Environmental concerns

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concerns
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preocupaciones
approach
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enfoque
opportunity
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la oportunidad
avoid
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evitar
effort
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el esfuerzo
environment
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el medio (natural)
although
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aunque / a pesar de que
even
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incluso / aún
overdevelopment
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sobredesarrollo
habitat loss
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pérdida de hábitat
relaxed building laws
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edificio relajado
greedy developers
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codiciosos desarrolladores
greedy
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codicioso
developers
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desarrolladores
corrupt politicians
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políticos corruptos
protests against new developmets
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protestas contra nuevos desarrollos
introduce stricter building laws
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introducir leyes de construcción más estrictas
investigate corrupt politicians
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investigar políticos corruptos
desertification
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desertificación
water shortages
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la escasez de agua
climate change
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el cambio climático
poor use of water resources
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uso deficiente de los recursos hídricos
teach importance
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enseñar importancia
water conservation
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conservación del agua
transfer water from sources
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transferir agua desde las fuentes
helps to prevent floods
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ayuda a prevenir inundaciones
water pollution
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la contaminación del agua
use of pesticides and chemicals
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uso de pesticidas y productos químicos
inadequate treatment for waste water
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tratamiento inadecuado para aguas residuales
waste water
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aguas residuales
offshore oil and gas rigs
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plataformas marinas de petróleo y gas
gas rigs
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plataformas de gas
oil rigs
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plataformas petrolíferas
offshore
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costa afuera
restrict the use of chemicals
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restringir el uso de productos químicos
stiff fines
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multas severas
businesses
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empresas
dump harmful substances
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tirar sustancias nocivas
dump
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vertedero
water ways
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formas de agua
air pollution
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la contaminación del aire
coal and iron centres
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centros de carbón y hierro
exhaust fumes from cars
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gases de escape de los automóviles
factories
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fabricas
encourage
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alentar
cause
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causa
public transport
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el transe público
introduce congestion charges
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introducir cargos por congestión
introduce congestion charges
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introducir cargos por congestión
increase the price of petrol
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aumentar el precio de la gasolina
road taxes
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impuestos viales
main
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principal
environmental concerns
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preocupaciones ambientales
country
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país / campo
animals in danger of extinction
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animales en peligro de extinción
help our environment
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ayuda a nuestro medio ambiente
mistakes
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errores
made regarding
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hecho con respecto
natural disasters
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desastres naturales
occur
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ocurrir
affected by a natural
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afectado por un natural
what can be done to help?
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¿Qué se puede hacer para ayudar?
affect the environment
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afecta el medio ambiente
renewable resources
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Recursos renovables
resources
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recursos
wave energy
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energía de olas
regarding
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con respecto a
clean-up groups
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grupos de limpieza
poured
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vertido
if less fuel had poured into
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si se hubiera derramado menos combustible en
issue
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la cuestión
threatens
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amenaza
survival
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supervivencia
detail
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detalle
interested
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interesado
responsible for keeping
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responsable de mantener
to initiate conversations
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para iniciar conversaciones
match a function
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emparejar una función
agreeing
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acordando
empathising
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empatizar
adding-giving information
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información que agrega
asking for information
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pidiendo información
national scheme
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esquema nacional
speculate
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especular
lead a disscussion
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liderar una discusión
had invested
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había invertido

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