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	Climatic change will let Galicia to produce top-quality red wines. (La Voz de Galicia)
	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.