MILLIONS of people could face poverty due to the increasing demand for biofuel by airlines, according to a charity. Earlier this month, Thomson Airways became the first British airline to use biofuels on a commercial flight, when it flew between Birmingham and Lanzarote. The airline’s bosses claim that widespread use of biofuels could reduce the [...]

GROUND-BREAKING green collective Sunseed has celebrated its 25th birthday with a jam-packed programme of eco-events. Activities included revegetating their plot in Almeria, building polytunnels from bamboo, yoga workshops and wind turbine presentations. “It’s been very busy,” said Patricia Canas, who added that it wasn’t always easy being a charity and constantly living off donations. Sunseed [...]

TWO men have been charged with shooting dead a protected lynx, as two more individuals die in captivity. By Eloise Horsfield  The corpse of an Iberian lynx – the most endangered big cat in the world – was found in July in Doñana National Park, Sevilla, on the boundary of a hunting reserve, containing 30 lead [...]

A BRITISH couple have had 20,000 euros of tools and solar equipment stolen from their home. By Wendy Williams Sarah Hermitage, 58, and Stewart Middleton, 62, – who were only recently forced to flee their farm in Tanzania after death threats – lost dozens of solar batteries and their generator in the raid on their [...]

D-DAY – or Demolition Day – has come one step closer for the illegal Hotel Algorrobico in Almeria. By James Bryce Both the Junta and Spain’s Supreme Court have slammed developers and Carbonaras town hall for allowing the 411-bedroom hotel to be built on a beach inside the Cabo de Gata Natural Park. “It is [...]

THE Green political party Equo Malaga has stepped in to save Ronda’s stunning Tajo gorge from urban sprawl and is calling on Unicaja to buy Casa Rua. The group argues that the bank has a duty to buy the 15 hectare land as part of its ‘Social Work’ project in recognition of the generations of [...]