gail Gallessich
The Earth is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction of both plants and animals, with nearly 50 percent of all species disappearing, scientists say. Because of the current crisis, biologists at UC Santa Barbara are working day and night to determine which species must be saved.
 World Class Fire Opals Mined Near Puerto Vallarta
 Jim Scherrer
One of the two largest sites for mining the Mexican fire opal, which just so happens to be the "national gemstone of Mexico," is located near Magdalena, Jalisco; a small city located approximately 100 miles east of Puerto Vallarta.
Mexico Lakes Linked to Mars?
 National Geographic
A northern Mexico valley may hold the first human footprint in the Americas, and could even provide the basis for discovering organisms on Mars, according to a NASA scientist.
Revealing the Evolutionary History of Threatened Sea Turtles
 Kristin Elise Phillips
It's confirmed: Even though flatback turtles dine on fish, shrimp, and mollusks, they are closely related to primarily herbivorous green sea turtles.
Thousands of Endangered Sea Turtles Killed as Fishing Bycatch in Mexico
 mongabay.com
Thousands of endangered loggerhead sea turtles are being killed as bycatch in the Mexican fishing industry, reports a new study published in the journal Endangered Species Research.
US Focus on Climate Could Ease Financial Crisis
 Reuters
If the United States focused on curbing climate change as soon as a new president took office - or sooner - it could help pull the world from the financial brink, environmental policy experts told Reuters.
Smoke and CO2: How to Spin Global Warming
 The Real Network
Recently, it was reported that the rate of carbon dioxide emission during the last seven years exceeded even the IPCC's worst-case scenario. Both Barack Obama and John McCain have offered their support to global warming legislation in the past, but climate legislation continues to stall, as it has for more than a decade. Why?
Pollution Slowly Killing World's Coral Reefs
 Jason Lange
Dainty blue fish dart around coral shaped like moose antlers near the Mexican resort of Cancun, but sickly brown spots are appearing where pollution threatens one of the world's largest reefs.
190 Million Trees Already Planted Throughout Mexico
 Presidencia de la República
The National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR) has reported the establishment of 190 million trees throughout national territory by the beneficiaries of ProÁrbol, and highlighted the contributions of the states of Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Puebla, Veracruz and Chiapas.
Mexico's Tourism Responds to Global Climate Change
 PRNewswire
As one of the top tourism destinations in the world, Mexico is taking steps to foster tourism while at the same time protect the environment.
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