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Survival manual of the Central American environmentalist
Central American environmentalists or environmental activists are an endangered species. According to the NGO Global Witness, a total of 164 environmentalists were killed worldwide in 2018. This...
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The 17th-century French scientist and writer Blaise Pascal once said that one of the main diseases of men is its restless curiosity to know that they cannot know. Despite this phrase describes...
read moreElectrical dilemma
It is no secret that fossil fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, contribute to growing global warming. With the purpose of reducing this problem, in Costa Rica a law was passed that, among other...
read moreAnticipate or go bankrupt
Esteban, a businessman that is used to manage popular bars, has just bought his first gas station. It is a very old gas station, which has been in the same place for several decades, even before...
read moreOur irreplaceable coffee
There is nothing more difficult for an environmentalist than communicating the problems related to the development of a product that has acquired the connotation of irreplaceable and even necessary...
read moreCopernicus’ Deception
Imagine for a moment that we know absolutely nothing of the Universe and we see how the Sun, the Moon and the stars move in the sky. I am sure many of us would come to the conclusion that these...
read moreTaking care of the environment with care
A good day, as usual, Fabio entered Facebook to get the latest news. After swiping his finger for a while on the screen, he saw a story that a friend had shared and titled: Gold Mine impacts our...
read moreHow to be a geologist and not die in the process?
Remember the movie of the nineties about JFK? Kevin Costner played Jim Garrison, the famous lawyer who initiated the case to determine who had killed President Kennedy. His eloquence, elegance, and...
read moreErgonomics: A key input in occupational injury prevention
What is ergonomics? Ergonomics can be simply defined as the study of work, but more precisely, as the science of designing the job to fit the worker, rather than physically forcing the worker’s body...
read moreWhen a Mine is a Chemical Plant
Mining is a fascinating industry. There is something visceral about it - mother earth being uncovered in all her mineral beauty for us to harness - for many in the industry this raw appeal is like...
read moreSafety in Retail Warehouses
Last Saturday involved one of those must-do-don't-want-to trips to the local DIY store. In collecting my goods I was presented with the rarefied opportunity of actually driving into the warehouse....
read moreEHS Discussion: Risk Assessment
Introduction to Risk Assessment Presentation by Emma Tristrán, in the Futuris Coffee Conference "Techniques in Environmental, Health and Safety" last March, 2011. View more presentations...
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