EnvironmentJanuary 13, 2012
Biofuels Land Grab: Guatemala's Farmers Lose Plots and Prosperity to "Energy Independence" [Slide Show]
Across the globe, local farmers are being displaced to make way for energy crop plantations
Stories by Eitan Haddok
EnvironmentApril 1, 2011
Can the Dead Sea Live?
Irrigation and mining are sucking the salt lake dry, but together Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority could save the sacred sea
EnvironmentMarch 18, 2010
Salt 'n Power: A First Look at the Lithium Flats of Bolivia [Slide Show]
The lithium needed for the batteries that power everything from our laptops to future electric cars may come more than ever from South America's vast salt flats
EnvironmentFebruary 17, 2009
Man-Made Geothermal Power: Wresting Energy from Hot Rocks--One Kilowatt at a Time [Slide Show]
The enhanced system at Soultz in France is the first such artificial geothermal power plant