Wind Power in Paradise

Seven years ago, after a tanker ran aground and spilled more than half a million liters of fuel into San Cristóbal's harbor, the government of Ecuador, which governs the islands, intensified efforts to free the Galápagos from fossil fuels. A like-minded group of United Nations officials, power engineers, and government representatives came together to devise an energy scheme for the islands, based on renewable energy. Full Story »