"More tourism does not mean better living"
Environmentalists GOB: "Sustainable growth is an oxymoron."
Pollensa bakery horror fire - an eye-witness account
Susan Mackay lives almost opposite the Can Xim bakery in Pollensa where there was an horrific fire last Sunday. This is her first-hand account.
Solar panels - Not in my backyard
GOB claim that the government is “imposing” solar projects on municipalities, Ramis arguing that there has been no “territorial planning” for them.
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A photovoltaic park project in Mallorca
President Armengol at the presentation of a solar park project on Thursday.
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Solar park in Consell, Mallorca
The minister for energy transition, Juan Pedro Yllanes (centre) at a solar park in Consell.
Farmers and environmentalists demanding a halt to solar parks
The government insists that agricultural production will not decrease as a result of photovoltaic parks.
The Balearics boom in solar panels for self-consumption
Given the growth, a government target for self-consumption will be met well ahead of schedule.
Government rejects Son Bonet photovoltaic park project
"Social rejection" is one reason for the industry council saying no to the project.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"