The development of thermal and electrical applications based on biomass is greatly inferior to the surplus forestry potential in Catalonia

According to the cardiologist and scientific chairman of the CNIC, the Spanish national cardiovascular research centre, factors such as excess weight and smoking increase the risk of suffering from disorders of this type from the age of 50 onwards.

The results of the 2008 Review confirm that abertis has once again retained its position on the international Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and the European DJSI Stoxx.

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day was celebrated today at the castle of Castellet, headquarters of the abertis foundation. At the event a special tribute was paid to the role and the work done by all the volunteers and the members, both individuals and bodies, who support the Red Cross in its task of coming ever closer to people, through community projects and schemes.

El director general de Tráfico, Pere Navarro, aseguró ayer que, desde la entrada en vigor del carnet por puntos, se ha experimentado una mejora en el comportamiento responsable de los conductores. Pere Navarro, que clausuró ayer el ciclo Movilidad Responsable. Valores en movimiento, calificó de “revolución silenciosa” el auge que está teniendo en nuestra sociedad el esfuerzo por alcanzar hábitos de movilidad vial responsable, que están cobrando un notable protagonismo en los últimos años. El director general de Tráfico destacó la importancia de impartir una “educación vial basada en los valores; con ella, los efectos positivos llegarán solos”, enfatizó.

Luis Montoro, Professor of Road Safety at the University of Valencia, gave the first talk in the series