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In the heart of the Southwest, natural gas fuels a methane menace (Investigation; Reveal News)

In the heart of the Southwest, natural gas fuels a methane menace (Investigation; Reveal News)

by | | Environment, Investigation, Portfolio

BLANCO, N.M. –  Most evenings, the quiet is almost intoxicating. The whoosh of the wind through the junipers, the whinny of horses in their stalls, the raspy squawking of ravens – those are the sounds Don and Jane Schreiber have grown to love on their remote Devil’s...
Dam controversy: Remaking the Mekong (Magazine; Nature)

Dam controversy: Remaking the Mekong (Magazine; Nature)

by | | Environment, Magazine, Portfolio

Nature, 19 October 2011 This summer, a crew of strangers arrived in the tiny village of Pak Lan along the Mekong River in northern Laos. They sat around in shorts, examining technical drawings, and then surveyed the area, measuring the height of the riverbank, the...
Death on the gas field highlights high risks of the rush to drill (Investigation; EENews)

Death on the gas field highlights high risks of the rush to drill (Investigation; EENews)

by | | Environment, Portfolio

The ground was like a sponge and the men’s legs sank, in places up to their calves. A rumble of diesel engines filled the air. Then, there was a cry: “Back! Go back!” Charles “C.J.” Bevins, a 23-year-old roughneck, was pinned against a trailer by a forklift. The...
India’s roaring economy is hitched to a galloping addiction to coal (Feature; EENews/NYTimes)

India’s roaring economy is hitched to a galloping addiction to coal (Feature; EENews/NYTimes)

by | | Environment, Portfolio

ClimateWire/NYT, Feb 4, 2010 JHARIA, India — Night falls here by 5 p.m. and people stream into the open-air market to catch the latest political news. They have much to discuss, because elections are currently on in the state of Jharkhand, which is famous for three...

Recent Posts

  • My Resolve during COVID19 (Audio; BBC World Service)
  • In the heart of the Southwest, natural gas fuels a methane menace (Investigation; Reveal News)
  • Dam controversy: Remaking the Mekong (Magazine; Nature)
  • Death on the gas field highlights high risks of the rush to drill (Investigation; EENews)
  • Animals and the philosophers (Audio; BBC World Service)

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