'Surf and turf' protest in Spain against factory, mine

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'Surf and turf' protest in Spain against factory, mine

Thousands of people on boats and on land staged a "surf and turf" protest in northwest Spain on Saturday against a planned textile factory and the reopening of a copper mine.

The Regional Minister for the Environment of the Galician Regional Government, Ángeles Vázquez, acknowledged for the first time that the plant planned by Altri in Palas de Rei (Lugo) is a macrocellulose plant. Her statement came just one day after a mass protest at the port of A Pobra do Caramiñal (A Coruña), where tens of thousands of people, both on land and by sea, expressed their rejection of the factory. However, the Regional Government has…

'Surf and turf' protest in Galicia against textile factory and re-opening of mine - Spain in English

Thousands of demonstrators, both on boats and on land, gathered in northwest Spain on Saturday to voice their opposition to a proposed textile factory and the re-opening of a copper mine. In the coastal of A Pobra do Caramiñal, located in the Galicia region, protesters raised concerns over the potential environmental impact of both projects. The demonstration, referred to by organisers as a ‘surf and turf’ protest, targeted plans by Portuguese c…