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Drought in Mexico Worsens as AMLO Ignores Climate Change
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS A long-term drought has struck more than two-thirds of Mexico’s farmlands, and environmentalists are warning that the situation is only going to get worse in the weeks ahead due to soaring temperatures, severe crop damage and impending water supply shortages. But as experts desperately try to sound the alarm that climate change is already taking a toll
Read moreEarthX Team Courts Mexican Eco-Conscious Businesses
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It started off back in 2009 as a simple effort by a group of ecology-conscious business leaders in Texas who decided to join forces to stop the Texas Utility (TXU) energy company in the Dallas suburb of Irving from acquiring 11 permits to open coal-based production plants. Led by Dallas retail mogul Trammell S. Crow, the group
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Making Button Batteries Safer for Kids
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS They are an omnipresent part of modern-day living. Button batteries, also called coin or disc lithium batteries, are found in more than half of all Mexican homes, and are used to power up abroad array of daily use products that run the gamut from television remote controls and kid’s toys to bathroom scales and watches to fitness
Read moreThe Advantages of Rechargeable Batteries
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS So, as a socially responsible, sustainability-inclined and environmentally “woke” global citizen of the 21st century, you faithfully choose green cleaning products over those with harsher chemicals, avoid using straws and other one-time-use plastic products, and diligently sort your trash into separate bins for recycling. But what about the last time you changed the batteries in your TV’s
Read moreMarine Turtle Returns to Michoacán
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Marine turtles have begun to return to their nesting grounds on the beaches of southern Mexican state of Michoacán, state environmental authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 14. The turtles traditionally arrive at the start of their breeding season in mid-August. The breeding season usually extends through March, peeking between the months of September and
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO Brutal Contradictions in 4T Environment and Natural Resources Secretary (Semarnat) Victor Manuel Toledo Manzur in an apparently private gathering called on the public not to idealize Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) Fourth Transformation (4T) ideological program because, he said, there are within it “brutal contradictions” and “it does not exist” when it comes to protecting
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Read moreMonarch Butterflies Register Spike in Numbers
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF After two straight years of falloffs, the number of monarch butterflies that arrived in Mexico this year for their winter retreat increased by 144 percent, according to the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF). In a statement issued by on Wednesday, Jan. 30, based on studies conducted in Michoacán and the State of Mexico (EdoMéx) during
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