How Satellite Data Can Fight Illegal Mining in Ghana

Mark Leon Goldberg
Ghana was called the "Gold Coast" for a very specific reason. The West African country's hills and rivers are flush with the precious metal. This has lured international mineral extraction companies to the region and inspired generations of Ghanians to mine th...

Sustainable Energy For All

Mark Leon Goldberg

We know there are technologies out there--solar power, wind, other renewables -- that's the energy of the future.  One of the main challenges facing the international communty is bringing that "energy of the future" to countries that want to develop rapidly today.

American Consumers Aren’t Buying Climate Action

Corbin Hiar

A few high-profile American executives shared their perspectives on sustainable business. They offered a first-hand view of government shortcomings, the powers and limitations of private sector action, and the role US citizens have played in stymieing the global climate talks.

Dancing in the Dark: The Danger of Letting Business Lead on Climate Protection

Corbin Hiar

In a candid session on energy and the environment at the Clinton Global Initiative yesterday, the world’s lead climate negotiator Christiana Figueres explained why her organization, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), had made so little progress in establishing international climate protection regulations.