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The threat of tire graveyards
On May 13, the black smoke of the great fire that broke out in the Seseña tire dump, Toledo could be seen from the very center of Madrid more than 40 kilometers away, and those who live closest were forced to remain in their houses to avoid health problems derived from contamination. The smoke has…
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Video: One Human Family
Caritas campaign against hunger with excellent symbolism. Focusing on our individual problem without thinking about the common good does not lead to good results.
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The largest floating wind farm in the world
The world’s largest floating wind farm is to be built on the east coast of Scotland, after the contract was awarded to Norwegian energy company Statoil on Monday 16 May, reports The Guardian. Situated 25 kilometers offshore in the North Sea, the park will consist of five 6-megawatt turbines, and is expected to generate electricity…
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Google proposes to map the interior of buildings in 3D
Google Maps already offers us maps to travel the world, but the digital giant wants to expand the maps inside buildings, and recreate them in 3D with high resolution, so that it can be applied in virtual reality, through the project Tango. Tango combines cameras and depth sensors with software on Android smartphones and tablets,…
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Video: Social networks, in analogue
In Civitacampomarano, a small Italian town of 400 inhabitants without mobile data coverage, the artist Fra Biancoshock wanted to capture how virtual exchanges on social networks have always existed, in another form, on the streets of the town.
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80% of urban dwellers exposed to severe pollution
Worrying data published by the World Health Organization reveal that the 80% of people living in urban areas in the world are exposed to polluted air above the limits set by the institution itself. Going further, 98% of people in cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants in low- and middle-income countries breathe air that does…
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The average Basque salary does not allow you to buy a flat
The Basque Country is among the five autonomous communities in the state where real salaries are quite insufficient to be able to afford the purchase of a flat. This is based on the Housing Accessibility Index calculated by the Appraisal Society for the first quarter of 2016, based on real estate prices and rent differences…
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Germany: the day they paid to consume energy
Renewable energies in Germany reached a generation record last Sunday, May 8: around 1:00 p.m., solar, wind, hydro and biomass energy supplied 55 GW of the 63 GW that were consumed, that is that is, 87% of consumption, according to data provided by Quartz. Last year, on average, renewables produced 33% of the energy in…
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Video: Creating public spaces for the common good
What makes a public space attractive to citizens? Amanda Burden, director of the New York Department of Urban Planning between 2002 and 2013, speaks for TED Talks about the challenges she encountered in transforming spaces in the Big Apple and answers why creating attractive public spaces is the key to planning a great city.
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300 economists urge to end tax havens
A group of over 300 economists from over 30 countries have submitted a open letter to world leaders advising that there is no economic justification for allowing tax havens and in the urging them to take meaningful steps to end offshore opacity. The brief argues that these tax jurisdictions do not add any value to…