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In 1987, Costa Rica was 21% forest. Today it's 57%.
In the 1990s, Costa Rica passed a law that pays landowners directly for the ecosystem services their forest provides: carbon storage, watershed protection, biodiversity, soil stability. The payments are funded by a tax on fossil fuels.
Keep your trees standing and the government cuts you a check. Clear them and you lose the income.
Nearly a million hectares have been protected or restored under the program. Species that had retreated or disappeared from large parts of the country are recovering. The forest came back because the incentive structure changed, not because people were told to care more.
But it crashed the economy, right? Not at all.
Costa Rica became the top per capita agricultural exporter in Latin America. Tourism built around its forests and biodiversity became one of its largest industries. The economy didn't absorb the cost of keeping the forest. The forest became part of what grows their economy.
This is the version of the story most people never hear, the one where protecting nature and economic growth pointed in the same direction because we humans designed it that way.
It's not forests or the economy and it never had to be.
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Denmark had 37 KIA in Afghanistan and 6 in Iraq. Applied to the U.S. population, those KIA-casualty rates would amount to 2,035 dead and 330 dead respectively. A good ally that deserves better.
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HOLY CRAP.
House Republicans are quietly slipping Section 453 into the spending bill — a provision that would give pesticide companies immunity from lawsuits for the harm they cause.
Brett Cooper is calling it out: this could shield tens of thousands of chemicals, many linked to cancer, Parkinson’s, and infertility.
MAHA is DEAD!
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With precipitation returning to the forecast, here are some safety tips for driving safely in the rain and you can always check the latest road conditions at quickmap.dot.ca.gov
ALT Use lights and wipers, reduce speed on pavement, watch for ponding of water on roads, and plan for delays. You can also call 18004277623 for current conditions
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Today, 14 stations across China broke their late August records, 2 tied them. Heat wave in China is expected to intensify again next week, with eastern China potentially seeing its highest temperature of the year at the end of August! This is truly unprecedented. @extremetemps
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🔍NEW DATA: Although Latin America lost more tree cover than it gained from 2015 to 2023, progress is being made.
🌲But that's not the whole story. For example, some gains in tree cover were mainly from increased plantations, which don’t always benefit the environment.
👉Get five key insights from our experts: go.wri.org/latam-tree-gain-t…
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the only two countries on earth exempt from Trump’s tariffs are, no joke, Russia and North Korea
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This is insane! Last week, the North Pole, in the middle of winter, experienced temperatures above freezing. The green colour on the map indicates temperatures above the freezing point, with a staggering 34°C anomaly. Holy shit. Action is urgent, or the whole ship will go down.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
ALT A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.
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Today, we sadly say goodbye to Garth "Honey Boy" Hudson, the last living original member of The Band. A musical genius and cornerstone of the group’s timeless sound, Garth once said, “I found some true enjoyment in helping people get to the bottom of their feelings.” Through his music, he did just that—helping us all feel more deeply and connect to something greater. Rest easy, Garth. 🕊
📸 @ElliottLandy
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"While occupying only 3% of the cities’ land mass, [walkable urban places] account for almost 26% of real estate valuation, 37% of tax revenues and 57% of GDP."
Cushman & Wakefield: "Reimagining Cities-Disrupting the Urban Doom Loop" cushmanwakefield.com/en/unit…
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Nearly 80% of US motorists want AI voice assistants 🗣️
…And 71% showed interest in AI-powered food ordering capabilities, allowing drivers to place orders along their route for collection upon arrival 🍔 🍟🥤
iottechnews.com/news/nearly-… by @Gadget_Ry #AIAssistants #AI #GenerativeAI #ConnectedCars #VoiceTech #Automotive #VUI #IoT
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Safety Advisory: Wind gusts of 100+ mph could exceed the safe limits for tower cranes, posing a risk of malfunction. Residents & biz in these areas are advised to relocate or shelter in place.
400 Central Ave
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agreed!
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It’s simple: Corporations are not people. RT if you think it's time to overturn Citizens United and get rid of dark money in our elections.
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Until this heatwave... Sweden 🇸🇪 and Norway 🇳🇴 had never hit > 30 °C in September. New national records have been set and by huge margin.
Extraordinary weather pattern in Europe right now.
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My statement regarding allegations and the DOJ Indictment
Should these allegations prove true, I as well as the other personalities and commentators were deceived and are victims. I cannot speak for anyone else at the company as to what they do or to what they are instructed
The Culture War Podcast was licensed by Tenet Media, it existed well before any license agreement with Tenet and it will continue to exist after any such agreement expires. The only change with the agreement was that the location of the live broadcast moved to Tenet's Youtube Channel. I and TCW never produced any content for Tenet Media.
Never at any point did anyone other than I have full editorial control of the show and the contents of the show are often apolitical. Examples include discussing spirituality, dating, and videos games.
The show is produced in its entirety by our local team without input from anyone external to the company TCW is separate company not associated with Timcast.com or other properties. It exists solely for the production of the Culture War Podcast
That being said, we still do not know what is true as these are only allegations.
Putin is a scumbag, Russia sucks donkey balls
And to the journalists who wish to jump the gun, create their own narrative, or lie about what is currently going on,
you can eat my irish ass
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Climate change will inevitably stop being a hazy future concern and will someday turn everyday life upside down. At the risk of causing counterproductive doomism, I offer observations and speculations on how the planetary crisis may play out. 1/25 yaleclimateconnections.org/2…
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In a little more than a decade, more than 50,000 people in California died from breathing wildfire smoke, a new study finds.
Read more @YaleE360: bit.ly/45jj8iI
