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VIDEO: Cops Appear to SHOOT at Surfers Ignoring Lockdown in Costa Rica

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  View this post on Instagram   How’s the cops shooting at Salmon Boy @simonrex415 coming in from a shred .. this happened to him once before in the spring of 82 !! Run Salmon Run 🏃‍♀️ A post shared by Snapt4 (@snapt4) on Mar 28, 2020 at 3:41pm PDT The world is on lockdown. Everywhere is closed. Natural, wide-open […]

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SwellBrains | March 31, 2020
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Costa Rica Heading Towards Carbon Neutrality with Renewable Energy and Plastic Efforts

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Costa Rica is setting the example for environmental sustainability, aiming to be the first carbon-free plastic-free country.  By the year 2021, just two years away now, Costa Rica hopes to rid itself of all single-use plastics as well as eliminate the use of fossil fuels in their public transport system, and they’re not messing around. In the last 5 years, […]

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Jack Conroy | July 28, 2019
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4 Americans and a Local Guide Killed in Costa Rica Bachelor Party Rafting Tragedy

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5 people, including 4 Americans on a bachelor party trip, were killed this weekend while white-water rafting in Costa Rica. The four Americans, all from Florida, along with a local guide, died after their rafts flipped over Saturday on the Naranjo River and were carried downstream. “What was meant to be a weekend to remember for 14 friends turned into […]

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SnowBrains | October 22, 2018
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In 2017, Costa Rica Has Gone 300+ Days Running Off Of Renewable Energy

According to ICE, Costa Rica has run almost entirely off of renewable energy in 2017. For over 300 days, the country has derived 100% of its power from renewable energy sources. This comes nearly a decade after they set a goal to become completely carbon neutral by 2012. Thus far in 2017, 78.26% of electricity came from hydropower, 10.29% from wind, 10.23% from geothermal energy, […]

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Chris Wallner | December 5, 2017
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