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Spain helps beekeeping project get buzzing in Akkar
Spanish and Lebanese officials celebrated on Saturday the launching of an apiculture (beekeeping) project in Akkar. The center in Deir Dalloum, Akkar, was opened in the presence of Spanish Ambassador to Lebanon Juan Carlos Gafo, Economy and Trade Minister Mohammad Safadi,…
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Greenhouse gas emissions fall by 7.7%
This fall has been produced against a background of economic growth of the GDP of 0.9%, falling from 438,677 kt in 2007 to 405,048 kt of CO2e in 2008
Forecasts estimate that Spain would be placed at 34.45% on the…
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Rain in Spain boosts hydro, irrigation reserves
Heavy rain has raised Spain´s capacity to generate hydroelectricity and irrigate crops, official data showed on Tuesday in the heavily gas and grain-dependent country.
Rainfall over the past 10 days has caused severe flooding in many parts of Spain and…
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Outrage at plans to end protection of Canary Island species
The government of the Canary Islands has been accused of putting at risk hundreds of species of plants and animals after it moved to downgrade their protected status to allow new homes and golf courses to be built.
Ecologists branded…
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Spain awards solar subsidies for 500 MW in 2009
Spain has awarded subsidies to planned solar power plants with a total generating capacity of 502 megawatts, enough to supply 125,000 homes, a government statement in the world´s second-largest producer said on Monday.
The Industry Ministry said it had completed…
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A hotter summer – Spain restricts use of air conditioning and heating
Spaniards and holidaymakers sweltering in the summer heat might not be too impressed, but desperate times — and a deep recession — call for desperate measures. The Spanish Cabinet agreed yesterday to reduce energy consumption by limiting the use of…
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The Government and the private sector to develop and implement electric vehicles in Spain
The Ministry of Industry, the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), car manufacturers and auxiliary-car industries, energy and energy infrastructure companies, as well as information and communication technology (ICT) companies have all signed a Memorandum stating all the stakeholders’…
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Government promote the fight against global warming
Sustainability will be one of the priorities for the Spanish presidency of the European Union and the main focus of the forthcoming update of the Strategic Plan for Infrastructure and Transport (PEIT).
The establishment of energy efficiency programmes for railways…
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Spain celebrates Wind Energy Day, with good reason
Though irresolute decisions cast a bleak shadow over the impending climate change summit, Spain, by producing over half its national power demand by wind, has single-handedly sparked renewable energy joy amid the gloom.
Although climate change talks may have collapsed…
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Giraffes screened for possible date with French girls
Veterinarians at the Terra Natura animal park in Murcia, have initiated a genetic study with the group of male giraffes (Giraffa camaleopardalis) who live in the grasslands of the complex to determine their genetic compatibility with females at a French…
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Capuchin monkey born in Terra Natura Benidorm
A capuchin monkey (Cebus apella) was born in the Terra Natura natural park in Benidorm, under the conservation effort plan to protect this endangered species. This is the fourth birth in the park since the captive breeding program for this…
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Government and tuna ship owners at Moncloa Palace
The First Vice-President of the Government, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, and the Minister of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs, Elena Espinosa, informed the owners of tuna boats operating in the Indian Ocean about the latest measures…
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URGENT: Bulls Tortured by Fire in Sadistic Spanish Festival!
Every year on the weekend closest to November 13, a bizarre and nightmarish festival known as “Toro Jubilo” is held in Soria, Spain. During this unspeakably horrific event, residents affix balls of flammable tar (or pitch) to the horns of…
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Rare sea worm spotted off Spain
A sea worm that uses a trunk to catch prey that was thought to be extinct has been rediscovered in the waters of the Atlantic off north-western Spain, researchers said on Monday.
Spanish zoologist Juan Junoy from the University of…
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More than 117,000 car dealerships have accepted Plan 2000E
Plan 2000E began on the 18th of May with a budget of 100 million Euros – it was designed to run for one year, or until the funds run out, and would apply to 200,000 vehicles.
New car purchases benefit…
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Earthquake: Valencia / Alicante
Summary:
Magnitude
ML 3.9
Region
SPAIN
Date time
2009-09-29 at 20:44:54.0 UTC
Location
39.06 N ; 0.20 W
Depth
15 km
Distances
49 km S Valencia (pop 793,332 ; local time 22:44 2009-09-29)
6 km E Tavernes de la valldigna…
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EU Ban on Light Bulbs Starts
A European Union ban on the manufacture and import of 100 watt and frosted incandescent light bulbs came into effect on September 1.
The EU wants the bulbs that have been in use since the 19th century to be replaced…
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17 tonnes of carp die in Ciudad Real
The Guadiana River Water Department has had to remove some 17 tonnes of dead fish, mainly carp, from El Vicario reservoir in Ciudad Real and is now looking into the cause of so many deaths.
It is believed it may…