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Re: Costa Rica is now running completely on renewable energy 

By: Cactus Flower in ALEA | Recommend this post (1)
Tue, 24 Mar 15 7:58 AM | 70 view(s)
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well done costa rica. they made the most of what they have. the usa has gigantic deserts for solar, excellent wind corridors, places for hydro electricity etc. but like many other countries who put money over the health of the planet, it prefers fracking.


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Costa Rica is now running completely on renewable energy
By: clo in ALEA
Tue, 24 Mar 15 6:20 AM 		Msg. 16772 of 54959

AWESOME!

Costa Rica is now running completely on renewable energy

Costa Rica is running without having to burn a single fossil fuel, and it’s been doing so for 75 straight days.

Thanks to some heavy rainfall this year, Costa Rica’s hydropower plants alone are generating nearly enough electricity to power the entire country. With a boost from geothermal, solar, and wind energy sources, the country doesn’t need an ounce of coal or petroleum to keep the lights on. Of course, the country has a lot of things going in its favor. Costa Rica is a small nation, has less than 5 million people, doesn’t have much of a manufacturing industry that would require a lot of energy, and is filled with volcanoes and other topographical features that lend themselves to renewable energy.

Nonetheless, it is both a noble and significant feat for a nation of any size to eschew fossil fuels completely.

more:

http://qz.com/367985/costa-rica-is-now-running-completely-on-renewable-energy/

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