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	The earliest reference we have is a windmill which was used to power an organ in the first century. (Engasa)
	The role of newspapers is the easiest to recycle because it is made of wood fiber. (Consumer)
	Concentrated solar energy is a sector that contributes to GDP nine times more than it receives in Spain. (Deloitte)
	There are some 800 million bicycles in the world, twice the number of cars. (ciclismo.com)
	If we recycle one-tenth of the newspapers of a year in Spain, we would save 700,000 trees. (Consumer)
	From January to November 2011, 295 electric cars were sold in Spain. (Asociación Empresarial del Vehículo Eléctrico)
	In 2010, renewable energy reduced emissions of unhealthy gases and improved quality of life. Consequently, it is estimated that public health saved 160 million euros. (Deloitte)
	In the month of October, electrical energy demand on the Spanish peninsula represented a fall of 3.7% with respect to October 2010. (REE)
	On Sunday, the 6th of November 2011, at 02.00 pm, wind energy contributed by 59,6% of the total electricity demand, what means a historical record, which exceeds the 54% contribution achieved on the 9th of November 2010. (REE)
	A vehicle traveling at 120 km/h with roof rails installed without any charge increases consumption by 7.5%. (INEGA)
	Electric cars powered by lithium batteries have no CO2 emissions or environmental impact associated, when this electricity comes from renewable energy. (www.revistadelaenergia.es)
	In 2010, renewable energy saved more than 2,300 million euros in fossil fuel imports and 467 million euros in emissions of greenhouse gases. (Deloitte)
	With the necessary energy to make a soft drink tin, you could have a television on for two hours. (+Qenergía Nº8)
	More than two million people die each year due to inhalation of small particles that pollute the air. (World Health Organization)
	The trunk of a vehicle loaded can increase fuel consumption by 39%. (INEGA)
	Glass is 100% recyclable, so if you recycle 3,000 bottles that fit in a recycling container, you can save around 130 Kilos of oil and 1,200 Kilos of raw materials. (+Qenergía Nº8)
	A car idling consumes between 0.4 and 0.9 liters/hour. (INEGA)
	For every 100 kg of extra weight, consumption of the vehicle increases by 5%. (IDAE)
	Each glass bottle recycled saves the energy needed to have a TV on for three hours or five energy-saving lamps of 20 W for four hours. (+Qenergía Nº8)
	In intercity travel, the car consumes per passenger and kilometer, almost three times more than the bus, this difference is greater in urban centers. (INEGA)
	Burning a liter of gasoline produces 2.32 kg of CO2 and a liter of diesel produces 2.68 kg of CO2. (El País)
	Spain is the European country that most increased its forest area in recent years. (FAO)
	Each recycled sheet of paper you saves the energy equivalent to running for an hour two energy saving light bulbs of 20 watts. (+Qenergía Nº8)
	In five years, the population growth in Galicia was 0.78% and electricity consumption in Galician households increased by 10.92%. (INEGA)
	Firs gear in a car consumes more fuel, so it should only be used to start the movement. (IDAE)
	In net terms, the Planet loses each year 5,200 square kilometers of forest, an area similar to the surface of Costa Rica or something higher than Aragon. (La Vanguardia)
	The energy consumption of Spanish households represents 30% of the total energy consumption in the country. (INEGA)
	The recycling of the paper reduces the water consumption by 86 % and energy consumption by 65%. (+Qenergía Nº8)
	The steam engine was the first machine that didn’t use force or animal traction and began to be used industrially in the nineteenth century. (Naturaleza Educativa)
	In regard to street lighting, Spain has the European record in energy consumption per capita, with 118-114 kWh / year. (UCM)
	Each liter of oil thrown into the sea pollutes one million liters of water and it causes direct damage to the flora and fauna by lack of oxygen. (La Voz de Galicia)
	Lighting accounts for 15% of Spanish electricity consumption. (FENERCOM)
	To produce one ton of paper takes about 12 and 16 trees, 50,000 liters of water and more of 300 Kg of oil. (+Qenergía Nº8)
	80.6% of energy used in transportation is spent on road transport, while the air transport is 13.3%, 3.7% for the maritime transport and rail is 2.4%. (EnerAgen)
	Galicia transforms 9% of primary energy in Spain and is self-sufficient in the 39’5% of its demand for light and heat. (La Voz de Galicia)
	In one hour, the Earth receives more solar energy than humanity needs all year. (www.sitiosolar.com)
	An appliance of Class A (high efficiency) with respect to each Class D (low efficiency) consumes less than half the energy. (IDAE)
	The use of biomass reduces the risk of fire, the level of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere and represents a new source of employment generation. (La Voz de Galicia)
	In March 2011, wind energy was, for the first time, the energy that more electricity generated in Spain, with a total of 4,738 GWh. (REE)
	Spain became the first wind energy producer in Europe in 2010, surpassing to Germany for the first time. (AEE)
	Street lighting can account for 60% of electricity consumption of a town. (FENERCOM)
	With 22 liters of crude oil (equivalent 5 liters of gasoline) can be made 3,200 plastic pens. (BIC)
	Washing machine spend an average of 8 liters of water per kilo of clothing, i.e., less than half the water we would need to wash and clarify by hand. (www.cadagotacuenta.com)
	In a neighboring community, the annual consumption of energy due to the use of the elevator can be about 7,000 kWh. (IDAE)
	Approximately, 40% of the water that we consume is hot and, when we heat it, its price is multiplied by 5. (www.cadagotacuenta.com)
	It is estimated that the measures adopted by the Spanish Council of Ministers in the Savings and Energy Efficiency Plan will save 3.2 million tons of oil annually and reduce CO2 emissions by 2.5 million tons per year. (Spain Government)
	Castilla y León is the Spanish region with more wind power installed, followed by Castilla-La Mancha and Galicia. (AEE)
	Air temperature in a city like Madrid could rise 1.5 or 2 degrees centigrade due to air conditioning in summer. (CIEMAT)
	Windows with good energy performance reduce energy consumption for heating and air conditioning significantly. (IDAE)
	According to the Energy Institute of the EC, photovoltaic cells installed in worldwide generated 7.4 GW in 2009 and 5.8 correspond to Europe. (La Voz de Galicia)
	If all pens manufactured in Europe were made of recycled plastic, we could save the plastic equivalent of a 30-story building built of this material or the fuel consumption of all cars in Paris for a month. (Pilot)
	Increased renewable energy generation has helped to reduce CO2 emissions in the electricity sector, which has been estimated for 2010 in 58.7 million tonnes, 20% less than in 2009. (REE)
	China is the country with more megawatts of solar thermal energy installed, representing two thirds of global capacity. (terra.org)
	Galician Confederation of Disable wants to build a plant to collect, process, store and distribute forest biomass. (La Voz de Galicia)
	Dependence on fossil fuels is so great that in a year the men consume what nature takes a million years to produce. (EnerAgen)
	Spain, Italy and Portugal are the countries of the European Union more wasted in lighting. (Consumer)
	The lack of potable water causes the death of 5,000 children under five years old every day. (UNICEF)
	More than a thousand billion people on Earth have no safe water. (www.cadagotacuenta.com)
	If we consider the limits of pollution that makes the law, the percentage of population affected is about 35%, one in three Spanish. (Ecologistas en Acción)
	The Spanish Government expects one million eco-cars running on Spain in 2014. (La Voz de Galicia)
	Wind power broke two records on the 8th of November, an instant production at 13.29 with 13,177 MW covering 38% of demand in Spain at the time, and a production rate of 13.00 to 14.00 with 12,995 MWh. (REE)
	Spain is among the countries with the largest capacity of photovoltaic production, with 3.5 GW of power. It is second only to Germany (9.8 GW) and it is ahead of Japan (2.6 GW). (La Voz de Galicia)
	Each kWh produced from wind energy is 26 times less impact than that produced by lignite, 21 times less than oil, 10 times less than nuclear energy and 5 times less than with gas. (Study of CIEMAT/IDAE/APPA)
	In addition to Germany, other countries with large solar installations are Spain with 3,223 MW, Japan with 2,149 MW and The United States with 1,173 MW. (terra.org)
	Spain predicts that by 2020 renewable energy in our country contribute 22.7% of final energy and 42.3% of electricity generation. (IDAE)
	The European Chamber has proposed that residential buildings, offices and services buildings that are built from 2019 are zero energy, i.e., they will be capable of producing the same amount of renewable energy that they will consume. (La Voz de Galicia)
	A shower of 10 minutes has an approximate expend of 120 L of water. (www.cadagotacuenta.com)
	United Kingdom established in Iran in 1941 the first oilfield. (Naturaleza Educativa)
	Germany is far to be the sunniest country in the world, but it is the global leader in photovoltaic energy, with an installed capacity of 5,308 MW. (terra.org)
	Modern wind turbines take only 2 or 3 months to recover all energy uses in their manufacture, installation, maintenance and dismantlement under normal wind conditions. (Danish Wind Industry Association)
	A person from an industrialized country consumes ten times more energy that another from a no industrialized country. (EnerAgen)
	For a same energetic unity produced, wind energy uses 542 workers, thermal energy uses 116 and nuclear energy 100. (Worldwatch Institute)
	Each Galician consumes 14 litres of water and produces 95 kg of rubbish least that the Spanish average. (La Voz de Galicia)
	Put the clothes to soak before washing spends between 3 and 4 liters of water each time. (www.cadagotacuenta.com)
	Climate change will mean the extinction of one in five species of lizards in 70 years. (La Voz de Galicia)
	According to official data of 2008, forest biomass could supply 3% of primary energy in Spain and generate 10,000 jobs. (CIEMAT)
	It is possible to travel between Zaragoza and Huesca driving a car with hydrogen fuel cell thanks to hydrogen stations opened in both cities. (20minutos.es)
	84% of people breathe air that exceeds the levels of health protection recommended by the World Health Organization. (terra.org)
	The instantaneous demand for electrical energy on the Spanish Peninsula registered a new maximum, setting the new record at 41,318 MW, at 13:26 on the 19th of July of 2010. This figure surpasses the previous maximum, 41.127 MW. (REE)
	Electric cars may be charged in telephone booths. (El Progreso)
	Artificial satellites use solar panels to generate electricity needed by their equipments. (Educational Nature)
	Some experts argue that coal could end in two decades and not in the two centuries of official estimates. (Consumer)
	Spain installed 2,459 MW in 2009 and has now reached 19,149 MW of accumulated power. (aee)
	Current levels of air pollution cause 16,000 premature deaths in Spain. (Ecologistas en acción)
	In 2008, the world had acumulated 15,000 MW in photovoltaic installations. (Terra.org)
	According to the data contained in a report made by the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturer`s Association, Spain ended 2009 with a total of 314,000 tonnes of old tyres being recycled. (www.repsol.es)
	Wind power is consolidated as a third technology in the Spanish electricity system in 2009 to reach a production of 36,188 GWh, surpassed only by thermal combined cycle gas and nuclear. (Asociación Empresarial Eólica)
	The concentration of greenhouse gases on our planet increased by 30% since last century. (Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino)
	Biodegradable plastic bags break down at the end of its useful life naturally in 180 days. (Spanish Association of Green Building)
	Photovoltaic power could supply as much as 12% of EU electricity demand by 2020. (www.renewableenergymagazine.com)
	7% of the bill is for lighting the house, while appliances account for 17%. (EnerAgen)
	More than 2 million children died from acute respiratory disease in 2000; 60% of these deaths were associated with indoor air pollution and other environmental factors. (UNESCO)
	The 42.2% of Spanish energy expenditure is intended to cover transportation demand. (Greenpeace)
	Europe consumes 17.45% of global energy. Consumption in Spain is 1.4%. (EnerAgen)
	Hydropower is the most used renewable source of energy, it represents 19% of total electricity production. Canada is the largest producer of hydroelectricity, followed by the United States and Brazil. (UNESCO)
	In 2009, seven million of bulbs were changed in Spain for free by low energy bulbs, a savings equivalent to annual electricity consumption of 147,000 households, or 94 million of euros per year. (IDAE)
	By covering the kitchen containers you prevent heat loss and make your foods retain their properties. (www.repsol.com)
	Each Spanish emits about 10 tons of CO2 per year on average. (Greenpeace)
	Inside home, we spend more energy in air conditioning (heating and cooling) with 42.86%. (EnerAgen)
	Every year the world loses an area of primary forest equivalent to the size of Greece. (Greenpeace)
	TVs account for 9% of the energy consumed in Europe. (El Mundo)
	About 20% of the house bill is spent on heating water. (EnerAgen)
	Wind energy avoided in 2008 the import of fossil fuels worth more than 1,200 millions of euros. (aee)
	Galicia imports 75% of primary energy consumed. Oil accounts for 50% of these imports. (Inega)
	The European solar thermal market grew 60% in 2008. (www.renewableenergymagazine.com)
	Electricity consumption in standby represents 11% of the total in the European Union. (OCU)
	Iceland gets more than 15% of its energy inside the earth. (EnerAgen)
	Leaving appliances on standby can cost more than 100 euros annually. (El Mundo)
	Spain is the first nation to bring on line a plant which uses molten salt heat storage. (www.renewableenergymagazine.com)
	Galicia accounts for 0.04% of world population, but its greenhouse gas emissions account for 0.12% of total. (Greenpeace)
	Wind energy is the second technology in installed capacity terms in Spain, ahead of carbon and nuclear technologies. (www.aeeolica.es)
	Spain is the first country in the world to start up a commercial solar thermal plant employing central tower technology. (www.renewableenergymagazine.com).
	The world’s population is growing by about 80 million people a year, implying increased freshwater demand of about 64 billion cubic meters a year. (UNESCO)
	The savings on lighting in our country obtained by the time change from March to October, can reach 5%, equivalent to 300 million euros. (IDAE)
	It is estimated that useful life of the LED can reach as much as between 35,000 and 50,000 hours, whilst compact low-energy light bulbs last an average of 15,000 hours. (Greenpeace)
	Wind energy covered 11.5% of the Spanish demand in 2008. (www.aeeolica.es)
	Wind energy avoided the emission of 20 million tonnes of CO2 in 2008 in Spain. (www.aeeolica.es)
	Diesel engines can pollute more than four times more than petrol engines, but with the use of filters their polluting effects can decrease by around 90%. (www.repsol.com)
	An incandescent light bulb only transforms 5% of the electricity that it consumes into light. The rest disappears in the form of heat. (Greenpeace)
	Wind energy has created 40,000 jobs in Spain. (www.aeeolica.es)
	Whenever you accelerate or stop sharply, the engine consumes more CO2. (EUROPIA)
	The domestic air conditioning consumes 1,500 megawatts. So it´s necessary two nuclear power stations or four of combined cycle. (La Región)
	Ikea's shops in Galicia will have a plan to economize about 30 % of energy. (El Progreso)
	Galicia is among the communities that buy more ecological vehicles. (Atlántico)
	In Spain, more than 10,500 million carrier bags are in use. (Rima Nº506)
	A Galician average home can contribute with 113 kilograms in every electrical invoice to the CO2 of the atmosphere. (Faro de Vigo)
	More CO2 that never. The pace of increase duplicates that of 50 years ago. The United States states that the atmosphere registers the major level of this gas in 650.000 years. (El País, newspaper)
	The use of the underground avoids the emission to the atmosphere of a ton of CO2 a year for person. (Rima N º 505)
	Andalusia is the community that recycles more lamps of Spain. (Rima N º 505)
	Only Madrid gets lost in leaks 22 % of the water that circulates along the distribution nets. (Rima N º 505)
	The use of the air conditioning at home has doubled in the last 10 years. (La Región)
	The eolic energy can save to the EU 28,700 million euros a year from 2020. (Rima Nº507)
	The energetic sector which has created more employment is the wind one, with 37 % (Rima Nº 505)
	The excessive use of the air conditioning increases the consumption of fuel and the emission of CO2 up to 5 %. (European Commission of Energy)
	If this dynamic of drought continues, in 50 years the south half of Spain will be a desert. (Rima N º 505)
	Galicia only receives 20 % less Sun than the desert in Almería. (La Voz de Galicia)
	6 % of the peninsular territory has degenerated irreversibly. (Rima N º 505)
	In 2010, it will be obligatory to fix a mixture of 5.75 % of the energetic value of consumption of biodiesel. (Expansión)
	The use of the underground avoids the emission to the atmosphere of a ton of CO2 a year for person. (Rima Nº505)
	The man and the climatic change provoked the extinction of the mammoths. (El Progreso)
	A washing machine of class A can consume 40 % less than one of class D. (Eroski)
	A bulb in California has the record world on having gone 107 years ignited. (El Progreso)
	The installed power from photovoltaic energy was increased 410 % in 2007. (Cinco Días)
	Trawlers consider putting windturbines to use the wind power and to reduce the consumption of gasoil in the auxiliary engine. (La Voz de Galicia)
	1,600 tons of lamps are recycled in Spain a year. (Rima Nº506)
	A Hispanic - Portuguese technology that combines the bomb of heat and the solar power reduces 10 % the consumption of electricity to warm water. (El Mundo)
	Galician forests absorb a fourth part of the emission of CO2. (La Voz de Galicia)
	Galicia generates approximately 3 million tons of forest biomass from energetic use. (El Progreso)
	The tires with a pressure to infer the suitable one can increase the consumption of fuel up to 4 %. (International Agency of the Energy)
	The new European regulation assures that all the biofuels will have to reduce at least 35 % of gas emission greenhouse effect with regard to the oil. (C.V. Energía n º 125)
	The emission of carbon dioxide begins to pick up in Spain, which trebles the quota attributed by Kioto Protocol. The breach will suppose the payment of 4,000 million Euros. (La Voz de Galicia)
	The use of liquified gas reduces almost 50 % the energetic consumption in coastal fishing ships. (Atlántico)
	The United Kingdom installs the major turbine of energy generated with the tides. (La Voz de Galicia)
	The train generates 0,73 % of the gas emissions in the transport. (Rima N º 505)
	Investigators recover contaminated by metals weighed soils with electrical currents. (Diario de Pontevedra)
	The hospitals of Santiago de Compostela consume more electricity than 8.100 families. (La Voz de Galicia)
	In 2020 20 % of the consumption of energy will come from the renewable energies. (La Voz de Galicia).
	A British center of research turns the CO2 into natural gas. (Faro de Vigo)
	A family with a consumption of 444 kilowatts per hour produced in March and in April 113 kilograms of CO2 and 187 grams of dioxide of sulphur, besides radioactive residues. (Faro de Vigo).
	The potential saving of the pymes in electricity is equivalent to the consumption of homes in Madrid and Barcelona. (Expansión).
	The atmospheric pollution kills 16.000 persons every year. (Rima N º 505).
	The photovoltaic energy grows 40 % in 2007. (Rima N º 505).
	Seaweeds are the only renewable source of energy capable of replacing in its entirety to the fossil diesel oil. (Rima N º 505)
	Recycled vehicles will allow a saving of 200.000 tons of oil. (Expansión)
	Galicia will produce 13 % of the electrical national demand after the take-off of the groups of gas of As Pontes y Sabón. (La Voz de Galicia)
	The wind Galician generates already the electricity that consumes the whole Pontevedra in the year and a half. (Faro of Vigo)
	Traveling in the underground instead of doing it by car supposes emitting four times less of CO2 (Rima N º 505)
	The utilization of the residues will allow covering more than 8 % of consumption of primary energy in Spain. (Foundation Natural Gas)
	The new suburban trains save 30 % with regard to the previous series (Rima N º 505)
	The wind energy in Galicia is equivalent to 80 % of the electricity that A Coruña consumes (La Opinión).
	A refrigerator of class A can consume 39 % less energy that one of class C, this supposes avoiding the emission of more than one ton of CO2 along the life of the device and the saving of 300 €. (Eroski).
	The new wind farms will generate 3.000 employments in Galicia before 2012. (El Progreso)
	In Spain there are more than 700 desalination plants in functioning. They produce more than 2 millions of m3/day. (Magazine Ocucompra maestra Nº323)
	Europe has increased the consumption of oil 10 % in the last twenty years and Spain in 50 %. (Renewable Energies)
	In three years the classic bulbs won’t be sold in Australia, it is calculated that the electrical consumption would diminish in 66 % whereas the emission of CO2 would stoop 800.000 tons in 2012. (20minutos)
	The land absorbs 47 % of the solar radiation that receives, which is equivalent to more than 500 times the energetic needs derived from the human activity. (Renewable Energies)
	Natural gas is used in over 1,600 vehicles for public service in Spain. (Rima N 504)
	In 2007 3,514.89 new MW of wind power added what supposes a rate of growth of 30 %. (Renewable Energies)
	20% of the electric power that is generated in Spain has nuclear origin. (Rima N 504)
	Urban families in Galicia could save 30% of water. (La Voz de Galicia)
	The energetic efficiency in homes will avoid the emission of 6,7 million tons of CO2. (Rima N 504)
	The temperature will increase in 7 grades in Lugo in a century because of the climatic change. (El Progreso)
	Galicia is the fourth community with more black spots of pollution. (El Progreso)
	Galicia might save 40 million Euros each year with the use of Biofuels. (El Progreso)
	For every ton of recycled paper, we can save from 12 to 14 trees, 50,000l of water as well as about 3 barrels of petrol. (El Progreso)
	Alicante is the Spanish province with more photovoltaic kilowatts per square km. (BULLETIN OF RENEWABLE ENERGY )
	Galicia will have a certification for “green buildings”, which is pioneer in Spain. (El Progreso)
	The spilling of one litre of oil used at home can pollute more than 100 litres of water. (El Progreso)
	The conscientiousness campaign distributed 200,000 low consumption bulbs and so avoided the indirect emission of 80,870 tons of CO2. (RENEWABLE ENERGY Nº 62)
	Galicia plans to get 95% of the electricity it needs from renewable sources in 2012 (C.V. ENERGÍA Nº 118)
	Low-consumption bulbs in all Spanish households could save 4% of the electrical consumption in Spain. (RIMA Nº 501)
	80% of water is lost in the net conducts. (RIMA Nº 502)
	More than one million people in the world do not have access to secure drinking water. (RIMA Nº 501)
	A system will use the waves of the “Costa da Morte” to produce electricity for 6,000 households in 2009. (+QENERGÍA Nº 4)
	For every litre of gasoline 2.32kg of Co2 are emitted into the atmosphere and for one litre of petrol 2.6 (INTEGRAL Nº 334)
	A walnut tree generates 10,000kg of organic material, 400,000l of water, 28,000m3 of oxygen and liberates us from 1 ton of CO2 (INTEGRAL Nº 334)
	21% of the Galician electricity generation in 2006 was from wind energy (+QENERGÍA Nº 4)
	Biomass is responsible of 78% of the growth of renewable energies in the last decade. (BULLETIN OF RENEWABLE ENERGY)
	Galicia pollutes 1.5 times more than its ecological capacity. (LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	The European thermo solar increased by 47% in 2006, 2,100 MW of thermic energy have been installed. (SOLAR BULLETIN )
	Electric stations will have to emit 39% less CO” between 2008 and 2012 (FARO DE VIGO )
	The Spanish CO2 Association has been created, its aim is to propose technologies to reduce CO2 emissions (ENERGETICA XXI-Nº99)
	A computer wastes half of the energy it consumes (RENEWABLE ENERGY Nº 60)
	The lack of water affects 1,200 million people in one hundred countries (EL PROGRESO )
	Glass recycling avoided the emission of 338,000 tons of CO2 in 2006 in Spain(BULLETIN OF RENEWABLE ENERGY )
	Filling the washing-machine to the top may save up to 74l per month(www.cadagotacuenta.com)
	The daily use of a car generates 2 tons of CO2 per year(HUMUS Nº29)
	More than 250 million people all over the world are affected by desertification (BI-MONTHLY BULLETIN OF WATER WEBSITE UNESCO NO 188)
	The consumption of 30,000tons of biodiesel means a reduction of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere of more than 60,000tons(+QENERGIA NO 2)
	All diesel vehicles produced in the last 10 years can use biodiesel without any adjustment of their engines (RENEWABLE ENERGY N0 50)
	In 2020, the EU should have a minimum of 5,000 to 10,000 hydrogen plants (RIMA NO 497)
	Buildings cause 32% of CO2 emissions and 17% of the world water consumption(LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	40% of the whole CO2emissions due to energy consumption come from road transport(MANUAL OF EFFICIENT DRIVING FOR CARS IDAE)
	Each time we use a low-consumption bulb we are saving 20kg of CO2 a year, in the EU 20 million tons of CO2 could be saved a year(EL PROGRESO )
	The substitution of incandescent bulbs in the EU would save at least 20 million tons of CO2 per year(GREENPEACE: CHANGE YOUR BULB)
	Urban pollution in Spain is caused in an 80% by road traffic(RIMA NO 497)
	For the first time in years, CO2 emissions in Spain went down in 2006, about 4.1 % , and the primary energy consumption went down by 1.3 %(RENEWABLE ENERGY N0 50)
	Between July 2004 and July 2005 in Spain 10,200 million litres of gasoline and 27,270 million litres of diesel were consumed(MANUAL OF EFFICIENT DRIVING FOR CARS. IDAE)
	Spain has multiplied its biofuel production in the last years, but still exports 85%(LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	In Portugal the biggest photovoltaic power station in the world – with 62 MW power - will be built(+QENERGIA Nº 1)
	In 2006 CO2 emissions increased most slowly over the last 16 years. Spain still triplicates the aims of the Kyoto Protocol(EXPANSION )
	New buildings will have to obtain the Certification of Energetic Efficiency(RIMA Nº 496)
	At present, the EU emits about 14% of the gases that are responsible for global warming(RENEWABLE ENERGY NUMBER 55)
	The energy consumed by families reaches 30% of the whole in Spain (18% at home and 12% for the car)PRACTICAL ENERGY GUIDE (IDAE)
	Almost 3,200 million people may suffer from the lack of water in the following seventy years(LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	Galicia has 25,5% of the whole national installed eolic power and the sector keeps growing(EL CORREO GALLEGO )
	Fuel demand decreased 1,3% in Spain in 2006(EXPANSION )
	The average annual energy expense of a family is 800€ at home and 1,200€ for car fuel PRACTICAL ENERGY GUIDE (IDAE)
	Only 40% of the daily collected residues, are recycled(EL CORREO GALLEGO )
	Every household spends 700€ per year on energy, 46% on heating(RIMA Nº 496)
	The lighting of offices and industrial buildings makes up more than 30% of the whole electricity expense(TECNOAMBIENTE Nº 170)
	More than 55% of the energy consumed in Galicia has a renewable background(+QENERGIA Nº 1)
	In the EU there are 168 nuclear stations and in the whold world 474 reactors(LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	If all the ice in the Antarctica melted the sea level would increase by more than 60 metres(WEEKLY BULLETIN OF WATER WEBSITE UNESCO Nº 177)
	All nuclear stations in the world produce 17% of the electrical energy that our planet consumes(HUMUS Nº29)
	The new European cars have diminished CO2 emissions by more than 12% since 1995(RIMA Nº 493)
	Lighting represents the fifth part of electricity consumption in a household(IDAE)
	The thermic power station of As Pontes satisfies 6% of the whole Spanish demand(HUMUS Nº29)
	Generally spoken, water consumption is distributed as follows: about 75% for agriculture, 20% for industry and 5% for domestic supply(TECNO AMBIENTE Nº 166)
	The regular use of a bicycle may reduce CO2 emissions by more than 500kg per person and year(RENEWABLE ENERGY NUMBER 52)
	Biodiesel avoids 90% of polluting emissions(EL CORREO GALLEGO )
	If you turn off the TV, the computer and the stereo when you are not using it you will save 87,2kg of CO2 a year(www.movimientoclima.org.)
	At the present rhythm of consumption, the natural reserves of hydrofuel will be used up by the year 2050(LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	In Spain 10,500million of plastic bags are used per year and only 10% of them are being recycled(RIMA NUMBER 492)
	Tourism contributes to 7% of the pollution of the Mediterranean, due to residual water, generating more than 180 litres of residual water per tourist a day.(WEEKLY BULLETIN OF WATER WEBSITE UNESCO NUMBER 155)
	Galicia will have in four year’s time 60,000m2 of thermic solar energy panels(LA REGIÓN )
	In 10 years biomass can produce 25% of the energy used by Galician families(LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	The benefits from waves are between 10 and 20% greater than the benefits from wind(RIMA NUMBER 490)
	At present buildings make up 40% of energy consumption in developed countries(RIMA NUMBER 489)
	The main causes of acid rain are sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide produced by burning fossils(WEEKLY BULLETIN OF WATER WEBSITE UNESCO NUMBER 146)
	The musical group Pearl Jam will compensate the CO2 emissions of their world tour with donations to non-governmental organizations, about 79,000€(RENEWABLE ENERGY)
	31% of the young state they do not use their cars due to environment reasons. (NATURAL MAGAZINE - December 2005)
	More than 75% of the European office- lights waste energy and does not fulfill quality standards(RIMA NUMBER 489)
	50% of the journeys to work are made by car, which is 40% of urban journeys per weekday.(IDAE)
	The energetic consumption of each family is about 650 € per year(LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	Spain has to multiply by 16 the consumption of biofuel until 2010(APPA INFO NUMBER 21)
	The consumption of primary energy has grown from 91.8Mtep in 1990 to 146.19Mtep in 2005(RIMA NUMBER 489)
	Pollution caused 16,000 deaths a year in Spain.(HUMUS NUMBER 24)
	The Galician Energetic Save and Efficiency Plan 2006-2009 plans to reduce the increase of the demand from a 3.2% to 2.35%, which means a saving of about one million of petrol barrels per year.(LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	In the province of Lugo there are 39 wind farms that produce more than 10% of the state’s wind energy.(EL PROGRESO)
	The Ecotest report says that an old vehicle, pollutes more than 100 new ones (RIMA nº489)
	In 2005 the Spanish emissions per inhabitant were of 10 t of CO2 (RIMA nº 489)
	Stand-by is responsible of 1% of the global emissions of CO2 in the world. (RENEWABLE ENERGY Nº 47)
	Water pollution causes 80% of the diseases in poor countries. (RIMA Nº 488)
	The waves on the Galician coasts could generate enough energy to supply 37.3% of the electricity consumption in Spain. (LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	The world needs a revolution in the field of energetic efficiency and a greater investment in renewable energy. (KOFI ANAN, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE UNO)
	The photovoltaic power installed in Europe reaches 1,793MW. (BULLETIN OF RENEWABLE ENERGY )
	The Spanish consume three times the natural human resources that exist in this country. (WWF/ADENA)
	It has been calculated that the change of one single bulb in every Spanish household would cause an energy saving able to supply Catalonia and the Madrid Community or the Dominican Republic. (UNIÓN FENOSA)
	It has been proved that it would be possible to avoid 1,7 million deaths if a safe access to potable water, sanitation and hygiene were assured. (WEEKLY BULLETIN OF WATER WEBSITE UNESCO NUMBER 134)
	In Germany there have just been installed three wind turbine generators of 6MW, with a 112m rotor, 124m high and 500tons of weight.(BULLETIN OF RENEWABLE ENERGY)
	80% of the world energy consumption comes from fossil fuel (ENERGIA NUMBER 190)
	The number of natural disasters has increased by 55% in 5 years. (LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	50% of the world’s marshes disappeared in the last century. ( weekly bulletin of the UNESCO Water Window Number 129)
	Photosynthesis uses 2% of the solar energy where we take our food from. (RENEWABLE ENERGY NUMBER 42)
	The hole in the ozone layer will reach its biggest extension with 10 million km2 since 2000. (RIMA NUMBER 475)
	An increase of two grades of temperature would make Arctic thawing irreversible. (LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	A Spaniard emits more CO2 than a French and less than a German. (RIMA NUMBER 483)
	There are more than 10,000 MW of wind energy installed in Spain. (CINCO DIAS - FIVE DAYS)
	By recycling 1 ton of paper we can save 20,000 litres of water. (RIMA NUMBER 484)
	Some day water will be used as a fuel so that hydrogen and oxygen, used together or separately, will supply a inexhaustible resource of heat and light. (THE MYSTERY ISLAND - JULES VERNE)
	Europe is suffering the biggest climate change in the last 5000 years. (RENEWABLE ENERGY NUMBER 42)
	The first diesel engine dates from 1900 and worked with pure peanut oil. (RIMA NUMBER 482)
	Sogama will build a biomass farm in Cerceda, which will generate 17 MW. (LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	A leaking water tank wastes up to 12,000 litres a day (www.terra..com)
	The Eume forest is considered the best Atlantic coast forest in Europe. (HUMUS NUMBER 18)
	The world energy demand will increase 50% in the following 25 years. (LA REGION )
	The Iberian peninsula suffers 85 % of the forest fires in Mediterranean countries. (RIMA NUMBER 475)
	Energetic cultivation guarantees an important utilization of biomass. (RENEWABLE ENERGY NUMBER 40)
	The temperature of the Atlantic ocean is increasing at 0.4 grades every ten years. (LA VOZ DE GALICIA )
	In the Earth’s crust, the most abundant rocks are granites. (HUMUS NUMBER 18)
	The biggest solar farm in Galicia will be built in the southern region of Lugo, and will produce almost 12MW per year. (EL PROGRESO)
	The photovoltaic solar has increased in the world at an average annual rate of 60% since 2000.(WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE)
	In Africa more than 70% of the urban population (160 million people) live in poor areas (RIMA Nº 468)
	9.1% of the Spanish territory is protected natural area (HUMUS Nº 15)
	A waves energy station will be built on the Cantabrian coast, which will occupy 2,000m2 and supply electric energy for 1,500 families(RENEWABLE ENERGIES )
	Birds learn to avoid collisions with the aerogenerators, according to a study made the National Environmental Research Institute
	The Christmas lighting in Madrid, between November, 28th 2004 and January, 5th 2005, were of 3.6 millions of Kwh, emitting 4000 tons of CO2.
	Only in 2004, more than 1,100,000 tons of packings were recovered, the same quantity that would fill up 82 football stadiums. (Ecoembes)
	Boeing is preparing the prototype of the first aeroplane propelled by hydrogen. (RIMA Nº 454)
	Petrol will reach 380$ in 10 years. (Caja de Ahorros Ixix CIB group)
	The world leader in square metres of installed thermic solar energy is Israel with 52.3m2 for every 1000 inhabitants. (RENEWABLE ENERGIES Nº 37)
	The estimated energy from the sea is about 20,000 TWh. (www.geocities.com)
	Noise affects the hearing of 13 million of workers in the EU. RIMA Nº 464)
	Renewable energy supplied 6.5% of the consumption in 2004 in Spain. (RENEWABLE ENERGIES Nº 37)
	Traffic generates half of the pollution in Spanish cities. (RIMA Nº 464)
	Tidal energy could supply 635,000 GWh a year, the same as 1,045,000,000 barrels of petrol or 392,000,000 tons of coal per year. (www.ambientum.com)
	About 310,000 people die per year in the EU due to air pollution. (RIMA Nº 463)
	The average use per inhabitant and year in a municipality is of 232 kWh, which represents an average expense of 26 €/year. (INEGA)
	The lack of water may affect 7,000 million people in 2050. (HUMUS Nº 15)
	Every grade the heating is turned up consumes 8% more energy. (RIMA Nº 456)
	We could exploit 8kW from the waves on one metre of coast, if there are 336,000km of coast we could generate 2,688,000MW. (www.desarrollosostenible.com)
	An efficient driving would reduce the same volume of CO2 as a plantation of 48million trees in Spain.(RIMA Nº 453)
	The estimated energy from tides is 22,000 TWh, and 200 TWh are recoverable. (www.desarrollosostenible.com)
	If we change 1 MW generated by coal for 1 MW generated by wind, we avoid the emission of 1,02tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. (APPA)
	A bus needs 50 times less space and consumes 15 times less energy per traveller than a private car. (RIMA Nº 453)
	Every 7 seconds a child under 10 starves in the world, another one blinds every 4 minutes due to a lack of Vitamin A (Jean Ziegler – UNO)
	If we install double glass in windows we can save 25% of the energy and protect ourselves from acoustic pollution. RIMA Nº 454)
	Up to 100 € a year can be saved by an intelligent use of lighting in our homes(IDAE).
	The EU wants to reduce its greenhouse emissions between 60 and 80% in 2050. (BULLETIN OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES)
	250 buses of the Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid will drive with biodiesel. (RIMA number 452)
	An open tap consumes between 5 and 10 l of water a minute. (ENVIRONMENT DOSSIER NUMBER 449)
	The technological plastic institute is investigating a new generation of plastics which disappear after their use. (GEOSCOPIO: ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN NUMBER 482)
	The world temperature will increase 2º C in 20 years. (RIMA – Magazine of the environmental industry number 451)
	More than 50% of coal consumption happens in the USA and China. Joaquín Nieto (CC.OO)
	In an average household you can save 75,000 l of water a year only by closing the taps when you are not using them.(ENVIRONMENT DOSSIER NUMBER 449)
	10 drops a minute in a leaking tap are the same as a waste of 2,000 l of water a year.(ENVIRONMENT DOSSIER NUMBER 449)
	The economical fine for gas emission may ascend to 100€ per ton. Joaquín Nieto (CC.OO)
	For a five-minute shower you need 50 l of water, whereas a bath consumes at least 150 l.(ENVIRONMENT DOSSIER NUMBER 449)
	The transport sector consumes up to 40% of the energy in our society. (RIMA number 452)
	Every year a surface as big as Spain and a half is disforested in the world. Joaquín Nieto (CC.OO)
	Approximately 75% of water consumption in a household happens in the bathroom. (DOSSIER DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE. ENVIRONMENT DOSSIER NUMBER 449)
	In the Valencia Community the development of photovoltaic bricks is being promoted.(RENEWABLE ENERGY BULLETIN)
	By driving more economically the Spanish would save 15% of fuel a year. (GEOSCOPIO: BULLETIN NUMBER 482)
	The NASA is making a study in order to plant pinetrees on Mars (Newspaper Dossier)
	By recycling 100kg of paper we save the life of 7 trees (Newspaper Dossier)
	10% of the birds will have disappeared and another 15% will be extinct by the year 2100. ('El Mundo' newspaper)
	Vehicles are responsible of 70% of the Nox. (Institute of Education. Barcelona Town Council)
	1 litre of lubricant oil may pollute up to 1 million litres of water
	Several hydrogen-vehicles capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 in 10 seconds were presented during the last Automobile Exhibition in Detroit.
	Each european citizen produces 5 tons of rubbish a year (EU).
	The higher speed of wind of the world was registered in the USA in 1934 (416 km/h).
	The biggest photovoltaic central of the world has 33.500 solar panels, 5MW and it is in Germany (Terra Foundation).
	Bilbao has the first Marine Wind Farm in Spain.
	The first solar panel in history was presented by Bell Systems in 1952 (nº33 Renewable Energies).
	The Vlieland island (Holland) uses only renewable sources: sea turbines, wind power, photovoltaic power, geothermic power and hydrogen plant
	Floods would threaten a third of humanity in a period of 50 years.
	The most powerful solar power station in Europe was built in Seville (10MW).
	Spain recycled 57´7% of the steel containers used along the year 2003.
	Galicia is the 1st autonomous comunity in wind power production.
	190.000 tons of batteries are piled every year.
	Wind power grows in the EU in an annual average of 35%.
	Sustainable architecture saves 20% of the energy.
	Transport in Spain emits 30% of the CO2.
	Low-energy machines reduce the costs as much as 1.900 euros
	Wind power intalled in Spain is 7.080 MW.
	The number of wind turbines set up in Galicia is 2.737, the number of wind farms in operation is 79, and the power installed 1772 MW.
	Wind power has created more than 80.000 jobs in Europe; in Spain about 10.000.
	The demand of energy in the world would be increased 54% until the year 2005 becous of the increase of consumption in the developing countries and the Asiatic nations.