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Criticized Coastal Law to get "deep reforms"
The controversial Coastal Law is to be subject to “very deep reforms” aimed at “enhancing the value” of Spain’s coastline, Environment Minister Miguel Arias Cañete, of the new Popular Party government, said Friday.…
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Yes, in my backyard
It took the new government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy just two weeks to decide on the location for the country’s first nuclear waste dump, a highly sensitive issue on which previous governments had avoided reaching any conclusion over the…
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Spain eliminates three marine bird sanctuaries to avoid diplomatic spats
Spanish diplomacy has prevailed over environmental protection. On Tuesday, the Environment Ministry published its proposed list of the maritime areas that it wants the government to declare as national preserves.…
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PP makes big swerve on climate change
The Popular Party showed its hand on climate change on Tuesday, warning it would not support – at least for now – EU plans to increase CO2 cuts from 20 percent to 30 percent. It also called emission-reduction projects by…
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Electric car sector lacking in spark as sales stay sluggish
The idea was a good one: an electric car that reduces our dependence on oil, and cuts down on CO2 emissions and noise pollution. The reality is turning out to be somewhat less promising.…
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Tordesillas’ bull hunt hero: "I feel like Cristiano Ronaldo"
“I feel like Cristiano Ronaldo,” said Óscar Bartolomé Hernández, aka “Zamorano,” after spearing the 608-kilo bull “Afligido” to death at the climax of the annual Toro de la Vega event in Tordesillas in Valladolid province.…
Government probes claim nuclear plant overheating Ebro river
Water authorities are investigating whether the nuclear plant at Garoña, Burgos, is heating up the Ebro River above permitted levels, as Greenpeace has denounced.…
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High Court hands power over nuclear plants to government
The nuclear power plant at Garoña had planned a celebration to mark its 40th anniversary in April but following the reactor meltdown at Fukushima it was put on hold. Garoña, the oldest of Spain’s nuclear plants and the one with…