Green Options » Mexico http://greenoptions.com/tag/mexico Posts tagged 'Mexico' Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:34:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Coral Reef Alliance 15th Anniversary Party http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/29/coral-reef-alliance-15th-anniversary-party/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/29/coral-reef-alliance-15th-anniversary-party/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:34:57 +0000 Keith Rockmael http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/29/coral-reef-alliance-15th-anniversary-party/ “We’re on a mission and we’re in a hurry,” represented one of the slogans or rather calls to action for the small but influential Coral Reef Alliance. They celebrated their 15th anniversary a couple of nights ago with an energetic, education and edible gathering at the oh so elegant Bently Reserve building in San Francisco.

The festivities brought together their field representatives from all over the globe including: Belize, Fiji, Mexico, Indonesia, Honduras, almost anywhere coral reefs have become an endangered species. Over locally produced and multilayered Lagunitas IPA and tasty hors d’oeuvres the crowd mingled and discussed the state of coral reefs worldwide. Talking to the various field reps, we got the idea that they create awareness and educate many locals and tourists with little resources. It was as if the field reps paraphrased a quote from the film The Grapes of Wrath, “Wherever there’s a fight about coral reefs, I’ll be there.”

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/29/coral-reef-alliance-15th-anniversary-party/feed/ New Species of Ghostshark http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/23/new-species-of-ghostshark/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/23/new-species-of-ghostshark/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:50:54 +0000 Zachary Shahan http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/23/new-species-of-ghostshark/

A new species of ghostsharks, a relative of sharks, was recently named. Ghostsharks (also called chimaeras, ratfish or rabbitfish) are some of the oldest fish alive today. The name of the newly identified but ancient species is Eastern Pacific black ghostshark.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/23/new-species-of-ghostshark/feed/ Where Exactly Does Obama Stand on the War on Drugs? http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/01/where-exactly-does-obama-stand-on-the-war-on-drugs/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/01/where-exactly-does-obama-stand-on-the-war-on-drugs/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:21:29 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/01/where-exactly-does-obama-stand-on-the-war-on-drugs/ Obama will not legalize marijuanaMany rumors have been circulating regarding President Obama’s stance on illegal drug use.

Some drug reform advocates hope the president will legalize marijuana; some critics think he will continue the failed policies of the Bush administration in Latin America.

The President’s actual stance on drug policy falls somewhere in between.  On Whitehouse.gov, Obama states:

With escalating violence along our Southwest border and far too many suffering from the disease of addiction here at home, never has it been more important to have a national drug control strategy guided by sound principles of public safety and public health. We must demonstrate to our international partners, the criminal organizations threatening to undermine stability and the rule of law in those nations, and the American people, that we take seriously our responsibility to reduce drug use in the United States.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/06/01/where-exactly-does-obama-stand-on-the-war-on-drugs/feed/ Jaguar Swims Panama Canal, Then Takes Own Picture http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/11/jaguar-swims-panama-canal-then-takes-own-picture/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/11/jaguar-swims-panama-canal-then-takes-own-picture/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 10:05:34 +0000 Levi Novey http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/11/jaguar-swims-panama-canal-then-takes-own-picture/ A jaguar recently swam onto an island located in the Panama Canal. It then triggered a hidden camera that took its picture. This is the first time a jaguar has been photographed in the 86 year history of 3,707 acre Barro Colorado Island– one of the most well-researched tropical ecosystems in the world.

The hidden camera had been set up as part of an annual effort to inventory mammals that live on Barro Colorado Island. According to the researchers who set up the cameras, the finding is exciting given that jaguars are already considered rare throughout the entire country of Panama (see photo below).

So just how far did the jaguar have to swim?

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/05/11/jaguar-swims-panama-canal-then-takes-own-picture/feed/ Swine Flu in Mexico Linked to Poorly Managed Factory Farms http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/27/swine-flu-in-mexico-linked-to-poorly-managed-factory-farms/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/27/swine-flu-in-mexico-linked-to-poorly-managed-factory-farms/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:43:54 +0000 Levi Novey http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/27/swine-flu-in-mexico-linked-to-poorly-managed-factory-farms/ Investigations now reveal that the swine flu epidemic that began in Mexico and spread worldwide is probably connected to pollution caused by unsanitary pig breeding farms in the region.

Various news outlets are covering the story, and here are some excerpts from articles where you can find more information about this breaking news:

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/27/swine-flu-in-mexico-linked-to-poorly-managed-factory-farms/feed/ Note to Obama: Promote Carbon Cap and Trade Efforts at the Summit of the Americas http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/15/note-to-obama-promote-carbon-cap-and-trade-efforts-at-the-summit-of-the-americas/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/15/note-to-obama-promote-carbon-cap-and-trade-efforts-at-the-summit-of-the-americas/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:15:23 +0000 Levi Novey http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/15/note-to-obama-promote-carbon-cap-and-trade-efforts-at-the-summit-of-the-americas/ The Fifth Summit of the Americas logoThis week, U.S. President Barack Obama will head to Trinidad and Tobago for the 5th Summit of the Americas. He will meet with leaders from Western Hemisphere Nations and discuss a number of pressing issues such as the worldwide economic crisis, U.S. relations with Cuba, trade, energy, conservation, illegal immigration, poverty, and drugs.

Should we expect anything meaningful to happen on the conservation front as a result of the summit and Obama’s new approach toward international relations?

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/15/note-to-obama-promote-carbon-cap-and-trade-efforts-at-the-summit-of-the-americas/feed/ Water Cut Off to 5 Million People in Mexico City http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/11/water-cut-off-to-5-million-people-in-mexico-city/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/11/water-cut-off-to-5-million-people-in-mexico-city/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:35:03 +0000 Gavin Hudson http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/11/water-cut-off-to-5-million-people-in-mexico-city/ Mexico CityWater to 5 million of Mexico city’s residents will be cut off for 36 hours over Easter weekend due to record low water reserves.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/04/11/water-cut-off-to-5-million-people-in-mexico-city/feed/ Can Obama Stop Drug Wars? http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/03/09/can-obama-stop-drug-wars/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/03/09/can-obama-stop-drug-wars/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:44:05 +0000 Fred Etcheverry http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/03/09/can-obama-stop-drug-wars/

The US State Department has warned students not to go to Mexico during spring break since drug gangs threaten violence. Drug cartels are threatening the stability of nations around the globe, assassinating police and government officials. A record opium crop is providing funding for the Taliban in Afghanistan. Can decriminalization of narcotics be a solution? Neuroscience offers new hope to cure addition.

While Mexico is not yet officially on the US State Department’s warning list, it is fast approaching. Gangs often interrupt police radios threatening police offers. These officers are often killed in hours. The military is replacing the police in an attempt to cut down on drug violence. More than 6000 people died in Mexico from such violence in 2008.

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]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/03/09/can-obama-stop-drug-wars/feed/ Two Mexican Social Activists Found Tortured, Murdered http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/24/two-mexican-social-activists-found-tortured-murdered/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/24/two-mexican-social-activists-found-tortured-murdered/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:35:16 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/24/two-mexican-social-activists-found-tortured-murdered/

The bodies of two well-known social activists were found Guerrero, Mexico showing clear signs of torture.

Raul Lucas and Manuel Ponce were captured on February 13th by three people claiming to be police in Ayutla de los Libres, according to relatives. The men were attending a meeting regarding plans to open several new schools in the area.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/24/two-mexican-social-activists-found-tortured-murdered/feed/ Fair Trade Justice With Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/22/fair-trade-justice-with-just-us-coffee-roasters-co-op/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/22/fair-trade-justice-with-just-us-coffee-roasters-co-op/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:05:09 +0000 Heather Dunham http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/22/fair-trade-justice-with-just-us-coffee-roasters-co-op/ I am NOT a coffee addict.

Am not.

But I dare say I might become one.

I do enjoy a good cup of coffee, but caffeine sometimes makes me edgy.  Though I have managed to mostly avoid the lure of Starbucks, I have been known to indulge in a white chocolate mocha at Second Cup, or a French Vanilla at Tim Horton’s… and don’t get me started about Iced Cappucino in the summer!!

Then I read 5 Ways to Green Your Coffee and I got the itch.

So I bought myself a french press and some fresh-ground, organic, Fair Trade coffee.  And I just had to share a little about the company behind my coffee.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/22/fair-trade-justice-with-just-us-coffee-roasters-co-op/feed/ Endangered Sea Turtles Fight Back from the Brink of Extinction http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/22/endangered-sea-turtles-fight-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/22/endangered-sea-turtles-fight-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:25:00 +0000 Rhonda Winter http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/22/endangered-sea-turtles-fight-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction/ Tortugas

Even though sea turtles are legally protected, their populations have been drastically dwindling worldwide. All marine turtle species are listed as endangered, except the Loggerhead, which is listed as threatened. Sea turtles face a number of deadly threats, including poaching, fishing, rapidly shrinking habitat, human encroachment, polluted oceans and global warming. However, in San Francisco, Nayarit the turtles are beginning to make a slow resurgence.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/22/endangered-sea-turtles-fight-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction/feed/ Solar Thermal:The Other Solar Energy http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/17/solar-thermalthe-other-solar-energy/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/17/solar-thermalthe-other-solar-energy/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:25:47 +0000 Fred Etcheverry http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/17/solar-thermalthe-other-solar-energy/ Solar Thermal Array by fplsolar.The American smart grid promises to increase the efficiency of solar voltaic and wind energy. These sources are still limited to about a 20 to 30% of our electric demand. With current technology, they cannot replace base-load (constant output sources) such as coal that supplies 50% of US electricity. In about ten years, solar thermal may compete with coal as a base-load source.

The European Union is investigating connecting a smart grid to solar thermal generators in Egypt and the Mediterranean. Mexico is also investigating solar thermal. Test plants have been built in Spain, California and Colorado.

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]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/17/solar-thermalthe-other-solar-energy/feed/ Mexican Residents Stage Sit-In to Halt Destruction of Local Trees http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/14/mexican-residents-stage-sit-in-to-halt-destruction-of-local-trees/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/14/mexican-residents-stage-sit-in-to-halt-destruction-of-local-trees/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:24:02 +0000 Rhonda Winter http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/14/mexican-residents-stage-sit-in-to-halt-destruction-of-local-trees/ Save the TreesMuch like the Lorax, San Francisco student Damaris Parra speaks for the trees.

Several dozen residents of San Francisco (also known as San Pancho) Mexico staged a spontaneous sit-in yesterday in the middle of their main thoroughfare to halt the destruction of hundreds of the city’s trees and the replacement of permeable paving stones with flood-causing impervious concrete. Local school children were joined by business owners and many other residents of the town who simply sat down in the middle of the road to stop the heavy machinery from destroying their street and native trees.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/14/mexican-residents-stage-sit-in-to-halt-destruction-of-local-trees/feed/ First Jaguar Spotted in Central Mexico in 100 Years http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/12/first-jaguar-spotted-in-central-mexico-in-100-years/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/12/first-jaguar-spotted-in-central-mexico-in-100-years/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:26 +0000 Jake Richardson http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/12/first-jaguar-spotted-in-central-mexico-in-100-years/ jaguar in central mexico

Images of a jaguar were captured by a remote automatic camera set up in Central Mexico’s Sierra Nanchititla Natural Reserve.

The three photographs, plus some fecal samples, are the only evidence of the animal’s existence in the area for the last century. The big cat was photographed at just over 6,000 feet.

Lead researcher and study author, Octavio Monroy Vilchis remarked upon the importance of the discovery: “The photographs provide information about new recording sites, and allow us to deduce that the area where the animal was observed may be a corridor connecting jaguar populations.” Mr. Monroy Vilchis is a research fellow at the Universidad Autonomoa del Estado de Mexico.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/02/12/first-jaguar-spotted-in-central-mexico-in-100-years/feed/ ZapRoot: Google Causes Global Warming? http://sustainablog.org/2009/02/05/zaproot-google-causes-global-warming/ http://sustainablog.org/2009/02/05/zaproot-google-causes-global-warming/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:29:08 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://sustainablog.org/2009/02/05/zaproot-google-causes-global-warming/ Click here to view the full post.

This week at ZapRoot: Is Google destroying the planet one search at a time? The recycling market has gone bust. And check out “That’s Just Weird.”

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]]> http://sustainablog.org/2009/02/05/zaproot-google-causes-global-warming/feed/ Ethnic Cookbooks for Kids: Traveling the World, One Recipe at a Time http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/19/ethnic-cookbooks-for-kids-traveling-the-world-one-recipe-at-a-time/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/19/ethnic-cookbooks-for-kids-traveling-the-world-one-recipe-at-a-time/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:44:30 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/19/ethnic-cookbooks-for-kids-traveling-the-world-one-recipe-at-a-time/ Teach your kids to cook ethnic food with their own cookbookI can’t say that I love to cook, but my daughter does.  When we gave her Honest Pretzels for her first cookbook, she did not put it down for days.  The possibilities of preparing food were very exciting to her, that’s why when I discovered another cookbook for kids that focuses on international cuisine, I knew my seven-year-old daughter would love it!

Handstand Kids doesn’t just offer a cookbook, but it is a kit.  Each cookbook introduces kids to one country and comes with a cooking accessory. The first book in the series focuses on Italy and comes with a chef’s hat and cookbook packed in a pizza box. The Mexican kit comes in a plastic tortilla bag along with an oven mitt, and has been named Toy Directory’s Top Toy of 2008.  The recipes are not vegetarian like Honest Pretzels; however, most of them can be adapted and they are all natural.  I can’t wait to try the Wedding Cookies and Mexican Hot Chocolate (can you tell I have a sweet tooth?). Personally, I would prefer the Mexican kit came in something other than a plastic bag.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/19/ethnic-cookbooks-for-kids-traveling-the-world-one-recipe-at-a-time/feed/ Distributor Sued for Selling Illegal Cane Sugar Sweetened Mexican Pepsi http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/01/06/distributor-sued-for-selling-illegal-healthier-cane-sugar-sweetened-mexican-pepsi/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/01/06/distributor-sued-for-selling-illegal-healthier-cane-sugar-sweetened-mexican-pepsi/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:01:46 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/01/06/distributor-sued-for-selling-illegal-healthier-cane-sugar-sweetened-mexican-pepsi/ Illegal in US, Mexican Pepsi is sweetened with cane sugar

I don’t drink sodas primarily because they contain high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).  Apparently, I am not alone in my concern over HFCS, as cane sugar sweetened Pepsi and Coke from Mexico are desirable in the United States.  I’m not sure I would risk Montezuma’s revenge from Mexican water to drink a sugar cane sweetened soda from south of the border; however, the long term negative effects of HFCS may be far worse.  Unfortunately for natural soda lovers, Mexican Pepsi and Coke are illegal in the US.


PepsiCo has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Clayton Distributing Company in Georgia for violating trademark laws, committing fraud and engaging in deceptive, unfair trade practices by selling sugar cane sweetened, Mexican Pepsi in the United States.

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]]> http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/01/06/distributor-sued-for-selling-illegal-healthier-cane-sugar-sweetened-mexican-pepsi/feed/ Ad Blames Illegal Immigrants for Global Warming (Video) http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/10/30/ad-blames-illegal-immigrants-for-global-warming-video/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/10/30/ad-blames-illegal-immigrants-for-global-warming-video/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:53:00 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/10/30/ad-blames-illegal-immigrants-for-global-warming-video/

Rather than recommending that Americans cut back on their excessive consumer lifestyle, an anti-immigration group has released an advertisement touting controversial research that has claimed immigrants’ carbon footprints quadruple in size after moving to the US.

The group, Californians for Population Stabilization, does not advocate that Americans themselves have fewer children, nor do they promote any other type of change to the American lifestyle. In fact, this is the first time they have mentioned global warming in any of their campaigns.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/10/30/ad-blames-illegal-immigrants-for-global-warming-video/feed/ Study Warns Against Taking a Deep Breath in Mexico http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/29/study-warns-against-taking-a-deep-breath-in-mexico/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/29/study-warns-against-taking-a-deep-breath-in-mexico/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:26:26 +0000 Amanda Peterka http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/29/study-warns-against-taking-a-deep-breath-in-mexico/ Mexico may be planting green roofs, but that may not be enough. A new study came out on Monday saying that the dense smog over many parts of Mexico is shortening Mexicans’ lives by a whole two years.

A Harvard group concluded that 1.6 percent of annual deaths in Mexico are from that hazy fog, coming to a total of 7,600 shorter lives total in the years 2002-2005.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/29/study-warns-against-taking-a-deep-breath-in-mexico/feed/ Mexico City Plants Green Roofs http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/20/mexico-city-plants-green-roofs/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/20/mexico-city-plants-green-roofs/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:17:52 +0000 Amanda Peterka http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/20/mexico-city-plants-green-roofs/ It’s common to see smog settling over Mexico City. But soon it’ll also be common to see green roofs dotting the landscape. The city is starting on the plan to suck up some of the pollution and cut energy use. The green roofs would also help lower the city’s temperature and reduce flash flooding because of the roofs’ ability to capture water.

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