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Mexico to Start Experimental Planting of GMO Corn
 Adriana Barrera
Mexico, considered the birthplace of corn, is reviewing more than two dozen requests to begin experimental planting of genetically modified crops, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday.
Billionaire Slim Launches $100M Mexico Green Project
 Agence France-Presse
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, on Thursday launched a joint 100 million dollar project to protect Mexico's environment with the government and the World Wildlife Fund
Mexico Plants Trees, Loses Forests: Greenpeace
 Agence France-Presse
Mexico is failing to stop deforestation, despite planting millions of trees, Greenpeace said here Wednesday, two days before the country hosts the UN World Environment Day.
Best Summer Eco Destinations
 Michelle Talsma Everson
As the temperature rises and the days last longer, there’s no denying that summer is here. And, whether you have all summer to get away or just a long weekend, there’s nothing more rewarding for environmental lovers than to enjoy an eco-friendly vacation.
New Solar Cycle Prediction
 Dr. Tony Phillips
An international panel of experts led by NOAA and sponsored by NASA has released a new prediction for the next solar cycle. Solar Cycle 24 will peak, they say, in May 2013 with a below-average number of sunspots.
Mexico's Senators Applaud TBF's Efforts
 Pete Johnson
A major conservation/sport fishing bill which, based on a multi-year socio-economic study by The Billfish Foundation is vital to Mexico's sport fishing and tourism industry, is moving through the federal legislature to protect billfish, dorado and other game fish from commercial harvesting.
A Tsunami? The Apocalypse? No, it's Just the Moon
 Danica Coto
It's only the moon, emergency officials in Puerto Rico are telling nervous islanders who have feared that recent extreme tides portend a tsunami or biblical catastrophe.
A Global Responsibility to Help Vulnerable Communities Adapt
 Joseph Winters
For one international community – the 165,000 strong Inuit community dispersed across the Arctic coastline in small, remote coastal settlements in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Siberia – it is already too late to prevent some of the negative effects of climate change.
 US Push for Energy Efficiency?
 The Real News Network
Combating climate change is likely to prove one of President Obama's toughest tasks, as Julian Rush reports.
Bicentennial Park Will be Major Green Lung for Mexico City in 2010: President Calderón
 Presidencia de la República
During the presentation of the Bicentennial Park, President Felipe Calderón declared that it is an environmental, urban and social project, with federal investment of over two billion pesos that will join the projects to commemorate the Independence Bicentennial and the Centennial of the Revolution in 2010.
The Earth Wins One
 New York Times
The nationwide automobile mileage and emissions standards announced by President Obama on Tuesday represent a huge step forward in the effort to limit greenhouse gases and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil.
Baja: When Conservation Bumps Up Against Conflict
 Enrique Gili
Driving through Tijuana and long stretches of northern Baja, conservationist Zach Plopper loves his job but hates the commute. As a field cartographer for WildCoast, Plopper has more to contend with than rugged roads and poor weather conditions.
Mexico: Record Number of Forest Fires in 2009
 Notimex
The nation has registered a record number of forest fires this year in spite of measures set up to prevent them, federal forestry authorities said Monday.
British Team Finds no Multi-Year Ice
 The Real News Network
Dr. Vicky Pope: When climate scientists like me explain to people what we do for a living we are increasingly asked whether we "believe in climate change". Quite simply it is not a matter of belief.
EU Warms to Mexican Path to Global Climate Deal
 Pete Harrison
Global talks on combating climate change this year might progress best by focusing on Mexico's proposal for a world climate change fund, one of the European Union's top negotiators said.
A Cautionary Video About America’s ‘Stuff’
 Leslie Kaufman
The video was created by Annie Leonard, a former Greenpeace employee and an independent lecturer who paints a picture of how American habits result in forests being felled, mountaintops being destroyed, water being polluted and people and animals being poisoned.
The Climate Debate Heats Up in US
 New York Times
Earlier this week, and not a moment too soon, President Obama put the weight of his office behind a bill that aims to reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil, tackle the rise in greenhouse gases and create millions of clean-energy jobs.
Brazilians Avoid Deadly Reptiles in Fleeing Floods
 Marco Sibaja
Northern Brazil's worst floods in decades have driven 218,000 people from their homes to seek refuge wherever they can, packing onto flatbed trucks and braving rivers teeming with deadly reptiles in a scramble for higher ground.
 Grotesque Stranglers Living in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
 Jim Scherrer
Invariably, when tourists visit Puerto Vallarta, they inquire about the flora and fauna they encounter in the Banderas Bay area. So we decided to do a little research so as not to seem so oblivious to the natural beauty surrounding us.
Tons of Released Drugs Taint US Water
 Jeff Donn, Martha Mendoza & Justin Pritchard
U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water - contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation.
Spam "Produces 17 Million Tons of CO2"
 BBC News
A study into spam has blamed it for the production of more than 33bn kilowatt-hours of energy every year, enough to power more than 2.4 million homes.
US, Mexico Agree New Partnership on Climate Change
 Jeff Mason
The United States and Mexico agreed on Thursday on a new partnership to fight climate change and promote environmentally-friendly forms of energy production, they said in a joint statement.
Honeybees in Danger
 Evaggelos Vallianatos
Industrial, pesticide-dependent agricultural practices in the United States are creating a death trap for the honeybee and threatening the human-bee symbiotic relationship forged over millenia.
Water Monitor Eyes Farm Runoff in Gulf of Mexico
 Garry Mitchell
A clean water expert at Auburn University hopes a new project that enlists middle and high school students will help reduce farm runoff that is a growing pollution threat to the Gulf of Mexico.
Antarctica: Another Ice Shelf Falls Away
 Marcela Valente
Accelerated warming in the Antarctic Peninsula has caused the loss of over 85 percent of the ice shelves surrounding the northern half of the peninsula in the last 20 years, experts say.
Mexico City to Issue Fines for Those Wasting Water
 Nacha Cattan
Mexico City residents who leave their faucets running or hose down their gardens and cars during water shutoffs this week risk arrest of up to 36 hours, capital officials warned Tuesday.
Guantanamo's Wild Side: Huge Boas, "Banana Rats," More
 Brian Handwerk
Detainees may be leaving the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but a host of rare animals — giant snakes, "banana rats," nesting sea turtles — are there to stay, protected by the same razor wire fences that keep prisoners in.
2012 May Bring the “Perfect Storm” – Solar Flares, Systems Collaps
 Alfred Webre
Long scorned as “mysticism” and “parascience,” concern about the year 2012 has now surfaced in a mainstream NASA report on the potential impacts on human society of solar flares anticipated to peak in 2012.
Mexico and United Kingdom Strengthen Cooperation Links in Environmental Issues
 Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources
Mexico and the United Kingdom signed the Memorandum of Understanding for a Dialogue that will Ensure a Sustainable Future in order to integrate bilateral cooperation and the commitment of both nations to maintaining the issues of sustainable development and climate change as a central issue.
Climate Change One of the Greatest Challenges Facing Mankind: President Calderón
 Presidencia de la República
At the British Council, currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, President Felipe Calderón declared that the climate change produced by global warming is one of the greatest challenges facing mankind in the 21st century.
Hints of Sustainability at Cancún Resorts
 Verónica Díaz Favela
With 213 rooms, Le Méridien Resort & Spa, is one of the more than 60 hotels in Cancún and the latest to receive sustainable tourism certification. The seal is granted by the Australia-based Green Globe, says Alma Quiñones, head of human resources.
Sydney to Egypt - Lights Dim for Earth Hour
 Associated Press
From an Antarctic research base and the Great Pyramids of Egypt to the Empire State Building in New York, illuminated patches of the globe went dark Saturday for Earth Hour, a campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
20th Birthday of the Exxon Valdez Lie
 Greg Palast
Just two years after the spill and Exxon crowed that Mother Nature had happily cleaned up their stinking oil mess for them. It was a lie. But the media wouldn't question the bald-faced bullshit. And who the hell was going to investigate Exxon's claim way out in some godforsaken Native village in the Prince William Sound?
Be a Part of Earth Hour 2009
EarthHour.org
By simply switching off your lights from 8:30-9:30 pm on Saturday, March 28th 2009, you can join people from around the world for Earth Hour 2009, a unique opportunity to do something proactive and fun for our planet.
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