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This article misses a vital point. Its now been more than 85 straight days without using fossil fuel for power.[1] [1]http://www.sciencealert.com/costa-rica-po

by vidyesh 12y ago

This article misses a vital point. Its now been more than 85 straight days without using fossil fuel for power.[1] [1]http://www.sciencealert.com/costa-rica-powered-with-100-renewable-energy-for-75-days http://www.sciencealert.com/costa-rica-powered-with-100-rene...

boulos 12y ago
It also doesn't do as good of a job as this Guardian article: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/30/truth-behind-costa-rica-renewable-energy-reservoirs-climate-change http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/30/truth-b... at pointing out that this is a temporary blip caused by record rainfall following a record drought.
- vidyesh 12y ago
  I couldn't find the original article so linked the one I found quickly. But here[1], this article is quite well with enough info and pitches in a few more things than just Costa Rica. [1]http://qz.com/367985/costa-rica-is-now-running-completely-on-renewable-energy/ http://qz.com/367985/costa-rica-is-now-running-completely-on...
- ZeroGravitas 12y ago
  Worth noting that this is a "comment is free" article, which is basically the Guardian's sanctioned area for trolling their right-on readership. "Green energy is only possible for tiny countries that suffer from global warming and even then not really" is a fine bit of trolling and I salute the author's skill in this game.
  - InspecteurConan 12y ago
    You got it all :)
  - amelius 12y ago
    (I'm still waiting for the W3C spec and full browser support that will allow me to comment on just any url.)
    - lkbm 12y ago
      The W3C has Annotea, but they never got widespread browser support. I know I actually downloaded Amaya at one point, presumably in hopes of trying Annotea.
polshaw 12y ago
Fossil fuel for electricity. Transport is a comparable energy consumer and overwhelmingly fossil fuel based. In cooler climates the same is true for space heating.

by vidyesh 12y ago

boulos 12y ago

It also doesn't do as good of a job as this Guardian article: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/30/truth-behind-costa-rica-renewable-energy-reservoirs-climate-change http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/30/truth-b... at pointing out that this is a temporary blip caused by record rainfall following a record drought.

vidyesh 12y ago
I couldn't find the original article so linked the one I found quickly. But here[1], this article is quite well with enough info and pitches in a few more things than just Costa Rica. [1]http://qz.com/367985/costa-rica-is-now-running-completely-on-renewable-energy/ http://qz.com/367985/costa-rica-is-now-running-completely-on...
ZeroGravitas 12y ago
Worth noting that this is a "comment is free" article, which is basically the Guardian's sanctioned area for trolling their right-on readership. "Green energy is only possible for tiny countries that suffer from global warming and even then not really" is a fine bit of trolling and I salute the author's skill in this game.
- InspecteurConan 12y ago
  You got it all :)
- amelius 12y ago
  (I'm still waiting for the W3C spec and full browser support that will allow me to comment on just any url.)
  - lkbm 12y ago
    The W3C has Annotea, but they never got widespread browser support. I know I actually downloaded Amaya at one point, presumably in hopes of trying Annotea.

polshaw 12y ago

Fossil fuel for electricity. Transport is a comparable energy consumer and overwhelmingly fossil fuel based. In cooler climates the same is true for space heating.