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 Peru Struggles with Rising Temperatures
 The Real News Network
Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports from Peru's Cuzco region on the growing climate crisis. The inhabitants of South America's Andean mountains are seeing increasing instances of drought and disease, linked to warming temperatures
Clean Beach Certifications in Banderas Bay
 Theodore Koumelis
Villa Premiere Hotel & Spa, the luxury boutique retreat and sister property, Buenaventura Grand Hotel & Spa’s Playa Camarones has earned “Clean Beach” certification from The Mexican Institute of Certifications, the long serpentine stretch of golden sand beach is located in front of each hotel.
Mexico Allows Disputed GM Corn Tests
 Agence France-Presse
Mexico on Thursday approved its first permits for genetically-modified test crops of corn, in a controversial move to boost the staple food in the cradle of maize production.
Television Has Less Effect on Education about Climate Change than Other Forms of Media
 Tara Laskowski
Worried about climate change and want to learn more? You probably aren't watching television then. A new study by George Mason University Communication Professor Xiaoquan Zhao suggests that watching television has no significant impact on viewers' knowledge about the issue of climate change.
Important to Raise Environmental Awareness among New Generations: President Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón declared that this generation has the enormous challenge of repairing the damage humans have caused the Earth by guaranteeing a world and a Mexico that will last forever.
Arctic to be 'Ice-Free in Summer'
 David Shukman
The Arctic Ocean could be largely ice-free and open to shipping during the summer in as little as ten years' time, a top polar specialist has said.
Biodiversity: Dwindling Fish Catch Could Leave a Billion Hungry
 Stephen Leahy
Fish catches are expected to decline dramatically in the world's tropical regions because of climate change, but may increase in the north, said a new study published last week.
NASA's Strike on Moon Worked, Mission Official Says
 CNN
NASA said Friday's rocket and satellite strike on the moon was a success, kicking up enough dust for scientists to determine whether or not there is water on the moon.
Cuba: Raising an Environmentally Conscious Generation
 Patricia Grogg
Every summer in Cuba, the complaint is heard over and over again: "These beaches are filthy!" Empty beer and soft drink bottles, plastic bags and cups, the remains of someone's picnic lunch, and innumerable cigarette butts are strewn on the sand every day, despite the threat of fines and the pleas of ecologists.
Latin America Puts Human Waste to Work
 Fabiana Frayssinet
Biodigester technology, which originated in Asia as a natural process for treating sewage waste, is reemerging in Latin America as an integrated system providing cheap energy, improved sanitation, and even attractive landscaping.
Mexico Calls US a "Stumbling Block" in UN Climate Talks
 David Fogarty & Chisa Fujioka
The United States came under pressure to show leadership in U.N. climate talks on Wednesday with Mexico saying its neighbor is a stumbling block in efforts to try to craft a tough global climate agreement by December.
The Amazing Maze of Maize Evolution
 Richard Hund
Understanding the evolution and domestication of maize has been a holy grail for many researchers. As one of the most important crops worldwide and as a crop that appears very different from its wild relatives as a result of domestication, understanding exactly how maize has evolved has many practical benefits and may help to improve crop yields
In Hot Pursuit of Harvest Photos
 Mike Deering
The U.S. Grains Council is encouraging farmers to submit photos of the harvesting of food, feed and fuel to be entered in a drawing for free Council meeting registration for the 7th Int'l Marketing Conference and 50th Annual Membership Meeting in Puerto Vallarta February 13-17, 2010.
China and Climate Change
 The Real News Network
Paul Jay speaks with Minqi Li about China's and United States' role in resolving the climate change crisis.
Ecuador Limits Residence to Protect Galápagos
 Simon Romero
The mounds of reeking garbage on the edge of this settlement 600 miles off Ecuador’s Pacific coast are proof that one species is thriving on the fragile archipelago whose unique wildlife inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution: man.
Climate Change: Food Supply Hangs in the Balance
 Stephen Leahy
Rocketing food prices and hundreds of millions more starving people will be part of humanity's grim future without concerted action on climate change and new investments in agriculture, experts reported last week.
End to the Klamath War
 New York Times
The announcement that four dams on the Klamath River will be removed to restore imperiled salmon runs is a victory for fish, farmers, Indian tribes and the much-maligned Endangered Species Act.
Mexico: Underwater Museum to Protect Coral Reefs
 Verónica Díaz Favela
Four sculptures in human forms, made of concrete, will be submerged in November in the Mexican Caribbean - the first of 400 figures that will comprise the world's largest underwater museum.
Obama Aide Concedes Climate Law Must Wait
 Andrew C. Revkin
President Obama’s top climate and energy official said Friday that there was virtually no chance Congress would have a climate and energy bill ready for him to sign before negotiations on a global climate treaty begin in December in Copenhagen.
New Film Blames Drug Firm for Plight of Honey Bees
 Michael McCarthy
Vanishing of the Bees suggests that neonicotinoid pesticides may be behind the disappearance of honey bees in America.
US Senators Unveil New Climate Change Bill
 Renee Schoof
On a stage in front of the Capitol with a giant American flag behind them, a group of senators Wednesday unveiled a new climate bill that they say will increase jobs and reduce the billions spent on foreign oil.
US/MEX Butterfly Habitat Agreement Signed
 Mike Lee
After spending two decades trying to protect monarch butterflies, the leader of an Escondido-based nonprofit group this week joined officials from Mexico and California to launch a plan for restoring woodlands where up to 750 million of the insects spend their winters.
Gore Discusses Climate Impasse with Mexican Leader
 Associated Press
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore has met with Mexico's president to discuss the importance of breaking an impasse over a new global warming pact.
The Mayan Riviera is Committed to Conserving Nature in Mexico
 TravelVideo.tv
As a demonstration of its commitment to environmental conservation, Mexico’s Riviera Maya has launched the Mesoamerican Tourism Reef Initiative (MARTI) to help protect the beautiful and unique flora and fauna in the area surrounding the Northern Hemisphere’s largest coral reef.
Mexico to Decide in Oct. on Test GM Corn Plantings
 Adriana Barrera
Mexico will decide in October whether it will allow experimental plantings of genetically modified corn, an agriculture ministry official said on Monday.
Finally, Targeted Federal Action on Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone
 Brett Duke
Reducing agricultural runoff that flows into the Mississippi River and eventually the Gulf of Mexico is crucial to shrinking the annual dead zone that forms off Louisiana's coast, but those efforts need to target farms that produce the most pollution.
Clean Coal is Fictional
 The Real News Network
Paul Jay speaks to Jessy Tolkan at the Tides Foundations' Momentum conference in San Francisco. They speak about Tolkan's coalition on climate change fighting Obama to establish a moratorium on all coal mining.
Antenna Key to Monarchs Finding Mexico
 UPI
Monarch butterflies locate their winter home in Mexico through a key mechanism in their antennae, scientists in Massachusetts said.
Mexico Champions Climate Change Talks at G20 Summit: Finance Minister
 Xinhua
Mexico helped put climate change at the top of the Group of 20 (G20) summit's agenda, the country's finance minister Agustin Carstens said Friday.
Mexico City Drowning in Garbage
 Emilio Godoy
Heavy rains in the Mexican capital have drawn attention to one of the city's most pressing environmental problems, the generation and collection of rubbish, because the entry to the country's biggest landfill – Bordo Poniente – has been flooded.
Fidel Castro Praises Obama on Climate Change
 Paul Haven
Barack Obama's call for action on climate change and his admission that rich nations have a particular responsibility to lead has received strong praise from an unusual source – U.S. nemesis Fidel Castro.
President Barack Obama: Climate Change Speech at the United Nations
 t r u t h o u t
That so many of us are here today is a recognition that the threat from climate change is serious, it is urgent, and it is growing. Our generation's response to this challenge will be judged by history, for if we fail to meet it - boldly, swiftly, and together - we risk consigning future generations to an irreversible catastrophe.
6.4 Earthquake Reported Off Mexico's Coast
 RTTNews
An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck Thursday off the Pacific coast of Mexico, reported the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor, occurring at 3:16 a.m. EDT (0716 GMT), had its epicenter 170 miles (275 kilometers) southwest of Puerto Vallarta.
Global Warming Website Helps Farmers Cut Livestock Flatulence
 Simon Johnson
A fact sheet has been produced outlining how farmers can adjust their animals’ diets to reduce methane emissions. The measures include ensuring livestock eats the right length of grass.
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