La guerra del agua continuará con el PRI recuperando Sonora
July 22, 2015
Al acercarse el día de las elecciones, quien ganaría parecía un acertijo. En Sonora, dos partidos se enfrentaron en las elecciones para gobernador.
Author: Tom Barry
Water War Will Continue as PRI Wins Back Sonora
July 2, 2015
In hindsight, the victory of Claudia Pavlovich of the PRI seemed assured given the crescendo of corruption scandals that started sweeping over the PAN administration in mid-2014.seemed assured given the crescendo of corruption scandals that started sweeping over the PAN administration in mid-2014.
Don’t Defund, Just Dismantle the Department of Homeland Security
March 5, 2015
If Obama wants to decouple immigration and border policies from counterterrorism and security policies, dismantling DHS may be the only way.
Americas Program Policy Report: Border Drones a Financial and Policy Bust
February 10, 2015
The CBP drone program’s lack of effectiveness, absence of a clear mission focus, gaping cost-benefit disjuncture, and failure to demonstrate comparative advantage over other aerial assets underscore that it is time to not only limit the program, but to shut it down.
Mining, Megaprojects, and Metrosexuals in Sonora
December 15, 2014
NOTE: This article is the thirteenth in a series by the CIP TransBorder Project that examines the water crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. “Lo metrosexuales nos […]
Making Mining Dreams Come True in Mexico
December 15, 2014
NOTE: This article is the twelfth in a series by the CIP TransBorder Project that examines the water crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. “I think […]
Mining Water in Sonora: Grupo México’s “Irregular” Water Permits in the Sonora, Yaqui, and San Pedro River Basins
December 15, 2014
Sonora like its neighboring states on either side of the international border is caught in a deepening water crisis — one that is largely its own making but now made ever more grim by the onslaught of climate change with its more extreme weather, prolonged droughts, and rising temperatures.
Grupo México is a major player in this crisis because of massive consumption of water. The virtual absence until recently of public, media, and governmental scrutiny of Grupo México’s water-use and environmental practices is a testament to the company’s privileged status in Mexico and especially in Sonora.
Mexico’s Three Mining Giants
December 15, 2014
The three richest men in Mexico – Carlos Slim Helú, Alberto Bailléres González, and Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco — are also the owners of Mexico’s top three mining corporations.
Mining Boom in the Sierra Madre
December 15, 2014
The Mexican government is making modern mining dreams come true. Nonexistent or unenforced regulations –whether regarding occupational safety, environmental degradation, water extraction, and control of hazardous wastes – make Mexico one of the world’s most profitable countries for the mining industry. Government agencies – both federal and state – that have authority over the mining industry serve as mining boosters rather than as regulators.
The Damming of the New Sonora
December 15, 2014
Like other states in the Transborder West, population growth and economic development and modernization are products of hydraulic manipulations. Damming, diverting, and drilling have turned the Sonoran Desert – which covers nearly 40% of the state — into a green belt for agribusiness and the state’s urban core.