#VIDEO: Doñana river dredging placed on hold
• Spanish gov’t assures UNESCO that dredging of Guadalquivir will not proceed • WWF España calls for definitive proof, says Doñana wetlands…
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Greenpeace blockades Fenosa gas plant in Andalucía
• Activists’ early-morning direct action blockades gas production, storage plant • Protesters say plant threatens Doñana wetlands, UNESCO World Heritage Site Some…
Protesters march to save Doñana wetlands preserve
• ‘Save Doñana’ coalition rejects Gas Natural Fenosa underground storage plans • Groups want new environmental impact studies of Fenosa’s projects in…
Greenpeace petitions Fenosa to stop Doñana project
• Environmental NGO calls for immediate halt to Gas Natural Fenosa drilling • Petition launched to save UNESCO World-Heritage site from gas…
Activists: environment minister ‘bad news’ for Spain
• Groups say García Tejerina signals continued negative environmental policies • Activists call for immediate ratification of Paris Accord on greenhouse gases…
Spain’s wind-power sector shows signs of rebound
• Buoyed by exports, Spain’s wind-power producers appear poised for recovery • Deloitte report sees resilience, despite losses from PP-imposed renewables tax…
Wind-powered Rioja winery nets savings, cuts C02
• Pierola winery generates 250,000 KW from wind, double annual power needs • New turbine will cut 150,000 kilos of CO2 emissions…
NGOFILE :: Amigos de la Tierra España ~ Friends of the Earth
• Amigos de la Tierra España ~ Friends of the Earth • Amigos de la Tierra España (Friends of the Earth Spain)…
NGOFILE :: Amigos de la Tierra España ~ Friends of the Earth
• Amigos de la Tierra España ~ Friends of the Earth • Amigos de la Tierra España (Friends of the Earth Spain)…
NGOFILE :: Greenpeace España
• Greenpeace España ~ Greenpeace Spain • Greenpeace España is the Spanish section of international non-governmental environmental organization Greenpeace, which since its…
NGOFILE :: Ecologistas en Acción ~ Ecologists in Action
• Ecologistas en Acción ~ Ecologists in Action • Ecologistas en Acción (Ecologists in Action) is a non-governmental umbrella organisation of more…
NGOFILE :: Ecologistas en Acción ~ Ecologists in Action
• Ecologistas en Acción ~ Ecologists in Action • Ecologistas en Acción (Ecologists in Action) is a non-governmental umbrella organisation of more…
NGOFILE :: Greenpeace España
• Greenpeace España ~ Greenpeace Spain • Greenpeace España is the Spanish section of international non-governmental environmental organization Greenpeace, which since its…
POLITIFILE :: Izquierda Unida (‘United Left’)
• Izquierda Unida ~ United Left (IU) Izquierda Unida is a left-wing political coalition that was formed in 1986 to unite several…
Five years on, 15-M returns to Madrid protest roots
• Thousands mark anniversary, marching from Plaza de Cibeles to Puerta del Sol • Chants of ‘They Don’t Represent Us!’ and ‘Yes…
Sunlight, water & CO2 seen as new source of jet fuel
• Researchers at IMDEA near Madrid launch work on ‘Sun to Liquid’ fuel project • Project to produce jet fuel from concentrated…
Anti-nuclear groups seek all plant closures by 2024
• Spanish environmentalists call for “progressive, orderly & urgent” closures • Gov’t subsidies of nuclear amount to 21.58 billion euros over past…
Anti-green minister resigns over offshore accounts
• José Manuel Soria forced to resign in wake of Panama Papers scandal • Career ended for opponent of renewables, proponent of…
Startups take on climate change in Valencia
• Fifteen startups selected in annual Climate-KIC Accelerator program • Ideas deemed economically viable, innovative in approach to climate change Fifteen business…
Palma de Mallorca’s ‘Cathedral of Light’ achieves zero carbon footprint via 100% use of renewables
• Europe’s second-highest Gothic cathedral certified ‘green’ by Axpo Iberia • The lights were out Saturday night at the Cathedral in Palma…
WWF says Spanish cities, towns, corporations and organizations ready for Earth Hour 2016 on Saturday
• Hour-long ‘lights out’ for climate change Saturday from 8:30-9:30 pm • More than 300 Spanish cities and towns are joining 120…
Supreme Court agrees to hear ‘discriminatory’ challenge to 2015 electricity ‘auto-consumo’ law
• Environmentalists, solar producers & consumer organisations filed lawsuit • Spain’s Supreme Court has agreed to consider a lawsuit filed by Greenpeace,…
Five NGOs press Sánchez to push sustainability, social justice to forefront of coalition negotiations
• Major ‘green’ NGOs press for commitment from parties on environment • As Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist party (PSOE) continues with…
Madrid mayor announces Air Quality Plan to curb non-resident traffic by 2017, ban all diesels by 2020
• New plan will extend non-local traffic limits to additional downtown areas • An initiative by Madrid activist mayor Manuela Carmena’s Ahora…
Greenpeace calls on political parties, Congress to halt approval of La Garoña nuclear plant re-opening
• Facility closed since 2013, regulator considering approval of re-opening • Greenpeace Spain has called on the Mesa Directiva of Spain’s new…
Renewables associations criticize Spain’s ‘zero-cost’ auction of wind and biomass projects as untenable
• Producers’ cite unprofitability, doubt winners will actually develop projects • Two of Spain’s largest groups of renewable energy producers have sharply…
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal filed against controversial ‘sun tax’ on self-generated solar power
• Renewable producers say ‘sun tax’ penalizes solar to benefit of fossil fuels • The Supreme Court of Spain has agreed to…
PAH anti-eviction activists call on new Congress to tackle housing crisis through emergency measures
• Group wants anti-eviction, pro-housing commitment in government talks • The nationwide anti-eviction activist Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (Platform of…
Greenpeace gives PP gov’t poor marks for 2015, citing legal setbacks on environment & free speech
• Environmental NGO’s annual report card knocks new obstacles to renewables • Halt to drilling off Canaries, Valencia and Malaga among high…
Spain to protect marine mammals by restricting exploratory drilling within Mediterranean corridor
• Ibiza-based Alianza Mar Blava says gov’t to set aside coastal areas • Move will halt planned drilling activities by three international…
Podemos leader says technology, social media increasingly important to democracy in Spain
• Iglesias says younger voters’ use of social media key to Podemos campaign • Investment in renewables could create more than 300,000…