On AlterNet: chiapas

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "chiapas"

Why Market-Based 'Solutions' to Climate Change Can Cause More Harm Than Good

Jeff Conant, AlterNet. June 8, 2011.

A leading environmental activist from Chiapas talks about the threats faced by biofuel plantations, carbon offset programs and more.

In Blow to Big Polluters, Judge Halts California's Cap and Trade Program

Jeff Conant, AlterNet. May 25, 2011.

The judge greenlighted most of the policies in California's AB32 except the cap and trade plan, which some argued would benefit polluters at the expense of poor communities.

Global Warming Law Shifts Responsibility from Polluters to Communities [Contains Photo Slideshow]

Jeff Conant, AlterNet. April 21, 2011.

Communities in California and Mexico are angered by a cap-and-trade plan that could shift the burden from polluters to poor communities.

Zapatista Code Red!

Naomi Klein, The Nation. December 23, 2007.

The Mexican government appears poised for another wave of repression.