Aprendiendo in the Outdoors

Aprendiendo in the Outdoors

Mary Mata March 7, 2013

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco We highlight getting to the Outdoors for a wide range of benefits, especially relating to physical and cognitive health. But a recent story by the National […]

Latin America Green News

Mary Mata February 28, 2013

By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde de NRDC Chile Enersis, the owner of Endesa—the company that controls 51% of HidroAysén—believes that the mega-dam project will resume this year. Among the remaining roadblocks […]

Action on Climate Change Para Nuestra Salud

Mary Mata

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco After President Obama’s comments on climate change during the State of the Union address, a new poll by the Natural Resources Defense Council affirmed once more […]

Seeking Latino Mentors in Conservation

Mary Mata February 26, 2013

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco This month I had the opportunity to attend the California Green Summit in Sacramento, CA. The recent article by New America Media highlighted some key points […]

Latin America Green News

Mary Mata February 21, 2013

By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde de NRDC Chile Non-conventional renewable energy projects are aiming to add more than 6,000 MW of installed capacity to the SING, Chile’s northern electricity […]

Enviro Activists Urged to Reckon with Latino Voters

Mary Mata February 19, 2013

By Rene Ciria-Cruz, New America Media SACRAMENTO–Latino leaders are urging environmental activists to embrace the diversity of the state if the environmental movement is to succeed. “No new legislation on environmental […]

Pollution tied to heart attacks; could Latinos be at increased risk?

Mary Mata

By Hope Gillette, Voxxi Individuals with peak exposure to air pollutants, such as those emitted by cars and factories, have a 5 percent increased risk for heart attacks, indicates research […]

5 Metropolitan Areas Where Green Jobs and Latino Workers Meet

Mary Mata February 15, 2013

By EHS Today A new report from the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) puts the spotlight on five U.S. metropolitan areas where green economies and the Latino work force […]

Young Latino Environment Goals for Obama’s (2nd) First 100 Days

Mary Mata February 13, 2013

By Latinovations While watching President Obama’s inauguration speech, Andrea Delgado felt a surge of optimism. Paradoxically, it was one of Obama’s more somber statements that gave her hope: his acknowledgement […]

Deja El Plastico: Latino Efforts in Banning Plastic Bags

Mary Mata

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco Currently in California, campaigns and debates over “ban the bag” have risen in various cities. Most recently there was an effort at the state level that […]