500 children are in the need of people with a sense of solidarity for Christmas. Costa Rica’s Smiles of Hope Association (SDE) is looking for people who want to donate gifts or nonperishable food to children who live in marginalized areas. José Granados, a member of SDE’s board explained that this is a non-profit organization […]
Archives for October 2016
The Sixth edition of “Vive la Madera” Fair will be held in November
The sixth edition of “Vive la Madera” and C- Neutrality Fair, which offers one of the most complete exhibitions of wood products such as handcrafts, furniture, construction and others, will be held in Pedregal’s Events Center from November 4th to 6th. The event is organized by the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), the National Forestry […]
Instagram joins the fight against suicide
Mark Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook, put a tool on that social network to prevent, or at least alert about suicides attempts. Therefore, now that Instagram is also under his wings, he decided to also include a tool to detect users who may be vulnerable. Now, Instagram users can alert about a picture that could imply […]
Petition to remove crocodile that attacked tourist from Tamarindo
The Chamber of Commerce and Tourism from Tamarindo (CCTT) requested an injunction against Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT) and the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) to capture and relocate the crocodile that attacked an American tourist last July 22nd. The attack caused the Colorado native to lose his right leg. The victim was identified as […]
The world’s “invisible killer”
The World Health Organization (WHO) named air pollution “the world’s invisible killer”, for causing thousands of deaths worldwide. Air pollution is responsible for 36% of lung cancer deaths and 35% of those linked to respiratory obstruction. In addition, it has caused 34% of deaths from cerebrovascular diseases and 27% of those associated with heart disease. […]
200 consecutive days producing and using renewable energy in Costa Rica
On Saturday, Costa Rica reached 200 consecutive days using electricity produced from renewable sources. This was confirmed by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) by a publication made in its social networks. To give an example, in August up to 80% of power came from water. The National Energy Plan is drawing a new horizon […]