Canary Island News: REPSOL Oil Prospecting Plans Approved

The Spanish Government has approved oil giant REPSOL's plans to prospect for oil 70km off the east coast of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. The move is deeply unpopular in the Canary Islands. Locals are concerned that any money made from oil will head back to the mainland, while any oil spills will destroy our tourist trade.

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