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EXCLUSIVE: Spain green group demands answers after rabbit decapitated and animals abused in THIS Costa del Sol park
Jacque Talbot - 9 Nov, 2019 @ 17:50
Expats were quick to branded the unknown perpetrators as 'pure evil'
Electricity giant to scrap dirty coal power station to cut costs in Spain's Andalucia
Jacque Talbot - 5 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00
The two plants would not have complied with emission limits imposed by the EU, which come into force on June 30, 2020.
Expats are out in force as global climate change protests hit the Costa del Sol
Jacque Talbot - 21 Sep, 2019 @ 09:00
A week-long campaign has been launched to 'bring an end to the age of fossil fuels and climate justice for everyone'.
Madrid bans old cars from city centre in CRACKDOWN on pollution
Elisa Menendez - 16 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00
BAN: Older cars are exiled from Madrid city centre in a bid to tackle pollution MADRID is banning...
Environmentalists call for huge expansion of the Cabrera National Park
Gillian Keller - 11 Dec, 2018 @ 15:50
MALLORCA environmentalists want to expand the Cabrera National Park TENFOLD to 100,000 hectares. The Ministry of Ecological Transition...
More than 50% in Spain fear climate change is 'threatening' survival of human race
Pablo Balbontin - 2 Dec, 2018 @ 12:15
Some 64% believe it is already negatively affecting their health
Spain to close almost all coal mines and leave more than 1,000 out of work in latest step towards...
Charlie Smith - 8 Nov, 2018 @ 17:59
Over 1,000 miners and subcontractors will be made redundant by the new year closures
Spain takes big steps towards renewable energy
Bradley Stokes - 15 Jul, 2018 @ 16:30
New data shows that 45.8% of electricity came from renewable resources
Andalucia tech company to send solar panels into space
Pablo Balbontin - 15 Jul, 2018 @ 10:00
The company aims to seize on a rising demand for panels attached to satellites
Mallorca celebrates a whale of a win as migration corridor becomes a protected area
Gillian Keller - 9 Jul, 2018 @ 13:51
THE WHALE corridor in the Mediterranean, which runs just North of Mallorca, has been declared a Protected Marine Area. The government approved a Royal Decree...
Spanish nuclear power plants have to stay in use for forty more years says leading energy chief
Pablo Balbontin - 20 May, 2018 @ 12:00
NUCLEAR power stations in Spain must remain active for another decade at least if the country wants to fulfill its obligations under the Paris...
Spain wages war on wet wipes
SPAIN is waging war on wet wipes … or, rather, the practice of flushing them down the loo. A call by the Grupo Parlamentario Vasco...
Big business urges Spain to pass climate change law and 'transition to green energy'
Laurence Dollimore (News Editor) - 12 Apr, 2018 @ 15:52
MORE than two dozen multinational and medium-sized companies have signed a declaration calling for Spain to transition to green energy. Eleven out of the 30...
Green group in Spain call for protection of historic mine town
Elisa Menendez - 14 Mar, 2018 @ 16:02
Ecologists campaign to preserve the town from demolition
Balearic Islands pledge to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in ambitious green manifesto
Laurence Dollimore (News Editor) - 24 Feb, 2018 @ 16:55
THE Balearic Islands has pledged to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In an ambitious plan, Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera will take new...
Local food is on the rise as Balearic government cuts down on carbon footprint
Gillian Keller - 18 Feb, 2018 @ 11:25
THE BALEARIC government has agreed to prioritise local and 'short-range' products to improve the green footprint. In an effort to reduce CO2 emissions, the government...
Madrid's firefighters go green to reduce pollution in the city
Jed Neill - 17 Feb, 2018 @ 10:39
It is estimated the move will save €18,000 and reduce emissions by 50 tonnes while the total cost of the fleet came in at €660,000.
Balearic Islands propose limiting the number of cars to cope with tourism
Jed Neill - 8 Feb, 2018 @ 16:08
Formentera town hall say the draft bill will limit the number of cars in circulation and cap the number of rental cars and motorbikes.
Pumping power: Large investments in water treatment
Gillian Keller - 27 Nov, 2017 @ 10:15
SPANISH energy firm Acciona has secured two six-year water treatment contracts worth €11 million in the Balearic Islands. The first contract, worth €4.5 million covers...
Freeing the willies!
THE stretch of water between Barcelona and the Balearics, known as the Mediterranean Whale Migration Corridor, will be declared a Marine Protected Area. In a...
Groundbreaking eco Lego style plastic house factory to open in Malaga
Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 4 Jun, 2017 @ 11:55
Lego-style houses are becoming a reality, thanks to savvy Ronda-based estate agent Thorwald Bodensiek who is building one of Europe's first recycled plastic brick factories near Malaga
Junta commit to green energy in Andalucia
Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 26 May, 2017 @ 16:09
Officials want to reduce the region's energy consumption by 25%
Andalucia-based Sunseed Desert Technology celebrates 30th anniversary with week of events
Ana DeJesus - 27 Jul, 2016 @ 16:00
A hands-on practical centre for low impact living and environmental education
Green energy giant Abengoa sells off four solar energy plants
Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 13 Apr, 2016 @ 17:00
Abengoa's solar sell off
Spain's most eco-friendly hotels and property give green light
Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 4 Dec, 2015 @ 13:36
Who wants to sleep in a run-of-the-mill hotel when a new wave of eco-friendly establishments offer forest tree suites and grass carpets?
Spanish power provider Acciona named world's most green company
Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 25 Nov, 2015 @ 08:01
Acciona tops world list of 100 most eco-friendly utilities
Insuring your Health, Home, Car and Life in Spain for 2020
Revealed: Top ten natural remedies for menopause symptoms you can try in Spain
And bend and breathe…getting over the festive champagne and chocolates with online yoga
Fewer German residents on Spain's Balearics