Environment

Another first in the field of alternative energies! Germany is getting ready to introduce the very first zero-emission train for passenger transport in the world that is powered by hydrogen. This new technology will be an alternative to diesel...

While most of the news these days is about the recent American election, there was some good news coming out of the United States too. A group of young Americans, aged 9 to 20, have won the right to...

Two Caribbean nations moved to try and protect threatened hammerhead sharks from overfishing under an international trade agreement.Costa Rica and Honduras listing scalloped hammerhead sharks under an appendix to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild...

PUERTO VIEJO DE SARAPIQUÍ, Costa Rica — Something crashed into the water off to one side of our narrow, flat-bottomed boat on the swirling Sarapiquí River.It was a big tree limb that had broken under the weight of two...

The pros and cons of living in a shipping container home are in regards to a tiny, little 160-sq/ft home.  Not a giant container home structure, 3 stories high and 3 wide. This is about a small living space....

I know, the struggle is real.  You want to book your yoga retreat  to Costa Rica right now, but you’ve got so many reasons to wait. Maybe you’re too busy at work. Maybe you think your yoga practice isn’t...

Lately the paulownia tree, sometimes known as the Royal Tree, the Princess Tree, or even the Empress Tree, has been getting a lot of press.  It is an extraordinary deciduous species, and is native to China.This species of tree...

In 2020, France will enforce a ban on plastic cups and cutlery. Exceptions will be allowed for those items created from compostable and bio-sourced materials.  France has become the first country in the world to pass such sweeping legislation. ...

Don’t neglect the terrace or garden in your home or apartment.  These can be designed to gain the maximum benefits, and integrate them into your home and lifestyle.  It is often a space that is neglected, and even causes...

As anyone who has been watching the news knows, Haiti is recovering from Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 hurricane that recently devastated the poorest country in Latin America.  Even as they try to pick up the pieces, find their...