OPINION: Spain’s Mar Menor shows us why it’s time we cleaned up our act
Martin Tye of Mariposa Energia explores what's gone wrong at Spain's Mar Menor
NIGHTMARE: Record numbers of aircraft and firemen tackle Spain’s Costa del Sol blaze into fourth night
TEAMS of firefighters are getting prepared to battle the biggest blaze on the Costa del Sol for decades for a FOURTH consecutive night.The appalling fire
How abolition of the old ‘sunshine tax’ started the ‘energy cooperative’ movement for a cheaper greener Spain
BELIEVE it or not, people harnessing the sun’s energy in Spain were taxed until 2018 because they were seen to be depriving energy companies of
World’s second largest sailboat measuring 140m long arrives in Spain’s Ibiza
Passengers are offered 10-day itineraries that can cost between a cool €6,700 and €12,200
EGG-TASTIC! Incredible ‘fried egg jellyfish’ spotted off coast of Spain’s Formentera
The species literally looks like an egg cracked into water and can can up to 35cm in diameter
Endangered Iberian lynx and her two cubs killed after being run over on Andalucian roads
AN Iberian lynx and her two cubs, between five and six months old, have been run over and killed on the JA-6104 road in two
Controversial housing development allowed on ‘virgin’ stretch of the Costa Blanca in Spain
ORIHUELA council has voted for controversial plans to build 2,274 homes at Cala Mosca. The area has been described as the last ‘virgin’ beach area
Why six residents of Spain’s Ibiza have gone on hunger strike in the name of climate change
The group are part of Extinction Rebellion, an international grassroots organisation that is known for its direct action tactics to raise awareness about the climate
Green ‘buffer zone’ could be created to fight Mar Menor lagoon pollution in Spain
A green ‘buffer zone’ of 390 hectares has been suggested in a bid to reduce pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia. The proposed
Half dozen key steps for net zero in Europe, Spain and Britain
A SERIES of small, key behavioural changes will be enough to prevent global warning, a key environmental think tank has claimed. The British body has
Do something!: Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction when it comes to climate change
By Martin Tye JUST how serious are our elected governments taking climate change? You be the judge. Readers of this column know my thoughts and
Lizards on Ibiza in Spain hit by booming snake numbers caused by rising British visitors
A big rise in Ibiza’s snake population is threatening the island’s iconic green lizards. The snakes now populate around half of Ibiza and are not
Massive human chain formed around the Mar Menor lagoon in Spain to protest against environmental disaster
THOUSANDS of people formed a human chain around the Mar Menor on Saturday(August 28) in protest over tons of dead fish washing ashore. Residents and
Bioparc in Spain’s Valencia celebrates birth of highly threatened species of primate
VALENCIA’S Bioparc zoo is well and truly earning its stripes as a prime animal conservation and protection site. Just one week after carers stepped in
Survey names the cities in Spain under the biggest threat from major earthquake damage
MURCIA and Alicante are the most vulnerable cities in Spain to possible earthquake damage, according to an Alicante University survey. Researchers have examined the probability
People power pushing authorities to properly promote zero waste project on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SEVEN separate organisations have joined together to lobby local authorities in their efforts to clean up the Vega Baja area of the Costa Blanca. Together,
Spain’s government refuses ’emergency’ status for Mar Menor lagoon despite dead fish washing ashore for over a week
SPAIN’S government will not declare the Mar Menor an ’emergency’ area as it continues its war of words with its regional counterpart. Madrid’s refusal follows
Unidentified brown stain forces closure of three beaches in Spain’s Valencia
The same experts pointed out that similar incidents have been reported along the Valencian and Catalan coastlines in previous summers, and that it is completely
Police fines of €760 for dumping waste on Spain’s Costa Blanca as two popular expat cities plead with public to act responsibly
TORREVIEJA and San Fulgencio have both taken to social media in joint pleas for the public to correctly dispose of waste – or face fines
Baby loggerhead sea turtles hatch from nest in Spain’s Mojacar
EIGHT loggerhead turtles have hatched on the beach of Granatilla in Mojacar (Almeria). The nesting was detected on July 5 by a citizen who called
Power firm Iberdrola is being probed over draining a reservoir in Zamora Province area of Spain
IBERDROLA is to be investigated over the controversial draining of a reservoir in western Spain. The power company has been accused of breaking rules at
Sailing club joins council in promoting local recycling campaign on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA BLANCA sailing club is helping Orihuela City Council with their “Choose Recycle” campaign. The Dehesa de Campoamor Nautical Club has joined the plastic
Thousands of dead fish and marine life wash onto beaches of the polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain
PROSECUTORS will investigate a new incident of dead fish washing onto Mar Menor beaches yesterday(August 16). In October 2019, swathes of oxygen-starved fish washed onto
Dramatic solar energy prediction for Spain’s Costa Blanca if majority of homes install panels
ALMOST 99% of the Valencian Community’s electricity could end up being generated by domestic solar panels according to a survey conducted by renewable energy firm,
Wildfire in Spain’s Castellon devours 500 hectares of forest and forces evacuation of entire town
DESPITE the best efforts of regional and local authorities, the weekend’s scorching temperatures, vicious westerly winds and electrical storms conspired to trigger several forest fires
First shopping centre in Spain to receive tourist quality award launches market festival for eco traders on Costa Blanca
ELCHE’S L’ALJUB Shopping Centre is the first in Spain to receive the Q Seal for Tourist Quality. As part of the celebrations, it’s hosting a