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27.03.2008
North American environmental leaders recently issued a report calling for a greater commitment to green buildings in the region, where commercial and residential structures currently consume an average of 30 percent of total energy needs.
ContinuaFonte: Worldwatch Institute Temi/paesi correlati: [Canada] [Stati Uniti] [Energia] [Habitat] [Cambiamento climatico] [Attivismo ambientale] [Inquinamento] [Energia rinnovabile] [Governo] Foto: Environmentally friendly construction reduces carbon emissions, on average, by 35 percent, say experts. © Center for Rural Strategies
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25.03.2008
Despite the government's military measures, Mexican drug violence is gaining force -- much thanks to the cartels' 'imported' North American firepower, which now rivals even that of the regular Mexican army, writes Bill Weinberg.
ContinuaFonte: North American Congress on Latin America Temi/paesi correlati: [Stati Uniti] [Narcotici] [Corruzione e denuncia] [Geopolitica] [Governo] [Armi] [Conflitti] Foto: © barjack (flickr)
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18.03.2008
Ihmisoikeusjärjestön mukaan yli 4 000 ihmistä on kuollut viimeisen 12 vuoden aikana pyrkiessään Meksikon ja Yhdysvaltain välisen rajan yli.
ContinuaFonte: OneWorld España Temi/paesi correlati: [Centroamerica] [Stati Uniti] [Migrazioni] [Diritti umani] |
12.02.2008
Meksikon jalkineteollisuus elää pelonsekaisissa tunnelmissa, kun sitä kiinalaiselta tuotannolta suojannut tullisopimus raukesi vuoden vaihtuessa.
ContinuaFonte: Trade Union News from Finland Temi/paesi correlati: [Lavoro] [Commercio] Foto: © Peter Armstrong
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30.01.2008
Vuoden 2007 alusta lähtien Meksikon hallitus on kiihdyttänyt toimiaan Chiapasin maakunnan itsehallintoa tavoittelevia zapatistiyhteisöjä kohtaan. Hyökkäykset, uhkaukset ja maiden ryöstö kuuluvat hallituksen tukemien puolisotilaallisten joukkojen keinovalikoimaan.
ContinuaFonte: OneWorld US Temi/paesi correlati: [Diritti dei popoli indigeni] [Conflitti] Foto: © Independent Media Center
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28.01.2008
Since early 2007, dozens of the autonomous, indigenous Zapatista communities in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas have endured near-daily attacks, land invasions, and death threats, primarily from government-endorsed paramilitary groups.
ContinuaFonte: In These Times Foto: Zapatista activists, 2006. © Independent Media Center
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23.01.2008
Chiapasin kansannousun myötä intiaaninaiset ovat löytäneet äänensä ja paikkansa liikkeessä ja intiaaniyhteisössä.
ContinuaFonte: OneWorld España Temi/paesi correlati: [Genere] [Diritti dei popoli indigeni] Foto: Comandante Ramona
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21.01.2008
Sosiaalifoorumin agendalla ovat vahvasti Väli- ja Etelä-Amerikan maiden solmimat vapaakauppasopimukset. Foorumiin liittyen järjestetään 26. tammikuuta maailmanlaajuinen toimintapäivä.
ContinuaFonte: UnMundo América Latina Temi/paesi correlati: [Società civile] [Globalizzazione] |
16.01.2008
This March, Mexico will introduce immigration cards digitally embedded with migrants' information, a 'characteristically progressive' move that will allow hundreds of thousands of temporary workers and visitors to come and go at their will, writes Louis E. V. Nevaer.
ContinuaFonte: New America Media |
02.01.2008
Viimeisetkin rajoitukset Meksikon ja Yhdysvaltain väliseltä maataloustuotteiden kaupalta poistuivat vuodenvaihteessa. Kaupan vapautuminen hirvittää Meksikon pienviljelijöitä. Heidän mielestään epäsuhta on kohtuuton.
ContinuaFonte: Suomen IPS Temi/paesi correlati: [Stati Uniti] [Agricoltura] [Commercio] Foto: - © freg
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05.12.2007
After a hard fought battle filled with intimidation and retaliation from management, Mexican workers at a factory that produces name brand garments for the U.S. market have won legitimate union representation.
ContinuaFonte: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee |
20.11.2007
Arizonan osavaltio on takavarikoinut meksikolaissiirtolaisten kotiinsa lähettämiä varoja 14 miljoonan dollarin verran. Viranomaiset väittävät rahojen menevän ihmissalakuljettajille, vaikka tutkimuksia yksittäisten lähetysten kohteista ei ole tehty.
ContinuaFonte: UnMundo América Latina Temi/paesi correlati: [Stati Uniti] [Migrazioni] Foto: Meksikon ja Yhdysvaltojen välinen raja-aita. © Independent Media Center
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14.11.2007
An alliance of peasants, indigenous peoples, and rights groups is declaring that U.S.-Mexico free trade in corn is not just about food, lost jobs, and confiscated land -- it is about the very identity of the Mexican people.
ContinuaFonte: Grassroots International Foto: © Network for New Energy Choices
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13.11.2007
Kehitysmaiden lapsille suunnattu tietokone löytää tiensä vielä tämän vuoden puolella myös Peruun, Meksikoon, Etiopiaan, Ruandaan, Haitiin ja Intiaan. Käyttöönoton lähestyessä alkuperäinen sadan dollarin kannettava on hinnaltaan jo lähes kaksinkertainen.
ContinuaFonte: Digital Opportunity Channel Temi/paesi correlati: [Uruguay] [Perù] [India] [Haiti] [Educazione] [Tecnologie intermedie] [Cooperazione internazionale] [ICT Tecnologie informatiche] |
08.11.2007
The Mexican government should have taken preventative measures to lessen the effects of last week's torrential rains, which inundated 80 percent of the Mexican state of Tabasco, say experts.
ContinuaFonte: Inter Press Service (IPS) |
05.11.2007
Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans were displaced last week by the worst flooding the nation has seen in 50 years. Despite the destruction, a remarkable number of volunteers have pitched in to the relief efforts, echoing one survivor's belief that, "the only thing you can do is help others."
ContinuaFonte: Christian Science Monitor Foto: The cover of a Nicaraguan newspaper after Hurricane Felix hit in early September. © svengaarn (flickr)
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28.10.2007
The U.S. Congress must put human rights conditions on a $500 million aid package for Mexican counter-narcotics programs whose "appalling" record includes beating and sexually abusing many detainees, said Human Rights Watch.
ContinuaFrom: Human Rights Watch Temi/paesi correlati: [Stati Uniti] |
19.10.2007
Innovative service programs in North America, Pakistan, India, and South Africa are helping young people push for the advancement of their communities as well as their own personal development.
ContinuaFonte: Innovations in Civic Participation Temi/paesi correlati: [Stati Uniti] [Sudafrica] [Pakistan] [India] [Canada] |
17.10.2007
While the Global Call to Action against Poverty campaign has planned plenty of events during this year's "Stand Up and Speak Out" day, the people and media seem unenthusiastic in Central America. Diego Cevallos reports from Mexico City.
ContinuaFonte: Inter Press Service (IPS) Temi/paesi correlati: [Centroamerica] |
17.09.2007
Mexican President Felipe Calderón has vetoed a bioenergy law to establish biofuel production in the country, saying that it focuses too much on maize and sugarcane production.
ContinuaFonte: SciDev.Net |



