Environment

Haiti Needs Our Help – What Can We Do?

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...

October – Time to Celebrate More Than Halloween

October will no longer only be considered the tenth month of the year.  The month where we celebrate the festival, Cultural Encounters, on October 12th, and of course, Halloween on October 31st.   Starting this year, October will now be...

Getting Out Into The Dirt Is Actually Good For You

Did you know there are natural anti-depressants that are found in dirt, and these can actually make you both happier and healthier?  Researchers have found that microbes in the soil have similar effects to those gained from taking Prozac.  Yet they...

Helping The Environment Right From Your Kitchen

When properly informed on what appliances to buy for your kitchen, you can save energy as well as cash, while helping the environment. When you add up all the appliances found in a standard kitchen, the microwave, refrigerator, washer, dryer,...

International Agreement To Safeguard Marine Life

The Presidents from Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Columbia announced an agreement reached recently to increase the protection of some of the world’s most biodiverse waters.  “We share these marine resources, and must accept responsibility for managing this region so...

The Jairo Mora Sandoval Award

The Society for Marine Biology Conservation (SCB) recently announced the creation of the Jairo Mora Sandoval Award, named after the murdered Costa Rican environmentalist. In the future the organization will recognize and award those individuals who are considered an...

Costa Rica Used 100% Renewable Energy for 299 Days

You probably didn't think it was possible, but it's true.  For 75 days straight in 2015, Costa Rica ran on 100% renewable energy, and then did it again this year for 76 days straight. But that isn't the only thing...

Energy Efficiency Conference a Great Success

The international Energy Efficiency Conference was a great success, judging by the turnout and the response of those who attended.  The Conference was held on Sept. 30th at the Real Intercontinental Hotel, and was a quality event in every...

How Kids Helped Save the Rainforest

What would you do if you saw your backyard being destroyed?  What if your backyard actually was the rainforest in Costa Rica?  In 1999, in Manuel Antonio, two 9-year-old girls decided that was wrong, and they decided to do...

Drinking Water Shortages in San Jose

The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers, AyA, has asked residents of the greater metropolitan area of San Jose not to use their drinking water to clean up the debris which has resulted from the recent Turriabla volcanic...
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Desperate Mother Who Invented a Math Game to Help Her Son Now Exports Internationally

SANTA ANA, COSTA RICA — What started as a piece of poster board and a pencil at a kitchen...