Shell shocked!: Oil companies making mega profits out of Putin’s Ukraine war
WHEN it comes to environmental news there are always surprises. Sadly some are not pleasant. Shell, the oil and gas giant, has reported outrageous annual
Building for the future: Andalucian luxury villa to be ‘Spain’s first carbon-zero home’ powered by unique hydrogen system
A PROJECT for what is claimed to be the first zero-carbon luxury home utilising a hydrogen generating system in Spain has gone on sale. Running
CLIMATE CHANGE: Spain’s Malaga to restrict traffic in the centre and soho from January 1, 2024
MALAGA will have a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) at the beginning of next year. Restricted access to road traffic is a requirement of the Climate
Spain’s Malaga reactivates ambitions plans to have largest urban forest in Mediterranean Europe
PLANS to turn a former toxic wasteland in Malaga into giant urban forest have been reactivated. The platform Bosque Urbano Málaga has presented a project
Authorities agree to move ahead with electric vehicle charging points across Gibraltar to fight climate change
PLANS to roll out charging points for electric vehicles across Gibraltar are going ahead after a government-wide meeting to push towards carbon neutrality. Deputy Chief
Three disorientated mountaineers rescued from Spain’s Sierra de las Nieves in blizzard conditions
THREE mountaineers have been rescued after heavy snowfall lashed Spain’s Sierra de las Nieves. The three climbers were left disorientated in sub-zero, snowy conditions after
Developer submits slightly-changed new home plan for unspoilt section of Spain’s Costa Blanca
PLANS for 2,200 new homes at Cala Mosca on the Orihuela Costa have been formally re-submitted by the developer, Gomendio. There have been some slight
CEPSA hits back at protesters against controversial solar farm project in Ronda
Oil giant CEPSA has responded to concerns over its plan to install a massive solar farm near the Serrania de Ronda. It comes after dozens
Power to the people as Spain’s Valencia gets first ‘solar community’ to cut energy bills
POWER firm Iberdrola has launched its first solar community in Valencia City courtesy of a major solar panel installation on a school roof. 233 panels
Activists glue themselves to Spain’s Congress of Deputies in protest over climate emergency
CLIMATE activists from a Spanish organisation called Futuro Vegetal (Vegetable Future) glued themselves to the microphones at the lectern in the Congress of Deputies on
Bird lovers encouraged to visit Fuente la Piedra and listen to spectacular trumpeting of cranes before they migrate North at the end of February
THE famous Laguna Fuente de Piedra Nature Reserve, located in the province of Malaga, is a paradise for any bird lover. With over 170 different
Hopeful sign rare seal that vanished from Mallorca waters 60 years ago could be back
A sea animal that vanished from off Mallorca 60 years ago could be back in the waters The DNA traces of an extremely endangered seal
‘Unthinkable’: Ronda residents protest CEPSA plan for giant solar farm in Serrania de Ronda
Dozens of concerned Ronda residents made the journey to central Malaga to protest CEPSA’s plans for a massive solar farm in the Serrania de Ronda.
Green campaigners to protest against CEPSA solar project in central Malaga
Green campaigners will protest in central Malaga as oil giant CEPSA rolls ahead with its massive solar panel project for the Ronda area. CEPSA is
Party islands turn white as largest snowfall in five years hits Mallorca, Ibiza
Mallorca has been hit by its largest dumping of snow in more than five years as a freezing polar front sweeps over Spain. About 7cm
Eagle will land to scare off pesky seagulls from Costa Blanca castle in Spain
DENIA is deploying shock tactics by getting an eagle to cut the seagull population around the city’s castle. Lokimica- who run Denia council’s pest-control services-
Will the calima return in 2023?
In 2022, the Costa del Sol experienced a unique phenomenon: the calima. This Saharan sandstorm left thousands of buildings and vehicles covered in mud. Clean-up
Spain’s Malaga to plant more than 6,000 trees in 2023 reforestation campaign
THE 2023 Reforestation Campaign has begun in Malaga City—and will see a total of 6,387 trees planted throughout the year. The work will be carried
Spain’s Benidorm installs underground recyclable waste containers to cut odours and mess
BENIDORM council has installed seven new underground waste containers in Plaza l’Hort de Colon to make life easier for users and to cut pungent smells.
Government allocates €343 million to prevent repeat of 2019 Costa Blanca floods in Spain
THE government has approved a €343 million investment over the next five years to reduce the risk of flooding in the Vega Baja region. Parts
Accesorios esenciales para los tractores
El tractor es la máquina básica de toda explotación agrícola, que se utiliza para realizar una gran variedad de trabajos en el campo y la
Power firm Iberdrola fined €68,000 after griffon vulture is electrocuted in Spain’s Valencia
IBERDROLA’S power distribution division has been fined €68,667 after a griffon vulture was electrocuted on a Valencia Province power line. The penalty was imposed by
From oil to biofuel in Spain’s Huelva
AN old oil refinery in Spain’s Huelva has been rapidly converted to produce biofuels, capable of reducing CO2 emissions by 90%. Cepsa says that the
WASTE NOT WANT NOT: Repsol signs agreement to search for ways of turning Spain’s agricultural waste into renewable fuel
OIL giant Repsol is joining forces with agricultural organisation ASAJA to transform agricultural and livestock waste into renewable fuels. ASAJA, which represents 200,000 farmers and
SLIPPERY CUSTOMERS: How eel smugglers in Spain make a fortune sending elvers to Asia
THE recent arrest of two men trying to smuggle 190 kilos of elvers through the port of Algeciras has once more thrown the spotlight of
Popular Benidorm area beach is losing sand on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FINESTRAT council wants to stop the erosion of sand from Cala de Finestrat beach on the northern Costa Blanca. It’s an urban cove of around