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What you need to know about Obama’s biggest global warming move yet

On Monday, the Obama administration plans to release the finalized Clean Power Plan, the president's flagship policy to combat global warming. The plan is aimed at the electricity sector, which generates the largest single slice, 31 percent, of U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions.

Obama to adopt tough limits on greenhouse gases on Monday

The rule, if it stands, could substantially alter the U.S. energy landscape, driving the expanded use of "clean" energy while further diminishing coal's long dominance as a source of power for homes and businesses.

Hillary Clinton promises to be the US’ renewable energy president

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hillary Clinton was set to lay out an ambitious plan Monday to invest in solar and other renewable energy sources if elected president, drawing a contrast with her fossil fuel-loving Republican rivals.

New York wants to lead the renewable energy revolution. Here’s how.

New York state officials say small-scale power production is the wave of the future. The big power plants will still be there, and the local utility will still run wires to your house. But your power supply will be a mix of what you and your neighbors produce from technology like rooftop solar and what you buy from the electrical grid.

Costa Rica to host first exposition focused exclusively on solar power

Organized by the Costa Rican Solar Energy Association (Asociaciόn Costarricense de Energía Solar, or ACESOLAR), the event will feature a wide variety of firms that will present their products, including systems for heating water and photovoltaic systems for generating electricity, according to ACESOLAR board member Mauricio Solano.

Costa Rica signs first loan contract with Japan for new Guanacaste geothermal projects

Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís attended the signing ceremony, saying the planned geothermal projects “will not interfere with territory in national parks.” Instead, he said they involve “new technologies that permit the exploration and utilization of wells without damaging conservation areas.”

How one island powered itself with a volcano

Geothermal energy, the productive use of the vast quantity of thermal energy within Earth's crust, is one of the few renewable, low-carbon emission energy sources that can consistently generate power 24-hours a day, irrespective of the season.
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Amanda Anisimova’s Journey From Costa Rica’s Copa del Café to US Open Final

Amanda Anisimova first made her mark in Costa Rica back in 2016. At just 14 years old, she claimed the title at the Copa...

US Deportation Flights to Central America Surge Under Trump

The United States has significantly increased deportation flights to Mexico and Central America this year, reaching record levels as the Trump administration accelerates immigration...

Tensions Rise as Trump Weighs Cutting Anti-Drug Aid to Colombia

If the United States withdraws certification from Colombia as an ally in the fight against drugs, “the drug traffickers win and the nations lose,”...

Carlo Acutis Becomes First Millennial Saint at Vatican Ceremony Led by Pope Leo XIV

Thousands gathered on Sunday at the Vatican to celebrate the canonization of the first saint from the millennial generation, Italian Carlo Acutis, a teenager...