The civil engineer who stopped a port from being built in Tenerife.
Spaniard Carlos Mallo received the Goldman Prize this week, considered the Nobel Prize of environmentalism: ‘Tourism is the main factor damaging the islands’
The award comes at a turbulent time in the Canary Islands. A year ago, thousands of people took to the streets to protest the effects of mass tourism.
Santa Cruz dotará de wifi a museos, bibliotecas y oficinas municipales:
"Las dependencias municipales del Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz de #Tenerife, como bibliotecas, museos y oficinas de atención al público, tendrán, por fin, wifi..."
https://www.eldia.es/santa-cruz-de-tenerife/2025/04/17/santa-cruz-dotara-wifi-museos-116486163.html
Un poco anacrónico que no haya wifi en bibliotecas... Me recuerda a esta estadística del INE sobre #bibliotecas públicas que cobran por usar Internet (último dato de 2018): eran 34 las que cobraban por usarlo (https://www.ine.es/jaxi/Datos.htm?tpx=33033)
On approach to TFS, I saw a big solar power plant and many wind power plants next to the desalting factory.
Don't think these were here last time I was. If so, that's a very nice development.
In any case, it makes total sense to harness wind and sun for something so energy intensive and time insensitive.
Raining here. Looks like it’s going to be like this all day. I didn’t bring an umbrella or coat with me #Tenerife
Ein Cayuco mit 41 Menschen an Bord wurde gestern Vormittag von der Salvamar Alpheratz in den Hafen von Los Christianos auf #Tenerife geleitet. Das Boot war zuvor vom Eco SIVE Radar 3 Meilen südlich von Las Galletas lokalisiert worden.
@lfa I suspect my travelling days are long gone, but I appreciate the offer! We can do it virtually on here though. #Tenerife is the only island I didn't visit, I'm afraid, though I wanted to. I gave up flying about 25 years ago, and my passport is so expired, I don't even know where it is!
I'm still a big fan of Cezar Manrique and I still occasionally make papas arrugadas.
Guardamar Alpheratz geleitete heute früh ein Cayuco mit 68 Menschen an Bord sicher in den Hafen von Los Cristianos auf #Tenerife. Das Boot war um 6:35 Uhr 5,1 Meilen südöstlich von Punta Rasca vom Eco SIVE Radar geortet worden.
Family Moments by the Atlantic
I was watching the sun set in Tenerife when a family approached and walked by. They were silhouetted by the sun, but instead of the usual black shadows I wanted to try something different. No doubt the purists will be scoffing at the bright vignettes. Well, thanks. :)
https://inphotos.org/2025/03/27/family-moments-by-the-atlantic/
La 'cargo bike' de nuestras abuelas. En los años cincuenta con esta bicicleta repartían el pan en la calle Santa Rosa de Lima de Santa Cruz.
Este jueves vamos a estar en #Tenerife en las jornadas "Explorando las fronteras de la #sostenibilidad en #Canarias". Empiezan este jueves 27 de marzo a las 16h en el Aula Magna Blas Cabrera Felipe de la facultad de física y matemáticas de la Universidad de La Laguna. Se podrán seguir también online. No se lo pierdan, necesitamos reflexionar y actuar urgentemente!
