El ROTO, finally

We´ve been waiting, but he has finally done it:

"We realize that the air exists when we can´t breathe"

High pollution in Madrid and Barcelona

More news about the actual pollution situation in the cities at the national press:

El País: "The rain will clean the air, the politician wont"
El País: "Gallardón: We have the cleanest air of the last ten years"
El País: High pollution in Madrid and Barcelona
El Mundo: The plan for restrict the trafic that Gallardón never executed.
El Mundo: video: "The most polluted square".
El Mundo: video: opinion of the citizen.
El Mundo: "PSOE: the pollution affects all the community"
El Mundo: discussion.
El Mundo: "Ways to reduce pollution"


Image: El País.

Warning of high pollution in Madrid

Last night there were pannels at M-30 street asking the drivers to use public transport. There are high levels of pollutants in the city. The situation will stay like this for some more days becouse there is no rain or wind.

You can read more at El Mundo or El País newspapers.

Image: El Mundo.

Reference sent by Eva Moraga.

More cities will be investigated

The Environment Fiscal of Madrid, Antonio Vercher, will investigate the data pollution in other cities of Spain like Barcelona, Sevilla, Valencia o Bilbao.


"Ecologistas en Acción" declares that at least 8 more cities changed the location of their pollution detectors: Burgos, Córdoba, Granada, León, Ponferrada, Valencia, Valladolid y Zaragoza.


Click here for more information (El Pais newspaper).

The President of the Community of Madrid defends the Mayor

The President of the Community of Madrid Esperanza Aguirre defends the Mayor Gallardón. She says that the EU doesn´t ask to locate the pollution detectors in the most contaminated areas.



You can read more here (El País newspaper).



And click here for more information about the pollution in Madrid during the last days.



Image: El País.


Reference sent by Lucía Fernández.

Statements of the Environment Minister

The Environment Minister declares that the air quality in Madrid is very bad and urges the Council to "take urgent actions", like rearranging the traffic, avoiding it in some areas and improving public transport.

Read more at El Pais newspaper.

Image: El País.

Reference sent by Enrique Soriano.

Statements of the Environment Local Responsable

Ana Botella, the responsable of the Environment department of the Local Gobernment declares that the Air Pollution of Madrid is not dangerous for the health of the citizens.

She also says that the government is blamable for promoting the use of diesel cars.

You can read more at El Mundo , Público, ABC, El País.

Image: El Mundo.