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Leaders Agree to Delay a Deal on Climate Change
 Elene Cooper
President Obama and other world leaders have decided to put off the difficult task of reaching a climate change agreement at a global climate conference scheduled for next month.
Deal on Mexican Gray Wolf
 Associated Press
The US federal Fish and Wildlife Service and environmentalists reached an agreement Friday that scraps a rule the agency had used to kill or permanently remove any wolf that killed three head of livestock in a year.
 Saving Sea Turtles, One Nest at a Time
 Elisabeth Rosenthal
Global warming and coastal development are decimating Pacific sea turtle populations. In Costa Rica, a group of one-time poachers is giving baby sea turtles a chance at survival.
Water On The Moon
 Associated Press
NASA says a spacecraft that was intentionally crashed into the moon has turned up the best evidence yet of water.
Brazil: Deforestation Sees Biggest Drop in 20 Yrs
 Marco Sibaja
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped nearly 46 percent from August 2008 to July 2009 – the biggest annual decline in two decades, the government said Thursday.
Climate Change: Signs and Portents of a Hostile New World
 Stephen Leahy
Lawrence Amos travelled from the Arctic at the top of the world to the tropical middle to recite in a soft voice the ongoing destruction of his home by climate change. The ice is rougher and not as thick, and melts in May instead of June. There is less snow, more coastal erosion, and permafrost is melting, threatening to swallow homes.
Energy Efficiency Now
 The Real News Network
Pollin: Massive investment in energy efficiency and public transport can drive economy.
What the CBO Isn't Telling Congress: Climate Change Threatens Million of Jobs
 Joe Uehlein
While fewer and fewer people are willing to publicly deny the validity of global warming science, those who oppose action to protect the climate have taken up a new strategy: Denying that climate change will have a major impact on the US economy.
Scientists Unveil Plant DNA Barcode
 Rachel Cooper
Scientists meeting at the third International Barcode of Life conference in Mexico City this week have agreed on a region of DNA that will be used to identify plants by genus in a new system of codification.
The Fight Over the Future of Food
 Claudia Parsons, Russell Blinch & Svetlana Kovalyova
Everybody wants to end hunger, but just how to do so is a divisive question that pits environmentalists against anti-poverty campaigners, big business against consumers and rich countries against poor.
US Bolsters Environmental Expertise in Latin America
 Bridget Hunter
Researchers estimate that 40 percent of the world’s biological diversity can be found in Latin America and the Caribbean, making it one of the most environmentally significant regions on the planet.
Agreement on Climate Change Looks Unlikely Ahead of Copenhagen
David Francis
A European Union agreement last week was short on specifics. US commitments on reductions may not be forthcoming, making Chinese commitments also unlikely.
President Calderón Attends Inaugural Ceremony of 9th World Wilderness Congress
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
As part of federal government's commitment to contributing to the solution of the problem of climate change - one of the major threats to the process of development, human well-being and the integrity of natural capital - President Felipe Calderón is taking part in the Inauguration of the World Wilderness Congress (CMTS), Wild 9.
Researchers Hail Innovative Plan to Save Rainforest, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
 Lee Tune
An innovative proposal by the Ecuadorian government to protect an untouched, oil rich region of Amazon rainforest is a precedent-setting and potentially economically viable approach.
Mexican Environmentalists Denounce Beach Ruling
 Mark Stevenson
Environmentalists expressed outrage Thursday after a Mexican judge upheld a requirement that they post a $1.1 million bond to pursue a suit against a project to rebuild Cancun beaches with tons of sand extracted from the Caribbean.
Climate Change Explained to Children in Mexico
 Agence France-Presse
An exhibit on climate change in Mexico City's Papalote children's museum aims to raise awareness of global warning in one of the world's top oil producers.
Germany, Mexico, US Top Smart Energy List
 Agence France-Presse
Germany, Mexico and the United States have crafted some of the world's smartest policies for improving energy use, according to a study released on Thursday on the sidelines of the UN climate talks in Barcelona.
US Buyers Used Clunkers Program to Buy Gas Guzzlers
 Ted Bridis
Billed as a way for the government to put more fuel-efficient vehicles on highways, the popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program mostly involved swaps of old Ford or Chevrolet pickups for new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data by The Associated Press.
Common Plants Can Eliminate Indoor Air Pollutants
 Michael W. Neff
Air quality in homes, offices, and other indoor spaces is becoming a major health concern, particularly in developed countries where people often spend more than 90% of their time indoors. Surprisingly, indoor air has been reported to be as much as 12 times more polluted than outdoor air in some areas.
Biogas Wrongly Ignored as an Alternative Source of Energy
 Warren Weisman
If you have never heard of biogas, you are not alone. Widely used throughout Europe and Asia, this little-known alternative energy source produces many times more British thermal units than solar panels or wind turbines, at a fraction of the cost.
Brazil: Five-Star Garbage
 Fabiana Frayssinet
For the past 43 years, biologists Edna and Luiz Toledo have not waited for the garbage truck to collect their trash. Their three-storey house is in fact made out of "garbage", from the floor to the roof. Items that others would see as worthless are, in their eyes, valuable raw material.
How Stripping Supermodels Promote Action on Climate Change
 Joe Brewer
This video was released as part of Bill McKibben's global awareness-building exercise last week for 350.org, an organization promoting the idea that carbon emission levels above 350 parts per million are dangerous.
"US Should be Liberal in Transferring Technology for Clean Energy": Dr Farooq Abdullah
 Alka Pande
The new and renewable energy minister of India - Dr Farooq Abdullah - has said that the developing nations, especially the US, should have liberal policies for transfer of technologies for clean energy production in poor and developing nations, like India.
Climate Change a Distant Problem for Americans
 Hervé Kempf
What do Americans think about climate change? The success of Al Gore's film, "An Inconvenient Truth," may have allowed us to imagine this phenomenon had become a major concern. However, at the same time, the strength of "climate skeptics" and of the opposition to the proposed climate change law in Congress show that the question is far from settled.
GM Maize Sparks Controversy in Mexico
 RedOrbit
Amidst growing concerns of global food shortages, scientists continue to push the frontiers of genetically modified foods in an attempt to head off the looming crisis. Some of their efforts, however, are clashing with millennia-old cultural traditions seeking to preserve the original form of the ancient staple food.
Mexico Issues Permits for Genetic-Modified Corn
 Associated Press
Mexican authorities are allowing 22 experimental plots of biotech corn to be grown in several northern states of the ancestral homeland of the crop, over protests from environmental activists.
Thousands Gather for Worldwide Climate Protests
 Agence France-Presse
From Asia to the Americas via Europe and the Middle East, activists around the planet have protested in an effort to mobilize public opinion against global warming 50 days ahead of a crucial UN climate summit.
Mexico: US $1.5 Billion to Stimulate Green Growth
 The World Bank
he World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US $1.5 billion loan aimed to develop public policies to support the stimulus of the economy while strengthening the framework for long-term sustainable growth.
Mexico's Efforts on Climate Recognized
 The News
The ambassadors of the United Kingdom and Denmark in Mexico recognized Mexico's leadership of in fighting climate change and celebrated President Calderón's Green Fund initiative as a viable option to solve the international problem.
President Calderón Launches Campaign to Preserve Water
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
Earlier this week, President Felipe Calderón led the launching of the "Water is Part of Your Family - Protect It," campaign, in which he said that the aim of the campaign is to raise awareness among citizens, particularly among children and youth, about the importance of protecting this vital liquid.
3 South American Nations Promise to Halt Deforestation
 Vanessa Hand Orellana
Three South American nations announced a joint plan Tuesday to establish protected zones in the vast Atlantic Forest as part of an effort to halt deforestation by 2020.
Mexico Fells Trees to Save Butterfly Reserve
 Mark Stevenson
Authorities who have struggled to stop illegal logging in Mexico's famed monarch butterfly reserve now are cutting down thousands of trees themselves to fight an unprecedented infestation of deadly bark beetles.
Climate Change: Taking Forests into Account
 Marcela Valente
What role can forests play in the fight against climate change? What impact do tree plantations have? What effect will the bioenergy craze have on forests? These are some of the questions that experts, government officials and business leaders from around the world will try to answer next week in Argentina.
Greenpeace Protests Genetically Modified Corn in Mexico
 Arthur Brice
Mexico saw the first public protests this weekend over the government's decision to allow cultivation of the first genetically modified corn, which environmentalists and others say could ruin the nation's native crop.
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