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Socialist Environment Minister Cristina Narbona yesterday publicly called on all tourists who stay in hotels in the Valencian Community that they ‘save as much water as possible’. She made this statement at the start of her department’s summer campaign aimed at preventing forest fires and saving water The campaign has been created by the Concept Agency at a cost of over 4 million Euros and leaflets are expected to be distributed later this week to coincide with the advertising campaignAuthor: Valencia Life
Created: 2006-07-18 09:39:03 | Updated: 2006-07-19 10:14:08
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