On the Colorado River, El Agua Es Vida
On the Colorado River, El Agua Es Vida
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco The recent Colorado River binational agreement between Mexico and the US has been deemed “historic” and “landmark”—adjectives well-deserved if one considers how the story of the […]
Ojo on What Happens with CA Cap-and-Trade
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco One of the recent big environmental news was the successful auctioning of permits under California’s new cap-and-trade system. It is big news because the law and […]
Coal Plants Smothering Communities of Color, Report Finds
By Brett Israel, New America Media/Daily Climate Coal plants place a disproportionate burden on poor and largely minority communities, exposing residents to high levels of pollutants that affect public health, […]
A Tale of Two Communities and Contaminated Water
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco This past week two stories stood out identifying two communities of color different in many ways but connected by a common challenge: contaminated water. One […]
The Latino Vote: What Happens Next Depends on Us
By Adranna Quintero, Huffington Post Latino Voices Much was said this year about how Latinos would cast the deciding vote in this election. So last night I watched closely to […]
Morning NewsTaco
Monday September 10, 2012 Hispanic voters projected to make up 8% of Colorado electorate (The Denver Post): A new study by the Center for Immigration Studies projects that Hispanic voters will […]
Latin America Climate, Energy And Environment News
By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde de NRDC Chile The Supreme Court made a landmark decision rejecting the controversial 2100 MW Castilla coal-fired power plant, proposed by Brazilian businessman Eike […]
Latin America Climate, Energy And Environment News
By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde de NRDC Chile Four new photovoltaic solar energy projects received environemental approval from Chile’s authorities. When built, the four –Encuentro Solar, Laberinto Solar Estes, […]
Latin America Climate, Energy And Environment News
By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde de NRDC Chile With 70 votes in favor, Chile’s Chamber of Deputies approved the creation a Commission for Hydro Resources, Desertification and Drought this week to […]
Latin America Climate, Energy And Environment News
By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde de NRDC Chile The planned $8 billion capital increase by Chilean energy holding company, Enersis, has created new uncertainty about the HidroAysén dam project. […]
