climate change
Latin America Climate, Energy and Environment News
By La Onda Verde Chile The electricity company Colbún has denied speculation that is it planning to sell its holdings in the controversial HidroAysén hydroelectric project in Patagonia. While development […]
Latin America Climate, Energy And Environment News
By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde Chile In a surprise move, the Board of Directors of the energy company Colbún announced that it wants to suspend progress on HidroAysén transmission line […]
Mexican Senate Passes National Climate Law after Passing The House
By Jake Sshmidt, La Onda Verde The Mexican Senate passed the national climate law that recently passed the Mexican House. The bill now awaits the signature of President Felipe Calderón who […]
Registering Young Latinos Key To Electoral Change In 2012
By Paul M. Saldaña El Niño is a warm current of water creating change in the climate of the Pacific Ocean, while at the same time, hefty thunderstorms occur on the […]
Poll: White Americans Unaware of Pollution Impacts in Disadvantaged Areas
AUSTIN, Texas — When high pollution levels occur in a neighborhood, residents are likely to be Black or Latino families, and a new survey finds many white Americans are unaware of the […]
NewsTaco Rundown – January 29, 2019
Nobody Believes A Wall Will Stop Illegal Immigration – Forbes In a January 25, 2019, speech, Donald Trump argued on behalf of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border by stating, “Israel […]
More Tan 500 Moms and Children Hold “Play-In” Protest on Capitol Hill
Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C.//July 13, 2017///Amid major and growing concerns that Washington, D.C. is going backwards on climate change action and air quality rules, more than 500 moms and children […]
Henry Cisneros: Why Can’t Americans See Latinos Are Country’s ‘Saving Grace’?
*Good question. I think it’s because we’re not the ones telling our story. We need to fight for our narrative. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News (1.5 minute read) SAN […]
It Shouldn’t Be This Hard to Get People of Color Onto Cable News Shows
*Let’s start with “I agree.” It shouldn’t be hard to get Latinos on cable news shows, but it is. This is about a specific issue, but it’s emblematic of the […]
Our Institutions as Sanctuaries
*Why you should read this: Because Eduardo Diaz makes a good point about expanding the idea of sanctuary to mean more than a religious place of safety. Because sanctuary should […]