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That's a big if. Sustainable fishing remains far more theory than practice, according to an article published in the current issue of Nature. The study by the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia (UBC), the Federal University of Rio Grande and the World Wildlife Federation looked at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Not to Save the Fish | 2/4/2009 | See Source »

Either way, Morales' main concern is that a larger portion of the lithium profits remain at home to better the lives of people for whom electricity and paved roads are rare and electric cars non-existent. "We are very excited about the prospects," says Delia Alejo of the Southern Highland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For Lithium Car Batteries, Bolivia Is in the Driver's Seat | 1/22/2009 | See Source »

Federal bureaucrats call it the "border fence." The residents along the Texas-Mexico border say it's a wall echoing the Cold War. And south of the Rio Grande, Governor Humberto Moreira of the Mexican state of Coahuila has dubbed it a "wall of hate." But no matter what the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opponents of the Border Fence Look to Obama | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

But for Texas conservationists, any shift may come too late, according to Laura Huffman, state director of the Texas Nature Conservancy. In the last week of 2008, the Department of Homeland Security sued the conservancy in a condemnation proceeding involving the Lennox Southmost Preserve, a 1,000-acre parcel that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opponents of the Border Fence Look to Obama | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

But even by such appalling standards, the Televisa attack stood out in the way the assailants so blatantly tried to dictate the coverage of Mexico's television giant, which is probably the most powerful media organization south of the Rio Grande. Earning about 75% of Mexico's broadcast advertising, Televisa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico Media on High Alert After Attack on Televisa | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

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