Latin American and Canadian News from World Press ReviewWorld News ReviewCar Culture Can Change: An Interview With Paul Keeling- May 29, 2008 Keeling is the son of climate change pioneer Charles David Keeling, who began atmospheric CO2 measurements at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, in 1958. He met with Am Johal to talk about climate change and highway expansion.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3160.cfm Colombian 'Democracy' and 80 Years of Murdering Workers- May 25, 2008 The ratification of a free trade agreement between Colombia and the United States has been hampered in part Colombia's 80-year long history of undemocratic dealings with unionists.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3156.cfm When Free Speech Doesn't Come Free- May 23, 2008 The attacks against Carter, Finkelstein, Walt, and Mearsheimer serve as a few well-known examples of the consequences writers and intellectuals face when they breach the line and criticize Israel.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3155.cfm Vote Sizing Heats Up Colombia- May 21, 2008 In April, Douglas Batista, Steve Glickman, and seven other organizers toured Columbia in two 1980's era compact cars, piquing interest for democratic reform with musical events and T-shirts.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3153.cfm Behind Latin America's Food Crisis- May 20, 2008 In the Western Hemisphere, two countriesHaiti and Mexicoreveal the forces that are leading societies into a crisis that could become permanent if deep changes aren't made.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3152.cfm High Soy Prices Idling Biodiesel Plants- May 13, 2008 Soy oil now costs so much biodiesel products can't compete with the price of ordinary diesel fuel. Across the U.S., biofuel plants have halted production, and construction of new ones has been delayed.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3146.cfm 'We Are Workers, Not Criminals'- May 9, 2008 Millions of people have come to this country to work, not to break its laws. Some have come with visas, and others without them. But they are all contributors to the society they've found here.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3143.cfm Canada to Provide Cash, Not Commodities in Food Aid Policy Change- May 5, 2008 Canada's move tohttp://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3139.cfm |