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A change in the landscape: L.A.’s parks no longer belong to street gangs

NewsTaco February 12, 2015

*Here’s an example to follow. This kind of transformation will go a long way to help Latino families, Latino health, and security. VL By Sam Quiñones, Los Angeles Times At  […]

Breakdown of negotiations in Peru puts Climate Change Convention in peril

NewsTaco December 15, 2014

“Crucial” climate summit begins in Peru

NewsTaco December 2, 2014

Playing the Environmental Card: A Winning Strategy for Mobilizing Latinos in 2014

NewsTaco October 24, 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 […]

A New Shade of Green; The Anthropocene, Climate Change and Latinos

NewsTaco October 2, 2014

*An irony that needs to be noted: ” … while poor and minority communities are more likely to be impacted by the consequences of climate change, they are also less likely […]

Why Are Latinos Way Ahead of the Climate Change Curve?

NewsTaco September 18, 2014

*Because of the importance Latinos place on family, we have a vested interest in the future. Add that to the fact that a majority of Latinos live in urban areas […]

Green Latinos: Will environmental worries dispel idea of one-issue voters?

NewsTaco September 17, 2014

*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 […]