Tax reform for Spain’s energy sector
Spanish government to raise tax in bid to reduce energy industry's €24 billion tariff deficit
Andalucia dubbed a birdwatcher’s paradise
Tourism chiefs travelled to the UK to promote the region's bird-friendly environment
Wolf hunting to be legalised in Spain
Picos de Europa national park will authorise wolf hunting due to a large number of herd attacks
Spanish government tests new low-carbon cars
The vehicles, which run entirely on electricity, will be assessed during a six-month trial period
New weapon against palm weevil
New technology will enable tracking of devastating beetle throughout Spain
Spain plans to make green taxis
Madrid city hall sets out new regulations to create ecotaxis
Blue flag losses for Nerja
Flags removed from El Playazo and Maro beaches
Al Gore prepares to visit Gibraltar
The former US vice president will deliver a speech at a major environmental forum
‘Bone-breakers’ are back in Spain
The bearded vultures were once on the verge of extinction
Gibraltar rejects ranking as worst environmental offender
Anger after the Rock is shown to have highest per capita carbon emissions in the world
Environment Ministry funds €4.3 million irrigation project
The scheme will save drinking water in Mijas and Fuengirola by using treated sewage water to irrigate parks and golf courses
Spain in danger of ‘chronic drought’
Rain shortage has meant crucial underground aquifers are not getting filled
Sevilla escapes UNESCO’s World Heritage black list
The Pelli Tower does not threaten the city's World Heritage status, apparently
Popularity of cork helps endangered Iberian Lynx in Spain
The return to fashion of the versatile building material means the predator's habitat is being preserved
Spanish government refuses to halt plan to prospect for oil off Axarquia coast
It insists there can be ‘no technical argument’ to prevent it from taking place
Knock down the Algarrobico, says IU, as High Court returns Natural Park protection
After local town halls insist on opening illegal hotel in Carbonaras, IU party hits back
Spanish company increases tidal power
Spanish company aims to make Scotland a key hub for renewable energy
Green Guide 2012
The Olive Press' yearly guide to all things environmental is celebrating its fifth anniversary this July
Free access for Almeria ‘hippy beach’
Town hall rules road to Cala de San Pedro should be free of charge
Waddling back to the future
At Finca La Donaira a hotel and farming project is combining ancient and modern technology to bring great optimism to Spain’s organic agricultural sector, writes
A green date for your diary
Natura Malaga trade fair will be held at the Trade Fair and Congress Center on May 25-27
Skill swap shop in Spain
LETS helps people swap skills and services rather than paying for them
Green boost as car industry stalls
Electric car sales in Spain rose by 91 per cent last month
Well, blow me…
An incredible 60 per cent of Spain’s energy was produced by wind power on one day last month
Sunny delight in Spain
Dutchman Edwin Spijkers has come up with a revolutionary new way of converting solar energy more cheaply
Snake in a lunchbox in Spain
Postal workers found a live snake in a partly-opened parcel