Cassandra Nash

Oiling the wheels

By Euro Weekly News Media • 31 July 2014 • 9:32

THE Spanish multinational Repsol refused to abandon plans to prospect for oil off the Canary Islands.

Despite the efforts of Paulino Rivero, regional president of Canarias, this is a David versus Goliath situation where Goliath is odds-on favourite. The public back Rivera but wouldn’t if petrol stations ran dry: nimbies – those who say “not in my backyard” – usually drive cars.