By Anh Phan, Guest Blogger, Center for American Progress and Mari Hernandez, Guest Blogger, Center for American Progress Since last November’s Presidential election, immigration reform with a road map to citizenship for the 11 million unauthorized immigrants living in the country has been gaining momentum. On April 16 the bipartisan Senate “Gang of 8″ introduced their immigration bill, and [...]
Latinos Remain Committed to Reducing Air Pollution and Preventing Climate Change
May 7, 2013 By
By Adrian Pantoja, PhD Contrary to popular assumptions, Latinos are not a single issue group. Like many other Americans, Latinos care deeply about a variety of issues, including protecting the environment. In the latest national survey carried out by Latino Decisions and Voces Verdes, a significant majority of Latinos were again shown to favor policies [...]
The Effects of Global Warming Impacts Latinos the Hardest
April 30, 2013 By
By Dr. Evelyn Montalvo-Stanton Some people celebrate spring when the first daffodils appear in their yards; my equinox arrives via itchy eyes and runny noses of allergy-sufferers in my clinic. Just like the first frost evokes new flu viruses, and May’s lengthening sun rays bring heat stroke to mind, as a physician, I am inherently [...]
From Immigration to Climate Change: It’s All Part of the Latino Nation
April 12, 2013 By
By Adrianna Quintero Latino Nation — the title alone can elicit responses that can fill the discussion boards for days. But whether your response is positive or negative, there is no denying that there is indeed a Latino Nation within our nation and, “news flash” — we aren’t all undocumented immigrants. Nor are we only [...]
Survey Finds Most Republicans Seek Action on Climate Change
April 3, 2013 By
By Andrew C. Revkin It’s time for that national “listening tour” on energy and climate, President Obama. Some evidence comes in a new survey from the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University (seen via Tom Yulsman on Facebook). Here’s an excerpt from the news release: In a recent survey of Republicans and [...]
Pope Francis I’s Commitment to Helping the Poor Should Include Tackling Climate Change
March 18, 2013 By
By Adrianna Quintero “Cuando no hay amor, se adormece la conciencia” Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires It’s impossible to ignore the biggest news around the world: There’s a new Pope, and it’s historical. The Vatican’s Conclave of Cardinals has chosen the first Jesuit Catholic Pope born in the Americas — and he’s Latino. [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Rep. Luján Hosts Briefing that Highlights Latino Support to Combat Climate Change and NRDC Carbon Pollution Solution
February 28, 2013 By
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jake Thompson, 202-289-2387, jthompson@nrdc.org, or Elizabeth Heyd, 202-289-2424, eheyd@nrdc.org Rep. Luján Hosts Briefing that Highlights Latino Support to Combat Climate Change and NRDC Carbon Pollution Solution WASHINGTON (February 27, 2013) – Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico hosted a Capitol Hill briefing today designed to offer solutions to climate change [...]
Latinos See Climate Change as Serious Issue, Support Taking Action
February 25, 2013 By
According to a national poll conducted by the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC), 74% of Latinos believe climate change is a very serious problem. A total of 1,218 Latinos were polled as a response to President Obama’s comments about climate change in his State of the Union address. The Latino response was 10% higher than [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Survey: Latinos Reject Rubio Approach To Climate Change, Clean Energy
February 19, 2013 By
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leslie Maloy, lmaloy@hastingsgroup.com and 703-276-3256 SURVEY: LATINOS REJECT RUBIO APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE, CLEAN ENERGY Poll Shows Latinos Overwhelmingly Support Obama Call For Action on Industrial Carbon Pollution WASHINGTON (February 19, 2013) – About three out of four Latinos believe that climate change is a serious problem and a substantial majority [...]
Green Hopes from the Next Generation: Young Latino Advocates Environmental Goals for Obama’s (2nd) First 100 Days
February 15, 2013 By
While watching President Obama’s inauguration speech, Andrea Delgado felt a surge of optimism. Paradoxically, it was one of Obama’s more somber statements that gave her hope: his acknowledgement that a failure to address climate change would be “a betrayal to our children and future generations.” The President’s message of urgency resonated with her. “Latinos get it,” says [...]
