Environment
Fun But Responsible: Costa Rica’s Palmares Festival Recycles One Ton of Trash Per Day
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - More than five tons of recycling waste have been collected during the first five days of the Palmares fiestas.The waste is collected by Coca Cola through their Mission Planet initiative and distributed between...
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Costa Rica Fishermen Adopting Environmentally Sustainable Shrimping Techniques
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Many fishermen in the Southern zone of Costa Rica have stopped using trawls and changed to smaller nets. This new technique will capture white shrimp without affecting other marine species.The executive director of...
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Caribbean Mega Port Will Utilize Solar, Wind, and Tidal Systems to Generate Power
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The new ocean terminal in Moin, Limon will operate on clean energy through solar panels, wind turbines and tidal leverage power systems.Communication manager for the firm APM Terminals, Rogelio Douglas, said construction for...
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Costa Rica Introduces Solar Energy Surplus Buyback Plan for Homes and Businesses
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) has announced that their plan for families or businesses to use or install solar panels and sell the surplus energy generated will be ready in February.According...
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Phenomenal Footage of Huge Dolphin Pod Captured Near Drake Bay
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - An impressive group of dolphins was recorded on December 12, just 29 miles west of Drake Bay in the Osa Peninsula.
The video was captured by Shawn Larkin, a tour guide who has been residing...
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Despite Turrialba’s Eruptions, Local Water is Still Safe
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Ministry of Environment and Energy (Minae) presented a report on the Municipality of Turrialba about the monitoring of rivers and streams in the area with the recent activity from the Turrialba volcano.The...
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Report Shows Costa Rica is the Place to be in Central America for Radical Climate Change
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The rate of adaptation for climate change (called ND-Gain) developed by the University of Notre Dame, ranks Costa Rica as the best country in Central America to address these challenges. The country, which is in 69th...
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New Costa Rica Solar Powered Traffic Lights Will Save $384,000 Annually
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – A project proposed by the Directorate General of Traffic (DGIT) aims to provide renewable energy systems at about 467 intersections in the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) of San Jose.DGIT’s head of traffic lights,...
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Costa Rica Wildfire Season Begins December 15
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The National Commission on Wildfire (CONIFOR) is getting an early start on the wildfire season due to the influence of El Niño, especially in the province of Guanacaste.CONIFOR coordinator, Luis Diego Román, said that...
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CAREIG Predicts Costa Rica’s Water-Rich Land Could Prove More Valuable Than Gold
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - While governments and corporations squabble over resources like oil and rare earth minerals, many investors are looking towards water as the next big commodity. Water is essential for life, and is in short...
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Fundación SMA as Support Network for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Costa Rica
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a genetic and hereditary disease characterized by a loss of muscle strength due to...