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Nature Air Receives Award

Feb 3rd, 2010 | Category: Daily News

by TCRN Staff Action taken by the Costa Rican Airline Nature Air to offset their carbon footprint has been recognized and rewarded by National Geographic. According to the cable news agency EFE, National Geographic Washington announced Tuesday the projects that were selected in the competition on tourism innovation for the benefit of local communities and [...]



Costa Rica one step closer to being carbon neutral

Jan 17th, 2010 | Category: Eco News

by Chrissie Long Costa Rica’s carbon neutrality goal received a stamp of approval from the United States government on Wednesday, when embassy officials announced the opening of an energy efficiency center in the Central Valley. The center, which will be run out of the University of Costa Rica, “will advance the path toward a cleaner [...]



Eco-friendly countries combine to demand action at climate talks

Dec 13th, 2009 | Category: Eco News

A group comprising six environmentally-friendly nations has urged policymakers to agree on a deal at the Copenhagen Climate Change summit. The consortium is made up of Costa Rica, Cape Verde, Iceland, Singapore, Slovenia and the United Arab Emirates, according to China’s Xinhua news agency. In a joint statement, the six countries explained it is extremely [...]



Denmark earmarks millions for environmental protection

Dec 13th, 2009 | Category: Daily News

By Mike McDonald The Copenhagen Climate Change Summit’s host nation, Denmark, threw the first concrete financial aid figures on the negotiating table on Wednesday that could help countries such as Costa Rica protect their environment. Pending a firm global deal and promises of fair aid numbers from other developed nations, the Danish government announced it [...]



Forest-saving deal could lift climate summit hopes

Dec 6th, 2009 | Category: Eco News

By MICHAEL CASEY BANGKOK — In a potentially valuable boost to fighting climate change, rich and poor countries are close to an agreement to end the destruction of the world’s forests in 20 years, government negotiators said. It depends, however, on whether consensus on an overarching climate accord is reached by the 192 countries at [...]