Latin America Green News
Latin America Green News
By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde de NRDC Chile Chile’s Minister of Energy, Jorge Bunster, proposed a new tender system for renewable energy, which would competitively bid out renewable energy […]
Study: Chicago’s Latino Communities Farther From Nature
By Chris Bently, WBEZ Clikc on picture to read story. [Photo by David Hilowitz]
As the Planet Warms, Continuing a Call for a “Climate Grito”
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco The news reported the same idea from slightly different angles, but it was clear—2012 was a hot year. The US put forth the warmest year on […]
Conserving the Desert – A Landscape of Politics and Beauty
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco Imagine the desert—what comes to mind? The desert can easily lead to stereotypes: dry, hot, uninhabitable, barren and full of sand. But for those that have […]
Getting more Latinos in the Outdoors
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco This past week, a story via NPR highlighted another benefit of taking to the outdoors. The story referenced a study indicating how participation in nature activities […]
Survey Says: Latinos care about the Environment—what’s the next step?
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco The polling has been clear and consistent over this decade and especially this year: Latinos care about and support a wide range of environmental issues and policies—from […]
As CO2 Increases, So Too Must Latino Voices
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco In talking about dealing with climate change, there are generally two categories: mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation focuses more on reducing or preventing the effects. These are […]
Politicos Take Note: Latinos support the Environment
By Gabriel Sanchez, Latino Decisions In the wake of the 2012 presidential election, the Latino vote in states like Colorado has been held up as a critical and influential factor. Latino voters […]
Colombia’s Cities Risk Deluge From Changes in Andes Climate
By Autumn Spanne, New America Media/Daily Climate BOGOTÁ – Half a mile above this city of almost eight million is a rugged, fog-shrouded world, silent except for the trickle of water […]
On the Environment and the Drug War
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco The “War on Drugs” and specifically the “Mexican Drug War” are not new themes to readers following news stories. But two recent stories revisit and highlight another […]
