environment
Poll: Most Latino Voters Favor Strong Environmental Protections
*The environment and climate change are going to be important battlegrounds for the next four years. Already, climate deniers are circulating “polls” that say a majority of people believe changes […]
Bias Hinders Diversity in Hiring for Environmental Organizations
*Only 12 to 16 percent of the staff at environmental foundations are persons of color. The paternalistic attitudes of Liberal leadership has a lot to do with that. VL By Anthony […]
Grijalva Wants to Diversify Environmental Movement
*There’s a growing movement of Chicano/Latino environmentalists, I’m sure Grijalva has it in mind when he talks about diversity. But my feeling is he wants to go deeper, to make […]
Latino Voters Key Factor in Success of Environmental Ballot Initiatives in 2014
*There has been more reporting and analysis written about Latino voters and the environment this year than in years past. All of those reports point to the importance of the […]
From the Fields to Congress: Latinos Are Environmental Champions
*There’s a lot of praise for Cesar Chavez and his legacy in this piece, it’s well-intentioned and well received. It proves that concern for the environment is not new to […]
Playing the Environmental Card: A Winning Strategy for Mobilizing Latinos in 2014
*Here’s something new on an old topic. How to get more Latinos to the polls in the midterms. I don’t know that the green issue will do the trick, but […]
Green Latinos: Will environmental worries dispel idea of one-issue voters?
*Why is it that when politicos and environmentalists “discover” that Latinos aren’t a one-issue monolith, it’s a “new” thing? We’ve been saying this for decades. And now, suddenly, it’s a […]
Report: Latinos want environment-friendly candidates
*Pollution, climate change; Latino support of environmental causes crosses political parties, gender and age. VL By Laura Barron-Lopez, The Hill Hispanics are increasingly more likely to vote for candidates who support […]
Latino Environmentalists, Saving the Ocean, Banning Plastic Bags
By Marce Gutierrez, NewsTaco En el mar, la vida es mas sabrosa… Growing up two blocks from the Pacific Ocean has a way of leaving a life-long impression on you. […]
Environmental Racism in San Diego
By Sandhya Dirks, Latino USA Barrio Logan’s multicolor murals at Chicano Park tell the story of the Chicano struggle. The residents of this poorer neighborhood in San Diego fought for […]