PAC lawmakers believe geothermal energy is solution to high energy costs
Email this page October 30th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Citizen Action Party (PAC) lawmakers believe that significantly increasing geothermal energy generation in the country’s national parks is the best solution to lowering the country’s electricity rates. PAC lawmakers expressed their belief that geothermal is the best solution to produce low-cost, environmentally friendly energy this week as […]
Costa Rica to urge for protection of hammerhead sharks
Email this page October 29th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica, along with Ecuador, will propose the inclusion of the hammerhead shark as a protected species during the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). The proposal will be discussed during the […]
Meet “river hugger” and environmentalist, Roger Leiva Calderon
Email this page COMMUNITY REPORTS: PEREZ ZELEDON By Carol Vaughn, ICR Community Reporter October 17th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The love that the people of Quebradas have for their pueblo is evident in their tidy gardens, trash-free roads, immaculate schools, and above all, their sparkling sage-green Quebradas River. Water is life to these people. They conserve […]
Lawmaker calls for moratorium on pineapple plantations; new tax on exports
Email this page October 14th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Frente Amplio (FA) lawmaker, Edgardo Araya, along with several groups representing communities that claim to have suffered from environmental and other damage due to pineapple production, have presented a draft decree that would put a moratorium on the expansion of monoculture pineapple plantations for the next five years. […]
5.3 temblor recorded in Costa Rica prior to powerful 7.3 Nicaragua earthquake
Email this page October 14th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Nicaragua at 9:51 p.m. Monday night, killing at least one person and sparking a tsunami alert. The epicenter was 42 miles west-southwest of Jiquilillo, according to the USGS. The powerful earthquake was felt throughout much of Central America, […]
Costa Rica sees growth in exports of organic produce
Email this page October 14th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica has been able to capitalize on the increasing international demand for organic produce over the last two years, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and representatives of the National Organic Agriculture Program (PNAO). The country saw an increase in exports of organic […]
Map shows where GMOs are planted in Costa Rica
Email this page By Fabiola Pomareda / La Voz de Guanacaste October 1st, 2014 (La Voz) The majority of farms using genetically modified cotton, corn and soy seeds, also known as GMOs, are located in Guanacaste, in the areas around Cañas, Las Juntas and Liberia, according to a map produced by the State Phytosanitary Service (SFE – Servicio […]
Leaders pledge hundreds of billions of dollars to fight global warming at UN Summit
Email this page By Luis Ramirez September 24th, 2014 (VOA) The day-long United Nations Climate Summit has closed, with hundreds of billions of dollars in pledges from member states to flight global warming, but no binding agreements. U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders are calling for a new global commitment to protect the Earth […]
