Environment
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City combats pollution with major greening project.A proposal to "re-naturalise" Madrid into a green oasis is currently under consideration by the city as part of plans to reduce the capital's polluti...
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Pollutants not monitored adequately in Madrid
Madrid city council is failing to monitor levels of one of the most dangerous pollutants. Only 25 per cent of its measuring stations have sensors to give data on levels of PM2.5, a hazardous particula...
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Madrid’s pollution causes high death toll
Pollution and poor air quality contribute to more deaths in Madrid every year than road traffic accidents, according to a report produced for Ecologistas en Acci
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French-based retailer Carrefour, the second largest in the world and the largest in Europe, has stopped giving out plastic carrier bags in its Madrid stores.
By the end of the year the move will h...
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A controversial new law targeting litter-bugs, graffiti artists and dog-owners among others has been approved by the Madrid city council. Providing for massive fines for offences such as urinating in...
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Visitors and inhabitants of Madrid can now access information about Madrid
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A team of over 25 technicians has mapped the Spanish capital
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Madrid approves sustainable energy plan.
Madrid city council has ratified a 55-point plan to combat greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainable energy usage. Approved measures include the establishment of an alternative fuel network, an...
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Madrid air pollution alerts via SMS.
The Madrid regional government has launched an air pollution warning system which operates via text messages, alerting citizens when levels of substances like ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and su...
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Madrid public transport: Green taxis for Madrid.
Ten Madrid taxis are to be converted to natural gas fuel (LPG) in a pilot project aimed at reducing the capital
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Residents parking permits renewal.
Madrid residents have until 29 December to renew their parking permit; they can apply for a renewal by post, in any one of the 17 offices of L
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Madrid is one of the few European capitals along with Helsinki, Stockholm and Budapest participating in the In town without my car day as part of the European Mobility Week 2006 from 16-22 September....
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New recycled water deposit inaugurated.
Madrid mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardn has inaugurated a new recycled water deposit in the Parque del Oeste. The deposit has a capacity of 6,000 cubic metres which will be used to irrigate the Oeste and L...
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City council plans to redevelop the boulevards linking the Prado, Reina Sofia and Thyssen museums with the Cibeles fountain are causing controversy because of their possible impact on the trees in the...
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House prices in Madrid rose by an average of 7.3 percent in 2005, just slightly down on the 2004 increase of 7.5 percent. Recently released figures from the ministry of housing reveal an overall slow...
