The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's vast supplies of untapped rare minerals pit environmentalists against high-tech Spain's untapped rare earths (the second biggest supply in Europe) are stoking tensions between mining companies and environmentalists over fears of the devastating impact of extracting minerals considered essential for a high-tech and low-carbon economy. https://www.thelocal.es/20211007/spains-vast-supplies-of-untapped-rare-minerals-pit-environmentalists-against-high-tech Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:07:12 +0200 spains-vast-supplies-of-untapped-rare-minerals-pit-environmentalists-against-high-tech Spanish miners strike honours accident victims Spanish miners launched a 48-hour work stoppage on Tuesday as they recalled the horror of a methane gas leak that swiftly killed six coal workers in the troubled industry's deadliest accident in 18 years. https://www.thelocal.es/20131029/spanish-miners-strike-honours-accident-victims Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:06:04 +0100 spanish-miners-strike-honours-accident-victims Six miners killed by gas leak in northern Spain A gas leak at a coal mine in northwestern Spain killed six people on Monday, an emergency services spokeswoman said. https://www.thelocal.es/20131028/five-dead-in-gas-leak-at-spain-coal-mine Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:00:00 +0100 five-dead-in-gas-leak-at-spain-coal-mine Spain links 'microquakes' with offshore gas plant Spain's government came out on Thursday and said a wave of small earthquakes that have rattled the country's eastern coast could be caused by a large offshore gas storage plant. https://www.thelocal.es/20131003/quakes-caused-by-oil-mining-green-groups Thu, 03 Oct 2013 15:10:00 +0200 quakes-caused-by-oil-mining-green-groups