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Dutch Agency Admits Error In UN Climate Report
 Associated Press
A Dutch environment agency says the seminal U.N. scientific report on climate change is too generalized and has even more errors than previously noted — including one contributed by the agency itself.
Conservation Can Be a Weapon Against Poverty
 Daniela Pastrana
From a lookout point on the hill, Esteban Martínez explained how 16 residents of Mexico's San Juan de los Durán "ejido," a communally owned rural estate, traded subsistence farming for an eco-tourism project in which they run a campground for visitors interested in nature.
Puerto Vallarta Garden Club Forming
 Gary R. Beck
The Puerto Vallarta Garden Club, a new club forming for plant lovers, beauty lovers, civic lovers and Vallarta lovers, will hold it's inaugural meeting at Coco's Kitchen, Púlpito #122 near Olas Altas, on Tuesday July 20, 2010 at 3 pm. Join in, get involved in beautification on the local level.
Vallarta Botanical Garden Orchid Conservatory Update
 Robert B. Price
Construction is now underway at Vallarta Botanical Garden of the new Conservatory for the National Collection of Mexican Orchids. The architecture of this new conservatory will echo the style of the plant houses from an earlier time, and will become an important cultural Puerto Vallarta landmark.
Busting Gulf Oil Spill Myths
 Bill Sasser
Scientists are tackling Internet rumors of worst-case senarios from the Gulf oil spill. But as one says, 'What we have going on now is a huge science experiment and research needs to be done on it.'
Calderón Calls for COP-16 Watershed in Fight for Climate
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
The Presidency reports that during the working lunch hosted for G-20 leaders, President Felipe Calderón called for the COP-16 in Mexico to be a turned into a watershed in mankind’s fight against climate change.
 Storm Could Be Latest Problem In Spill Cleanup
 Lisa Leff
A tropical storm churning in the Caribbean could be the latest bad news for BP crews trying to contain and clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf, an effort that has been plagued by setbacks for more than two months.
Group: Feds Fail to Protect Mexican Spotted Owl
 Susan Montoya Bryan
An environmental group is suing the U.S. Forest Service, claiming the agency has violated the Endangered Species Act by failing to uphold protections won more than a decade ago for the Mexican spotted owl in the Southwest.
G20 Protests Focus on Canada's Mining and Tar Sand Industries
 Ron Johnson
Wednesday was designated as an “official day of environmental protest” by the Toronto Community Mobilization Network. A Toxic Tour of Toronto was the action of the day. But for a while, police and members of the media outnumbered the marchers.
Nations Fail to Agree on Whaling Curbs
 Associated Press
Nations have failed to agree on how to curb whale hunts. They were trading blame Wednesday after a compromise proposal at an international conference in Morocco didn't get backing.
 American School Promotes One-of-a Kind Recycle Parks and a Unique Approach to Learning
 Becci Burchett
Over forty first and second graders from the American School of Puerto Vallarta (ASPV) put their big imaginations to use while doing something good for the earth, creating dozens of brightly colored flowers out of forgotten plastic bottles they collected.
Waterkeeper Alliance Meets in Mexico
 John K. Glaab
A dispute between fishermen and a chemical company on the Hudson River gave birth to the concept. Instead of violence and demonstrations a company was sued. The fishermen were awarded the princely sum of $2000 USD - an indication of how long ago the dispute was settled and the movement started.
Not All Environmentalists Pleased with US Climate Legislation
 Joshua Frank
One would think that the environmental community would be united behind what is being hailed by some as the most significant and important piece of climate legislation to ever be introduced in the United States Senate.
Big Oil's Devastation Worldwide
 Laura Flanders
The BP disaster isn't the only mess that Big Oil has caused in the last couple of months, to say nothing of the years and decades past.
Ocean Changes May Have Dire Impact on People
 Rob Mackay-Wood
The first comprehensive synthesis on the effects of climate change on the world's oceans has found they are now changing at a rate not seen for several million years.
How Much Oil Has Leaked Into the Gulf of Mexico?
 Chris Amico
Nobody knows for certain how much oil has leaked into the Gulf of Mexico since last month's oil rig explosion. What we do have are estimates - from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from outside experts, from British Petroleum - of how fast crude is flowing out of two remaining leaks.
100 Top Toxic Air Polluters in USA
 The Real News Network
Michael Ash: The EPA needs more regulation, not just "inform the public."
President Obama's Oval Office Address on the BP Oil Spill
 The White House Blog
Immediately following President Obama’s address in the Oval Office, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took questions from the American people about the BP Oil Spill.
Calderón Calls for Responsibility Towards the Environment
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
During the inauguration of the La Sonoreña Wastewater Treatment Plant, President Felipe Calderón declared that through this plant, Mexicans have become jointly responsible to the environment by cleaning the water they use.
Predatory Harvests
 Emilio Godoy
Industrial-scale monoculture farming is violating the human rights to adequate food and housing, as well as labour, territorial and environmental rights in Latin America, according to a report released Monday in the Mexican capital.
Kevin Costner's Gulf Cleanup Solution
 Suzan Clarke, Ray Sanchez & Darcy Bonfils
Many in the entertainment industry have spoken out about the devastation caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and a few have offered to help, but actor Kevin Costner has spearheaded the development of a machine that can separate the spilled oil from the water, and oil giant BP is testing it.
Mexico City Bikers Bare All for Animal Rights, Environment
 Associated Press
Environmental and animal rights activists are cycling through Mexico City naked. Almost. The protest Saturday also was intended to promote cycling in one of the world's biggest, most polluted cities.
Clean Marinas Program May Replace Proposed Coastal Marinas Permit
 Ambrosia Sarabia
Despite news that a new permit plan that would require marinas and yacht clubs to implement and comply with costly requirements to maintain water quality is on hold, the status of the proposed permit requirement remains a concern for local marina managers.
BP Oil Spill Stalls Climate Bill
 Sarah Laskow
You’d think that after a seemingly unstoppable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (official estimates are up to 50,000 barrels a day, as of yesterday) and the hottest spring on record (hello, climate change!), U.S. citizens and elected representatives would recognize that our country's thirst for resources has consequences.
Mexico Fears BP Spill Risks
 Singapore Press
Mexico expects oil from BP Plc's damaged Gulf of Mexico well to reach its shores by December, and is considering how to sue the company for any environmental damage, Mexico's environment minister told Reuters.
New Climate Chief: 'No Option' But To Take Action
 Associated Press
World nations have no choice but to join forces to stop global warming, but achieving a legally binding treaty this year should not be the only focus, the new U.N. climate chief said Wednesday.
Capping the 'Truth Spill'
 The Real News Network
James Boyce: BP spill reveals urgent necessity to stop digging up poison and burning it for fuel.
Parque Cardenas: Who Let This Happen?
 Margarita La Bonita
Have you been passed by Parque Lazaro Cardenas on the south side of Puerto Vallarta lately? That is if you can call it a park! What could be and should be a lovely park over flowing with bougainvilleas, large trees and greenery of every description, is now a dead zone.
What the Spill Will Kill
Sharon Begley
Giant plumes of crude oil mixed with methane are sweeping the ocean depths with devastating consequences. 'I'm not too worried about oil on the surface,' says one scientist. 'It's the things we don't see that worry me the most.'
California to Ban Plastic Bags
 Nick Allen
California is to become the first US state to ban plastic bags in supermarkets in a move Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a "great victory for the environment."
Civil Society Divided Ahead of Climate Summit
 Emilio Godoy
With less than six months before Mexico hosts the next global climate change summit, Mexican environmental organisations hosting the parallel civil society forum are divided on how to carry it out - which some fear could ultimately weaken their role at the negotiating table.
Introducing the Good Food Guide for Cockroaches
 Simon Levey
Ever wondered how cockroaches seem to know the best place to grab a meal? New research at Queen Mary, University of London suggests that, just like humans, they share their local knowledge of the best food sources and follow 'recommendations' from others.
Mexico Reports Lower Per Capita Possession of Water
 Xinhua
Mexico's per capita possession of water is less than a quarter of the figure 60 years ago, Mexico's National Statistics Agency (Inegi) reported Friday, ahead of the World Environment Day which falls on Saturday.
Rehabilitating Nature-Based Assets
 UN Environment Programme
Restoring lost and damaged ecosystems-from forests and freshwaters to mangroves and wetlands-can trigger multi-million dollar returns, generate jobs and combat poverty according to a new report compiled by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
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