InvestigationWorld Gaza Power Strip The Palestinian power plant has endured bombings, embargoes and blockades: can it ever fully power Gaza’s grid? Weinberger takes a look at the engineers who try to keep the lights on in that war-torn region. Sharon WeinbergerSpectrumDecember 15, 2009
InvestigationEnvironment, World A Tiny Pacific Island Faces Climate Change On the cluster of Pacific islands that make up Micronesia, global warming is no distant threat, with sea levels up four inches over the past fifteen years. Justin NobelTimeDecember 14, 2009
InvestigationEnvironment, World Dirty Gold For some, gold conjures images of a wedding band. For others, like this community in Ghana, it means cyanide contamination in a vital local river. Anna Boiko-WeyrauchThe Environment ReportDecember 14, 2009
InvestigationEnvironment, World Micronesia’s Low-Tech Fix for Rising Seas On one small Pacific island, homemade concrete walls are the most affordable tool for fending off the threat of rising waters due to global warming. Justin NobelThomas Reuters Foundation/AlertnetDecember 10, 2009
InvestigationEnvironment, World Climate Change Meets Solar Panels in Micronesia On the remote islands of Micronesia, the devastation of climate change is arriving at the same time as washing machines, freezers and photocopiers. Justin NobelThomas Reuters Foundation/AlertnetDecember 8, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World Canadian Miner Meets Adversity in Ghana Community activists say locals sent petitions to the capital and blocked the mining by the Canadian firm Golden Star Resources Anna Boiko-WeyrauchVoice of AmericaDecember 7, 2009
InvestigationWorld How the US Funds the Taliban Defense contractors in Afghanistan use federal funds to pay off suspected insurgents not to attack US supply convoys. And this payola may be a major source of funds for the Taliban. Aram RostonThe NationNovember 30, 2009
InvestigationJustice Low IQ Prisoner Faces Execution Bobby Wayne Woods has an IQ of 70, but he’s about to be put to death by the State of Texas, despite a 2002 Supreme Court ban on such executions. Renée FeltzThe Texas ObserverNovember 24, 2009
InvestigationHealth, Politics Sick Joke Multimillionaire Rick Scott is behind an aggressive campaign to derail health care reform. But his chain of Florida clinics, Solantic, faces a wrongful death suit and charges of racial discrimination. Tristram KortenFolio Weekly (Florida)November 24, 2009
InvestigationWorld Ghanaians Caught in Local Gold Rush With sound investments scarce, the price of gold is skyrocketing and gold mines are upping production — at the expense of African lands and waters. Anna Boiko-WeyrauchMarketplaceNovember 24, 2009