“Where there’s a will, there’s a way,” my mother always said. The question is,”Does that will exist?” These two videos offer a glimmer of hope: Recommend this Post
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Accidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Dana Brown and Thomas Hanna discuss the possibility of a public option for access to medication in the U.S. And while the Winnipeg Free Press warns that Brian Pallister might want to stand in the way of a national pharmacare program, that
Continue readingThings Are Good: Costa Rica to Ban use of Fossil Fuels
Back in 2015 Costa Rica ran on only renewable energy for the first quarter of the year, and since then they have improved. The country now regularly runs their power grid using only renewable sources and their new president wants to take that to the next level. The government announced
Continue readingThings Are Good: Portugal Joins Other Countries by Running Only on Renewable Energy
Portugal reached a very significant milestone on its path to being fully powered by renewables by consuming energy only from sustainable resources for four days. Other countries are on similar paths. In 2012 Germany got 50% of it’s power from renewable sources, Scotland powered itself exclusively on renewables for a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Brian Pallister is Caught Stretching the Truth. Again.
Two days ago I told you how Brian Pallister, the PC leader of Manitoba, had been found to be spending a LOT of time in sunny Costa Rica.And had lied about where he was during the height of the 2014 flood.Well now it turns out that he wasn't entir…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Meet Brian Pallister the PC Leader of Manitoba AND Costa Rica
Brian Pallister is the Progressive Conservative leader of Manitoba.And in just four days he is widely expected to be elected as the new premier of that province.But now there seems to be some confusion.Will he be the new leader of Manitoba or Costa Ri…
Continue readingThings Are Good: Costa Rica Only Powered by Renewables
Costa Rica has been 100% powered by renewable energy for the first quarter of the year and this may continue. This is fantastic for the central american country as it has been making huge strides as a an eco-friendly tourist destination. You can see the beginnings of the country’s environmental
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Inside a Safe House for Costa Rica’s Abused and Trafficked Girls
Human traffic disproportionately effects females. People try and fight the growing tide of human trafficking, here is one story of someone making a difference. Filed under: Feminism Tagged: Costa Rica, Feminism, Human Trafficking
Continue readingThings Are Good: Sport Hunting Banned in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has become the first Latin American country to ban hunting for sport. The country has seen a lot of ecotourism and will continue to be a destination for people who watching shooting wildlife with a camera instead of bullets. The central American country is already known for its
Continue readingearthgauge: Costa Rica passes ban on shark finning
Continuing Earthgauge’s past coverage of the campaign to ban shark finning, Reuters is reporting that Costa Rica is the latest country to ban the practice, which involves catching sharks, slicing off their fins and throwing them back in the ocean to die. As always with such bans, it remains to
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