Full Coverage: Northern America

04/30/2006 MEXICO CITY, Apr 30 (IPS) - In video rental stores in Mexico, demand has been high these days for "A Day Without a Mexican", a movie that helped inspire the nationwide demonstrations and a boycott to be held May 1, International Labour Day, by immigrant groups in the United States.

04/28/2006 COPENHAGEN, Apr 28 (IPS) - Before anyone can clean up the earth and its atmosphere, an administrative clean-up might be necessary in the house of those tasked with the cleaning job, a leading environmentalist says.

04/28/2006 La posición que asume el presidente George W. Bush sobre el tema migratorio en Estados Unidos tiene dos caras como una moneda común y corriente, alertan hoy analistas políticos.

04/28/2006 Para este Primeiro de Maio, que temos pela frente, somos convidados a um gesto de solidariedade com os imigrantes latino-americanos que se encontram nos Estados Unidos.

04/28/2006 In a blow for freedom of information, the Commerce Committee of the US House of Representatives voted down an amendment that would have protected "net neutrality", meaning that Internet service providers would have to provide their customers equal access to all websites.

04/28/2006 Thousands will march in Washington, DC Sunday to call for immediate civilian protections in Darfur, but supporting events will be held across the United States. Find one near you!

04/28/2006 Thirty-five countries from Canada to the tip of South America have chosen key diseases to focus on during this week's hemisphere-wide vaccination program.

04/27/2006 Two years after the Abu Ghraib scandal, new research shows that abuse of detainees in US custody in Iraq, Afghanistan, and at Guantánamo Bay has been widespread, and that the US has taken only limited steps to investigate and punish implicated personnel.

04/27/2006 1 May - International Workers’ Day: 10 reasons to support the rights of immigrants, who are among the groups most vulnerable to exploitation by governments or corporations.

04/27/2006 World crude oil prices--not clean air requirements--are driving up the cost of gas, says environmental activist Frank O'Donnell, arguing that President Bush is protecting big oil companies by scapegoating the environment.

04/27/2006 Twelve chemicals have already been listed for global phase-out and five more may soon follow thanks to a UN Treaty to be discussed next week. But partisan politics have kept the U.S. from joining the treaty, says the Pesticide Action Network.

04/26/2006 The US is close to losing its place as the top spam sending nation on Earth.

04/26/2006 A leading U.S. government storm researcher said that the record hurricane season last year can be attributed to global warming.

04/25/2006 The Health Communication Partnership (HCP) has joined forces with The Indian Express Group to honor local journalists that demonstrate excellence in HIV/AIDS reporting.

04/22/2006 from It's Getting Hot In Here blog:
Are climate issues about to mainstream? "I’d say we’re approaching talking critical mass & tipping point," says Elissa.

04/21/2006 from Cracks in the Facade blog:
'Agen' looks at what's happening on US campuses and "reminds us that the children are our future--give them the opportunity to go green and let them lead the way".

04/21/2006 On Saturday, April 29th a mass mobilization will be hitting the streets of New York to say YES to peace, justice, democracy, and environmental, civil and human rights! It's time to recommit to the values of respect for all people, all communities and the planet, say Codepink and others.

04/21/2006 Our planet is in a visible crisis, says Global Exchange, and we must take dramatic steps to end our addiction to oil. Global Exchange has the low down on the alternative fuels and technologies that are improving fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

04/21/2006 U.S. greenhouse gas emissions during 2004 increased by 1.7 percent from the previous year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says. This was the largest annual amount ever produced by any country on record.

04/21/2006 A coalition of conservation organisations is calling on the US Administration to vigorously oppose Japanese efforts to gain international approval for whaling at the forthcoming meeting of the International Whaling Commission.