ECOLOGY

-Editorial This Thursday, February 3, Fundación Hélice AC celebrates 13 years since its creation, a time in which it has dedicated itself to promoting care for the Environment, through Education and campaigns for the responsible management of Urban Solid Waste, managing to capture in this period, more than 4 thousand …

-Editorial Thanks to the participation of civil society, allies, donors, volunteers, and the media that deal with the environment, Fundación Hélice managed to rescue in Mexicali in 2021, more than 350 tons of urban solid waste such as paper, plastic, aluminum, cardboard, and electrical-electronic equipment. As part of the celebration …

-Editorial To prevent the natural Christmas trees from being thrown away or burned, generating garbage, or polluting the air, Fundación Hélice AC, in alliance with the Directorate of Environmental Protection, the Directorate of Public Services of Mexicali, the Civic Environmental Committee of Mexicali, and the companies CICLO, a generator of …

By: Mario Beltrán Mainero Consul for Community and Political Affairs at the Consulate of Mexico in Calexico For thousands of years most civilizations around the world, and particularly those of Western (European) origin, had the certainty that human beings were the absolute masters of nature. The Judeo-Christian ideology, completely dominant …

By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) The economics of climate change refers to climate change in economics. The analysis indicates that several factors make this a difficult problem from both an economic and a political perspective and it is an intergenerational problem in the short, medium, and long term. “Climate …

-Editorial The City of San Diego Environmental Services Department has started fueling its fleet of off-road vehicles and equipment at the Miramar Landfill with red-dye renewable diesel, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and furthering efforts to meet the City’s Climate Action Plan goals. In 2016, the City became the …

-Editorial In order to create a mechanism to clean the air and reduce air pollution, a new system that could benefit the city was introduced this weekend. Thanks to the initiative of a young Mexicali resident, there is a new option for the city’s industries to purify the pollutants that …

-Editorial Strategizing how to face the challenges the border community faces Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and Baja California Senator Alejandra del Carmen Leon Gastelum hosted their 2nd Binational Roundtable Discussion on Air Quality and the New River. The committee met at the John Steppling Art Gallery at the SDSU Campus in …

By: Mario Conde The Air Pollution Control District requested to the Imperial County Board of Supervisors to continue the agreement with Comite Civico del Valle for AB617 air quality monitoring services for the El Centro, Calexico, Heber corridor. The board discussed this at their Aug. 6 meeting but decided to …

By: Mario Conde, Reporter As projects that are intended to improve the New River in Calexico, it’s progress remains to gain momentum thanks to the collaboration of municipal, county, and state agencies. A public meeting was held at the Calexico Women’s Improvement Club on July 11 to hear an update …