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"Nanotechnology: Armed Resistance"
Nature News, 08/31/2012"Nature assesses the aftermath of a series of nanotechnology-lab bombings in Mexico -- and asks how the country became a target of eco-anarchists."
"Pemex Finally Strikes Oil in Deep Waters"
Green/NYT, 08/30/2012"President Felipe Calderón of Mexico announced Wednesday that the national oil company, Pemex, had struck oil in deep water, its first success after years of exploration in the deeper reaches along the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico."
"Ernesto Weakens Over Southern Mexico, Churns Toward Gulf"
Reuters, 08/09/2012"Tropical storm Ernesto weakened on Wednesday as it dumped heavy rains over Mexico's southern Yucatan peninsula and headed toward the Gulf of Mexico, where the country's main oil operations are located."
"Cross-Border Pollution Pact To Be Signed"
My San Antonio, 08/08/2012"An eight-year environmental pact to reduce air, water and chemical pollution along the U.S.-Mexico border will be signed by dignitaries from both countries, Environmental Protection Agency officials said Tuesday."
"Ernesto Strengthens, Takes Aim at Mexico's Yucatan"
Reuters, 08/07/2012"Tropical Storm Ernesto picked up speed in the western Caribbean on Monday as it moved toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, dousing Honduras and Belize on its way."
"Mexico's Climate Law To Face Challenge Under New President"
Reuters, 07/25/2012"Mexico's new president is unlikely to implement much of the sweeping climate change law signed in June by outgoing President Felipe Calderon amid inevitable resistance from industry and his party's focus on accelerating economic growth and ramping-up oil and gas production, policy experts said."
"Chihuahua: Where the Rain Doesn't Fall Any More"
Independent, 07/11/2012"A record drought in northern Mexico has prompted warnings that the region's climate may have changed for good."
"Tropical Storm Carlotta Aims At Mexico Pacific Coast"
Reuters, 06/15/2012"Tropical storm Carlotta strengthened off Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday and was expected to become a hurricane on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said."
"Obama Urged To Threaten Aid To Mexico Over Tuna Labels"
Reuters, 06/01/2012"A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to threaten Mexico with cuts in economic assistance if the southern neighbor continues to pursue a trade case that has put U.S. 'dolphin-safe' tuna labels at risk."
WTO Court Bans US 'Dolphin-Safe' Labels, Calls Them 'Unfair' to Mexico
Guardian, 05/17/2012"The international trade court has effectively outlawed the sale of dolphin-friendly canned tuna in American supermarkets, ruling such labels were unfair to Mexican fishermen."
"Mountain Waters Run Dry for Mexico's Wixaritari People"
ENS, 05/11/2012"GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- For over 500 years, the Wixaritari Indians of Mexico have suffered from poverty, malnutrition and racism -- today, they are also victims of global climate change."
"In a Change, Mexico Reins In Its Oil Monopoly"
NY Times, 04/24/2012"COATZINTLA, Mexico — For seven decades, Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil monopoly and a mainstay of the government’s revenue, regulated itself — which is a polite way of saying it could do pretty much as it pleased."
"Mexican Plan for Gulf Deepwater Wells Sparks New Worries"
McClatchy, 04/04/2012"MEXICO CITY — Two years after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, Mexico's state oil company is about to test its hand at drilling at extraordinary depths in the Gulf of Mexico."
"Stubborn Drought Expected To Tax Mexico For Years"
Reuters, 03/22/2012"A severe drought in Mexico that has cost farmers more than a billion dollars in crop losses alone and set back the national cattle herd for years, is just a foretaste of the drier future facing Latin America's second largest economy."
Mexico City’s Ancient Floating Gardens Are in Ecological Peril
Wash Post, 03/08/2012"The once great floating gardens of Mexico City, which filled the bellies of the Aztecs, are dying of serious neglect."

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