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The fight to keep the Canaries oil free

Report: Lauren Frayer, Canary IslandsNovember 27, 2014

Oil rigs have popped up along the horizon at one of Europe's top winter beach destinations -- Spain's Canary Islands. For the first time, Spain has authorized offshore oil drilling there. The country is hoping to reduce its dependence on foreign oil. But the project has prompted massive protests by locals and environmental groups like Greenpeace.

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