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Where to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck

Baua Electric

noting that the cost of living is low on the island. The caveat is a higher upfront cost to fly there, but once you’re there you are able to stay at three- and four-star hotels at very affordable rates, have meals for $10 to $25 per day and massages for $10 to $30.” In Indonesia, the rupiah is at a four-year low against the dollar. “I

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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In total, the International Energy Association reports , 6.6 This is partially due to the cost of EVs in these countries, but also with a relative lack of charging infrastructure. Chile is the market leader in Latin America , with Colombia and Costa Rica also providing government incentives and targets to help their EV markets expand.

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Are Disposable Hotel Slippers the Next Plastic Straws?

Baua Electric

In November, managers at the Arenas del Mar resort near Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica, challenged employees to come up with ways to operate more sustainably. It is when we start monitoring, measuring and quantifying both the cost of sourcing and wasting that the realization kicks in: We must do something about it!”