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Costa
Rica
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and
Environment
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A
roundout
of
news
on
energy
and
environment
in
Costa
Rica.
La
Nacion
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Eight
power
plants
will
feed
the
country's
clean
energy
by
2013.
If
the
projects
move
forward
in a
timely
matter,
by
2013
there
will
be
enough
clean
energy
by
opening
eight
small
plants
to
provide
the
country
with
an
additional
235
MW
to
the
already
existing
capacity.
El
Pais
-
Costa
Rican
scientists
are
trying
to
find
energy
sources
to
substitute
oil-based
energy.
Costa
Rican
scientist
gathered
this
week
at
the
National
Conference
on
“Alternative
Energy
Sources”
at
the
University
of
Costa
Rica,
to
display
and
discuss
the
latest
discoveries
on
energy
efficiency,
welfare
and
bio-architecture
in
the
tropic,
agricultural
waste
and
energy,
and
the
development
of
hot
water
systems
from
solar
energy
in
Costa
Rica.
El
Financiero
-
The
Costa
Rican
government
has
lowered
its
ambitions
for
an
airport
proposed
to
be
built
between
Sierpe
and
Palmar
de
Osa
in
Costa
Rica’
southern
zone.
The
decision
comes
at
time
when
environmental
impacts
on
the
nearby
wetland
are
being
discussed
and
local
community
support
is
uncertain.
Representatives
from
the
tourism
sector
also
have
reservations
about
the
project.
El
Financiero
-Only
18%
of
Costa
Rica’s
public
institutions
have
submitted
an
energy
efficiency
plan.
The
deadline
to
submit
their
energy
efficiency
plan
expired
on
August
22nd.
Up
to
this
date
only
30
institutions
out
of
165
provided
their
plans,
which
are
being
analyzed
by
the
Ministry
of
Environment
and
Energy.
Costa
Rica
Hoy
-
The
Diquis
Hydroelectric
plant
proposal
lacks
a
strategy
and
response
to
communities.
An
opinion
piece
in
Costa
Rica
Hoy
looks
at a
process
initiated
by
local
communities
from
the
Terraba
basin,
downriver
from
the
possible
location
of
the
Diquis
dam,
to
gather
information
and
consolidate
their
position
regarding
the
project
and
the
possible
impacts
for
the
Canton
de
Osa.
La
Nacion
-
U.S.
supports
Costa
Rica
for
new
renewable
energy.
Costa
Rica
has
just
signed
a
1.5
million
dollar
agreement
with
the
U.S.
for
technical
assistance
to
be
invested
in
concrete
actions
intended
for
mitigation
and
climate
change
adaptation.
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