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Water Water Everywhere, but not a Drop to Drink
 Shobha Shukla
Despite an apparent abundance of clean water in most of the developed nations, more than 1 billion people around the world lack clean safe drinking water and more than 2.6 billion lack adequate sanitation services.
Gere Tours Galapagos, Meets Unique Tortoise
 Associated Press
Richard Gere may be adopting a new cause: the preservation of the Galapagos Islands. Galapagos National Park spokeswoman Vanessa Garcia says that during a visit to the Ecuadorean islands, he offered to speak out publicly for their conservation.
Brazil: Making Eco-History in a Southern Beach Town
 Clarinha Glock
In the city of Garopaba, a tourist destination on Brazil's southern coast, leftover food from restaurants will be turned into fertiliser to be used by farmers, who in turn will grow pesticide-free fruits and vegetables for snacks in the local schools.
Mexico: Cradle of Maize Rocked by Transgenics
 Diego Cevallos
Mexico has lifted the ban on experimental cultivation of transgenic maize imposed in 1999 in this country where the crop was first domesticated and shaped human culture.
The Fall and Rise of the Right Whale
 Cornelia Dean
Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Georgia Wildlife Trust, are part of an intense effort to monitor North Atlantic right whales, one of the most endangered, and closely watched, species on earth.
Catastrophic Fall in 2009 Global Food Production
 Eric deCarbonnel
After reading about the droughts in two major agricultural countries, China and Argentina, I decided to research the extent other food producing nations were also experiencing droughts. 2009 looks to be a humanitarian disaster around much of the world.
 Second Vallarta Verde Eco-Sunday Fiesta set for March 29 in Paso Ancho
 Barbara Sands
The 2nd Vallarta Verde Eco-Fiesta, a fiesta of music, education, culture and art with the aim of identifying ecological problems and bringing them to the attention of city officials, is set for March 29 at La Huerta Restaurant in Paso Ancho.
Nicaragua: Cleaning Up ‘World’s Biggest Toilet’
 José Adán Silva
After dumping its untreated wastewater into lake Managua for more than 80 years, the capital of Nicaragua has started to clean up the huge source of water in this country, where 80 percent of fresh water sources are polluted.
Hurricane Forecasters Bring Preparedness Message to Bahamas, Mexico and Caribbean
 NOAA
NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of public events the week of March 22 in five coastal communities in the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean to urge residents to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season.
Climate Change: Polar Satellite Still in Planning Stage
 Julio Godoy
When the European Space Agency (ESA) designed the original CryoSat ice-monitoring satellite, not all scientists accepted global warming as an urgent threat. Today, 10 years later, few deny the existence of climate change, its human causes, and the consequences for life on the planet.
Mexico Allows GM Corn for Experiments
 Associated Press
Mexico is changing its laws to allow the planting of genetically modified corn for experimental reasons. Growers will now be able to apply for government permission for experimental plots.
Sinking Their Teeth Into Nature
 Dudley Althaus
Monsters dwell in Tampico, Mexico. At least 65 crocodiles throng the 200-acre Laguna Carpintero — Carpenter’s Lake — a short walk from Tampico’s central square.
Doors of Perception: My Tour of a Hallucinogenic Plant Nursery in Mexico
 Jane Stillwater
Rick obviously loved his plants and knew a lot about them - he recently gave a talk on hallucinogenic plants at the PV botanical gardens - but he was also worried that I might not be seeing them at their best.
Oldest Sea Turtle Fossil Unveiled in Mexico
 Agence France-Presse
Paleontologists on Thursday unveiled the oldest fossil remains of a sea turtle that lived 72 million years ago in northern Mexico, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said.
Youth Find Hope in Economic Climate Shift
 Sari Gelzer
An estimated 10,000 young people descended on Washington over the weekend to press lawmakers to take action on climate change and to support the burgeoning green economy.
Mexico Confirms Commitment to Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
 Presidencia de la República
The First Meeting of Group of Friends of Joint Presidents on Responsibility and Compensation was held at SRE within the framework of Cartagena Protocol on Biotechnology Security from February 23 to 27 2008.
Environment: Amazon Teetering on the Edge
 Mario Osava
In 2026, an Amazon converted into "the world's last grain reserve," criss-crossed by new highways and megaprojects for energy and regional integration, will attract billion-dollar investments, but with less forest and clean water, leading to serious environmental degradation that is accentuated by the impacts of climate change.
Climate Change: New Thinking to Tackle Old Problems
 Kristin Palitza
Organic and eco-friendly farming can feed the world, contrary to the common belief that biotechnology and chemical-intensive farming are indispensable, modern strategies to increase production, agricultural experts say.
Less Pollution on Banderas Bay Beaches
 Tribuna de la Bahia
According to Jalisco Recreational Waters Usage Health Secretary, Margarita Coronado Gallardo, out of the ten local beaches that were tested last month to determine the quality of the water, only one is not yet safe for recreational activities.
Biodiversity: So Long, Salamanders
 Stephen Leahy
Mesoamerica's salamanders appear to be joining the global decline in amphibian species, like frogs, adding to the evidence of ecological change around the planet.
U.N. Seeks a Green Revolution in Food
 Thalif Deen
The food crisis that spilled over from last year could take a turn for the worse in the next decade if there are no explicit answers to a rash of growing new problems, including declining agricultural production, a faltering distribution network and a deteriorating environment worldwide.
More Ridiculous Green Propaganda: Make Love the Green Way
 MSN
OK, so you've reduced the amount of waste you produce, reuse things whenever you can, and recycle them when you can't. You've bought organic cotton sheets. What about going green between the sheets?
Garbage Disaster Looms at Giant Mexico City Dump
 Mica Rosenberg
Mexico City is facing a crisis over where to put its trash - enough to fill four sports stadiums a year - with its sprawling dump already crammed to bursting and under a closure order.
Vallarta Botanical Gardens To Host Spring Flower & Garden Show
 PVNN
From February 24th through March 1st, Vallarta Botanical Gardens will host the first annual Puerto Vallarta Flower and Garden Show. Everyone is invited to come out for educational demonstrations and to revel in the glories of springtime.
 Mexico's Beloved "Axolotl" at Risk
 Reuters
Pollution and exotic fish are putting the Mexican aquatic salamander, a revered symbol of central Mexico, in danger of extinction. Known in Spanish as the axolotl, the Mexican amphibian is related to toads and frogs.
Going for the Green
 Jose Luis Jiménez
Tiger Woods backs residential golf resort planned for Baja, but potential effect on the environment brings out critics.
Mexico City to Turn Green with New Recycle Plan
 Associated Press
Mexico City wants to turn one of the planet's biggest and messiest waste management systems into the greenest in Latin America, if not the developing world.
Mexico City Braces for Water Rationing
 Tracy Wilkinson
Supplies will be cut or reduced to homes in many areas of the capital this weekend, making a scarce resource even scarcer. 'We are running out of water,' an official said.
Entangled Humpback Whale Rescued in Banderas Bay
 Salvador Murguía
On January 23, 2009, a successful attempt to save a Humpback Whale from a life-threatening entanglement in Banderas Bay brought together members of the Mexican Navy, Vallarta Adventures and the Instituto Technologico del Mar.
Offshore Fish Farming OK’d for the Gulf of Mexico
 Associated Press
On Wednesday evening, an agency that sets fishing rules in the Gulf approved a plan to open up offshore waters to fish farming over the objections of fishermen and environmentalists.
Obama Continues to Prove He's Not Bush
 Dale McFeatters
President Obama is not shy about breaking with the policies of his predecessor. He ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider whether California and 13 other states can mandate tough, new auto-emissions standards, tougher than the federal standards.
Green Garbage Dumps? Mexico City Vows to Try
 Associated Press
Mexico City wants to turn one of the planet's biggest and messiest waste management systems into the greenest in Latin America, if not the developing world.
Wolf Haven Sends Mexican Gray Wolves Home
 Christina Crea
Six female Mexican gray wolves left Wolf Haven International, located north of Tenino in the Centralia/Chehalis WA area, on two separate flights to Houston, Texas, late last week and then onto a charter flight to Mexico.
Mexico Looks Beyond Oil and Toward the Wind
 Associated Press
Mexico inaugurated one of the world's largest wind farm projects on Thursday as the nation looks for alternative energy, in part to compensate for falling oil production.
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