El Hierro

WATCH: Underwater Volcano Releasing Toxic Gases, Animals Behaving Strangely

Posted 11.13.2011

An underwater volcano near El Hierro in the Canary Islands has begun erupting near the shore, reports Reuters. The eruptions may be spectacular, but o...

The World's First Clean Energy Island

Posted 09.04.2011

From EarthTechling's Jasmine Greene: The small island of El Hierro – iron in Spanish – is located in the Canary Islands 1,500 miles off the coa...

El Hierro, The Energy Self-Sufficient Island (VIDEO)

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

El Hierro, a Spanish Island off the coast of northern Africa, is nearing energy self-sufficiency, according to the BBC: After 10 years of planning, t...