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Costa Rica 3rd Cleanest Country in the World- Forbes

Costa Rica 3rd Cleanest Country in the World- Forbes

Source:  Forbes.com Iceland is the cleanest country in the world. This may be hard to believe right now, what with the clouds of volcanic ash grounding flights across northern Europe, but according to researchers at Yale and Columbia universities, the Nordic island ranks first out of 163 countries on their Environmental Performance Index. Researchers ranked countries based on 25 indicators, including water and air quality greenhouse gas emissions and the impact of the ... Read More

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