Bid to wean Galapagos Islands off fossil fuels

A project to wean the Galapagos Islands off fossil fuels, which includes three giant wind turbines on one of the World Heritage site islands, was officially launched today.

The initiative to switch to 100% renewables by 2015 has been led by the $10.8m (€7.3m) San Cristobal Wind Project – a collaboration between the UN, electricity companies, the Ecuador government and locals.