latino environment
Obama Polls Are More About Spin Than About Latinos
Interesting question posed by the Washington Post: With Hispanic support for Obama waning, could Latino vote be up for grabs in 2012? I don’t know if the question was meant […]
Lowering Clean Air Standards Puts Latinos At Risk
By Mildred Real, Voces Verdes Advisory Board member and CEO of America Verde Voces Verdes is outraged at President Obama’s announcement this morning asking the Environmental Protection Agency to drop […]
Latinos In CO, NV & NM Work To Conserve Colorado River
A group that hopes to conserve the Colorado River and surrounding environment, Nuestro Río, is set to hold several events today in Albuquerque, Denver and Las Vegas to spread their […]
Las Oleadas, Cornering The Market On Latino Bottled Water
Paul Kurkulis is betting that a brand of mineral-enhanced bottled water for Latinos living in the United States is not only a good idea, but a profitable one at that. […]
El Camino For Latinos Into STEM
By Jean Rockford Aguilar-Valdez One in five children in the U.S. today is Latino. If we are to survive in this increasingly globalized world, we’ll need all the science, technology, […]
Latinos Want Authentic Latino Restaurants
I found this to be an interesting little tid bit of cuisine/economic news, but I’m not really sure what it means other than places like Taco Bell gross out Latino […]
Man Convicted Of Racially Charged Murder Of Latino Neighbor
Gary Thomas Kelley, 51, of Phoenix, Arizona was sentenced to 20 years in prison after shooting his neighbor Juan Varela in the neck after telling him to “go back to […]
Southern States Turn To Southwest To Manage Latino Population
A report out of Georgia illustrates what is sure to be a growing trend as states in the South continue to see growth in their Latino populations. Outside of Atlanta, […]
Initiatives Target Improving Latino Health
[Editor’s note: The following is a press release from LULAC.] America’s health challenges include dramatic increases in diabetes, obesity, heart ailments and other diseases driven by sedentary lifestyles, obesity and […]
How Many Is “Too Many” Latino Elected Officials?
By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. The reason we can’t get anything done in the Texas state legislature is that there are too many Latinos elected to that “august body.” So […]