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Bullfighting Soon to be Banned in Spain?
planetsave.com - 5/20/2009
Bullfighting Soon to be Banned in Spain?
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The romantic imagery painted of Spanish bullfighting in Ernest Hemingway’s famous book The Sun Also Rises might soon be the stuff of history. Spain is edging ever closer to banning the sport. Thanks to a petition with 180,000 signatures, the regional government of Spain’s ...
guardian.co.uk - 5/27/2009
Concentrated solar power could generate 'quarter of world's energy'
— guardian.co.uk — Industry groups call for solar thermal technology to expand in 'sun belt' around world as Spain leads... the field Solar power stations that concentrate sunlight could generate up to one-quarter of the world's electricity needs by 2050, according to a ... (more) Concentrated solar power could generate 'quarter of ...

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Solar Carbon Payback
worldchanging.com - 5/19/2009
Solar Carbon Payback
— worldchanging.com — Jeremy Faludi: Some naysayers argue that solar panels don't make sense because it takes so much energy... to make them--mining, smelting or refining, processing, etc. Do they... (more) Solar Carbon Payback

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americanprogress.org - 5/20/2009
Tall Tales from Spain
— americanprogress.org — L alo en espa ol Spain, over the past several years , has pursued an ambitious renewable... energy program designed to turn it around from dependence on foreign sources of energy. The country is now lauded as a global leader in alternative energy ... (more) Tall Tales from Spain

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TreeHugger:  Spain Moves Toward First Bullfighting Ban

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Spain Moves Toward First Bullfighting Ban
TreeHugger — ... popularity in all of Spain, especially among young people. Fewer than 30 per cent of Spaniards take an interest in the spectacle, polls show. And yet, millions of people attend bullfights every year--many of them tourists. "Bullfighting nevertheless remains a multimillion-dollar industry in Spain," according to the report. And certainly its a tricky line to walk--the practice is undoubtedly a cultural institution. But it's also a violent, and yes, pretty undeniably a cruel one. 250,000 bulls are killed every year in Spain--and they do not die quiet deaths. bullfighting ban ...

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