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Meet the Nonprofit Hero Behind the Hardware: Charles Brennick

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He subsequently worked as an ecotourism developer in Costa Rica. He saw firsthand the benefits that access to technology, especially computers and the Internet, have for remote organizations with limited resources. This project is being spearheaded by Bud Riser of the National Cristina Foundation.

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Colombia is the 2nd Happiest Place for the Planet

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Costa Rica 4. It shows the relative efficiency with which nations convert the planet’s natural resources into long and happy lives for their citizens. Colombia 3. Dominica 5. Honduras 8. Guatemala 9. El Salvador 10. Vincent and the Grenadines " The Index doesn’t reveal the ‘happiest’ country in the world.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

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According to the International Environmental Technology Center of the United Nations Environment Program. don't have a coherent national collection infrastructure. According to Park Young-Woo of the United Nations Environment Program, the Asia-Pacific region now produces more than half of global e-waste. World Snapshot.