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International Day of Climate Action a Success in Costa Rica
By Lance HarrellOn Saturday, October 24th, Costa Rica demonstrated its solidarity with 180 other countries by hosting some of the 5200 events of the International Day of Climate Action, which calls for strong action and bold leadership for dealing...
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The Life Cycle of A Hover Fly
By Elizabeth Mann*Photos Copyright Elizabeth Mann 2009This is a Hover fly I discovered resting on my Passion vine plant. Hover Flies are common throughout the world and can be found on every continent except Antarctica. In America they are...
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Neenah Paper to Help Reforest Osa Peninsula
ALPHARETTA, Ga., -- Neenah Paper (NYSE: NP) today announced that it has partnered with Friends of the Osa and the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin to help reforest a conservation property in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, one of the most biologically...
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Good news for the Costa Rican Environment
By: Lance HarrellAnne Slaughter Andrew has been nominated by US President Obama to head the U.S Embassy in Costa Rica.Andrew, a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., received her law degree from the Indiana School of Law and...
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A Vegetarian Among Meat-eating Spiders
For years, scientists were confident about one uniform trait of the world's 40,000 spider species: They were meat-eaters.So you can imagine the eureka moment when Brandeis senior lecturer Eric Olson realized a jumping spider he found in Costa Rica...
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Animals Find Refuge in Costa Rican Rainforest Heaven
Puerto jiménez, COSTA RICA–Paris Hilton learned the hard way: Kinkajous just don't make good pets. Paris's kink "Baby Luv" lost BFF status when it bit her on the arm.You'd think that lesson would be obvious, and yet ... those...
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Wind Power in Costa Rica
Inaugurated the first phase of wind farm in Guanacaste which began operating 30 of the 55 turbines that make up the wind farm. For year-end planning to finalize the work and complete the nominal power of 50MW.Also, the Instituto...
Environment
A Goal for Copenhagen
Few seem willing to address the issue openly, but one of the toughest issues to address when delegates gather in Copenhagen in December for the global conference on climate change will be governance. Many developing nations attending have stressed...
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Beetle from Costa Rica named after Charles Darwin
The beetle, named Canthidium (Eucanthidium) darwini, was discovered in a remote and unexplored UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Talamanca Mountains as part of a Natural History Museum led project.It was found on one of 7 expeditions to the...
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Costa Rica houses new energy program
By Shane BrennanImagine a 12-day excursion down to Costa Rica where you could find not only beautiful beaches, but also college credit awaiting your arrival.This is the vision of three University students heading the Entrepreneurial Renewable Energy Project, a...
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