Posted Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
After the uproar yesterday about the proposed 100 million euro payment by the Ministry of the Environment to Azata, the owners of El Algarrobico hotel in Carboneras, the Ministry (which, remember, is central government in Madrid, not the Junta de Andalucia, who seems to have washed their hands of the matter) has hastily backtracked.
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Posted Monday, August 11th, 2008
Remember everybodies favourite green grannie and family, fighting against the evil of Co2? The EcoHéroes? Well, much sniffing going on at the moment about how they’ve all buggered off for the summer.
Instead of being on the beaches educating us about switching off lightbulbs and the like, they seem to have gone to ground and have [...]
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Posted Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Passionate as I am about climate change, I can’t help feeling the latest Junta de Andalucía PR campaign against CO2 emissions may be rather OTT.
Consisting of the “Ecohéroes”, or the Eco Hero family, all dressed in green - Muscular Daddy, yummy Mummy, a rather “Chulo” looking teenager and a smug grandmother, complete with stick and [...]
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