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Mike Ives

Mike Ives is a Vietnam-based journalist and a frequent contributor to The Economist and The New York Times. He also covers science and the environment for SciDev.Net, Yale Environment 360 and other websites and magazines.

Mike's Latest Articles

Hold the line: a taste of energy access — or lack thereof — in Kiribati’s capital

By Mike Ives ● Energy ● August 3, 2016

In Kiribati, poor access to electricity limits phone and email communication, some of a journalist’s most important tools. But Kiribati’s culture has adapted — so this visiting reporter did too.

Why the South Pacific island Kiribati is making a big bet on solar

By Mike Ives ● Energy ● April 19, 2016

Poverty-stricken and energy-poor, the remote South Pacific island nation of Kiribati is embracing solar energy. Is its experience a model or a cautionary tale?

Mike Ives

Hold the line: a taste of energy access — or lack thereof — in Kiribati’s capital

Why the South Pacific island Kiribati is making a big bet on solar

Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society name change to Ballenas ‘in discussion’ for years,’ says CEO

10 ways to better support tenants with vulnerabilities due to income, age or disabilities

‘I want it to stop’: Tenants and advocates allege bullying by non-profit housing provider

Q and A: What are vulnerable tenants rights in non-profit housing?

Who will protect low-income seniors from dying in extreme heat?

Seniors left in distress — or dead — for days in Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society units