"Chihuahua: Where the Rain Doesn't Fall Any More"
"A record drought in northern Mexico has prompted warnings that the region's climate may have changed for good."
Source: Independent, 07/11/2012
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REMPA Statement on Killings of Mexican Journalists
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22ava Conferencia Anual de SEJ en Lubbock, Texas, Oct. 17-21, 2012
Ya están abiertas las inscripciones a la conferencia de SEJ de 2012. No espere. Inscríbase ya para escoger entre los siempre populares tours, el excelente taller para escritores freelance, y otros eventos de asistencia limitada. Nuestro anfitrión este año es Texas Tech University, y el director de la conferencia es Randy Lee Loftis, veterano escritor del diario Dallas Morning News. Lea el borrador de la agenda, las opciones de alojamiento y transporte, halle con quién compartir la habitación, y más. © Foto: Palo Duro Canyon State Park (apodado “el Gran Cañón de Texas”, y lugar del Tour 6 del jueves), cortesía de Earl Nottingham/Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
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"Tropical Storm Carlotta Aims At Mexico Pacific Coast"
"Tropical storm Carlotta strengthened off Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday and was expected to become a hurricane on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said."
Source: Reuters, 06/15/2012
Manifiesto de la REMPA por Asesinatos de Periodistas Mexicanos
Ante el aumento de asesinatos y desaparicion de periodistas en México, la Red Mexicana de Periodistas Ambientales agradece a la hermanada asociación profesional, Sociedad de Periodistas Ambientales, su publicación de las exigencias que hemos consensado para lograr las garantia de la libertad de expresión. Gracias por su solidaridad.
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"Obama Urged To Threaten Aid To Mexico Over Tuna Labels"
"A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to threaten Mexico with cuts in economic assistance if the southern neighbor continues to pursue a trade case that has put U.S. 'dolphin-safe' tuna labels at risk."
Source: Reuters, 06/01/2012
WTO Court Bans US 'Dolphin-Safe' Labels, Calls Them 'Unfair' to Mexico
"The international trade court has effectively outlawed the sale of dolphin-friendly canned tuna in American supermarkets, ruling such labels were unfair to Mexican fishermen."
Source: Guardian, 05/17/2012
"Mountain Waters Run Dry for Mexico's Wixaritari People"
"GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- For over 500 years, the Wixaritari Indians of Mexico have suffered from poverty, malnutrition and racism -- today, they are also victims of global climate change."
Source: ENS, 05/11/2012
"In a Change, Mexico Reins In Its Oil Monopoly"
"COATZINTLA, Mexico — For seven decades, Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil monopoly and a mainstay of the government’s revenue, regulated itself — which is a polite way of saying it could do pretty much as it pleased."
Source: NY Times, 04/24/2012
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