Report: Reducing Emissions Growth in Emerging Economies Could Be Cheap

New York Times, 11/3/09
How much would it cost to stop increasing greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico? According to a new study from the World Bank, not very much.
The bank estimates that Mexico could flatline its emissions growth, using a variety of measures, for about $64 billion over the next 20 years — or $3 [...]

Violence Among Young Soars As Drug Cartels Recruit More Minors

Washington Post, 11/3/09
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO — The number of minors swept up in Mexico’s drug wars — as killers and victims — is soaring, with U.S. and Mexican officials warning that a toxic culture of fast money, drug abuse and murder is creating a “lost generation.”
Although the exploitation of children by criminals is timeless, authorities [...]