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Environmentalists call for huge expansion of the Cabrera National Park

MALLORCA environmentalists want to expand the Cabrera National Park TENFOLD to 100,000 hectares. The Ministry of Ecological Transition has submitted a proposal to the national

11 Dec, 2018 @ 15:50

Environment·Mallorca·Nature

More than 50% in Spain fear climate change is ‘threatening’ survival of human race

Some 64% believe it is already negatively affecting their health

2 Dec, 2018 @ 12:15

Environment·Lead

Spain to close almost all coal mines and leave more than 1,000 out of work in latest step towards green energy

Over 1,000 miners and subcontractors will be made redundant by the new year closures

8 Nov, 2018 @ 17:59

Environment·Lead

Spain takes big steps towards renewable energy

New data shows that 45.8% of electricity came from renewable resources

15 Jul, 2018 @ 16:30

Environment·Lead

Andalucia tech company to send solar panels into space

The company aims to seize on a rising demand for panels attached to satellites

15 Jul, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Mallorca celebrates a whale of a win as migration corridor becomes a protected area

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

9 Jul, 2018 @ 13:51

Environment·La Cultura·Mallorca

Spanish nuclear power plants have to stay in use for forty more years says leading energy chief

NUCLEAR power stations in Spain must remain active for another decade at least if the country wants to fulfill its obligations under the Paris Agreement,

20 May, 2018 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead

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

19 May, 2018 @ 14:00

Environment·Lead

Big business urges Spain to pass climate change law and ‘transition to green energy’

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

12 Apr, 2018 @ 15:52

Environment·Lead

Green group in Spain call for protection of historic mine town

Ecologists campaign to preserve the town from demolition

14 Mar, 2018 @ 16:02

Environment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Balearic Islands pledge to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in ambitious green manifesto

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

24 Feb, 2018 @ 16:55

Lead·Mallorca

Local food is on the rise as Balearic government cuts down on carbon footprint

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

18 Feb, 2018 @ 11:25

Environment·Food & Drink·Mallorca

Madrid’s firefighters go green to reduce pollution in the city

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.

17 Feb, 2018 @ 10:39

Business & Finance·Environment·Health·Lead·Nature

Balearic Islands propose limiting the number of cars to cope with tourism

Formentera town hall say the draft bill will limit the number of cars in circulation and cap the number of rental cars and motorbikes.

8 Feb, 2018 @ 16:08

Environment·Health·Lead·Mallorca·Nature·Travel News

Pumping power: Large investments in water treatment

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

27 Nov, 2017 @ 10:15

Environment·Mallorca

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

23 Nov, 2017 @ 17:14

Environment·Mallorca·Nature

Groundbreaking eco Lego style plastic house factory to open in Malaga

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

4 Jun, 2017 @ 11:55

Environment·Lead·Malaga