Training With a Green Consciousness
Alianza News, News Feature, Posted: Feb 24, 2011
The Obama administration has focused on pushing green technology development. At the Center for Employment Training (CET), students learn practical skills needed in today's job market, while learning how to work on hybrid cars and how to install solar panels.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Latino
Tags: center for employment and training, hybrid cards, obama, solar panels
Latinos at Forefront of Conservation, Poll Finds
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 24, 2011
Three-fourths of those polled said they believe it is possible to protect land and water and still have a strong economy.
Categories: Asian, Environment, European, Health, Indigenous, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: air water land pollution, climate change, colorado, environment, montant, natural resources, new mexico wyoming, state of the rockies, utah
Sierra Club Head Warns: "Biggest Assault on the EPA in U.S. History"
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
The GOP-controlled Congress wants to slash the Environmental Protection Agency—and some conservative lawmakers even want to abolish it.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: budget, CarlPope, Congress, EnvironmentalProtectionAgency, EPA, GOP, greenhousegases, SierraClub, tea party
New Study Reveals Dangers of Prenatal Pesticide Exposure
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
A groundbreaking study identifies links between prenatal exposure to harmful pesticides and attention disorders in children.
Categories: Environment, Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: pesticides
The Green Mile
India Currents, News Feature, Posted: Feb 16, 2011
Aghast at their carbon footprint, an environmentalist couple attempts to circumnavigate the globe without air travel.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Front Page, South Asian
Tags: air travel, carbon footprint, environment, green
Yoga Program for At-Risk Youth Transforms Mind and Body
New America Media, Video, Posted: Feb 04, 2011
The Niroga Institute runs yoga classes in schools and juvenile halls to foster self-discipline, a skill that contributes to academic success.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: at risk youth, berkeley, health, juvenile hall, niroga, recidivism, violence, yoga