 |
| 2001 NOVEMBER
Nov. 29, 2001
Power Crisis in California
Spencer Michels reports on what happened to the recent energy shortage in California.
   
| |
|
|
|
| AUGUST
Aug. 23, 2001
Toxic Town: Libby, Montana
Betty Ann Bowser reports from a small town in Montana struggling with the repercussions of exposure to asbestos.
| |
 |
| Aug. 20, 2001
Fish vs. Farmers
Lee Hochberg reports on a debate over water rights in Oregon that pits endangered suckerfish against endangered farmers.
| |
|
| Aug. 17, 2001
Western Wildfires
As firefighters battle 42 fires in 11 states, the U.S. Forestry Service debates ways to prevent future fires.
| |
|
| Aug. 6, 2001
Scientists Seek to Minimize CO2 Impact
Scientists off the coast of California are hoping the sea floor may offer a way to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
| |
|
| Aug. 2, 2001
Majority Leader Tom Daschle
Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle discusses a patients' bill of rights, and the upcoming events on the Senate's agenda.
| |
|
| Aug. 2, 2001
House Speaker Dennis Hastert
House Speaker Dennis Hastert discusses the Patients' Bill of Rights and the Energy Bill.
| |
|
| Aug. 1, 2001
Energy Debate
The House votes against higher SUV mileage standards during debate over energy legislation.
| |
|
|
|
| JULY
July 31, 2001
Increasing Fuel Efficiency in SUVs
Experts discuss a National Academy of Sciences report urging better fuel efficiency for SUVs.
| |
|
| July 18, 2001
Newsmaker: Vice President Cheney
Vice President Dick Cheney examines the state of U.S. energy consumption and conservation, stem cell research, campaign finance reform and his health.
| |
|
| July 16, 2001
Tom Oliphant and David Brooks Discuss President Bush's Energy Plan
Tom Oliphant and David Brooks discuss the politics of President Bush's energy plan.
| |
|
| July 16, 2001
Power Pays
Lee Hochberg reports on how an abundance of electricity has affected the economy along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
| |
|
| July 2, 2001
Green Market: Recycled Consumer Products
Tom Bearden looks at pressure on retailers to sell recycled consumer products.
| |
|
|
|
| JUNE
June 26, 2001
Clearing the Air: Air Conditioning Efficiency Debate
Tom Bearden looks at the air conditioning efficiency debate.
| |
|
| June 22, 2001
Time-of-Day Pricing for Electricity
Customers in Washington state pay less for electricity at off-peak hours. Lee Hochberg reports on an experiment in reducing demand.
| |
|
| June 20, 2001
Power Struggle: The California Energy Crisis
Two economists offer their perspective on the California energy crisis.
| |
|
| June 18, 2001
Wholesale Electricity Price Limits
After a background report, Curt Hebert, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, discusses the commission's vote on wholesale electricity price limits.
| |
|
| June 14, 2001
After the Deluge: Flooding in Houston
Betty Ann Bowser reports from Houston where residents are cleaning up from a deadly flood.
| |
|
| June 14, 2001
Global Warming Dispute
President Bush criticized the Kyoto Treaty despite support from European leaders. After a background report, four experts discuss the latest news during the president's trip to Europe.
| |
|
| June 13, 2001
Rough Seas: The Price of Overfishing
Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles reports on the price of overfishing.
| |
|
| June 13, 2001
Overfishing: A Fished-Out Sea
Over-fishing threatens marine life and seamen's livelihood.
| |
|
| June 11, 2001
President Bush's Response to Global Warming
The following is the text of President Bush's remarks on global warming preceding his first trip to Europe as president.
| |
|
| June 7, 2001
Powering the Future: Warming Up
The National Academy of Sciences report concludes the Earth is getting warmer and humans are helping cause it.
| |
|
| June 5, 2001
Powering the Future
Spencer Michels examines the controversies surrounding power plant construction in California.
| |
|
| June 1, 2001
Powering the Future: Energy Conservation
Margaret Warner and experts discuss the role of conservation and alternative energy sources.
| |
|
|
|
| MAY
May 23, 2001
Fossil Fuels
Experts debate the Bush administration's energy proposals focusing on fossil fuel supplies.
| |
|
| May 23, 2001
Background: Fossil Fuels
A background report on the Bush administration's energy proposals focusing on fossil fuel supplies.
| |
|
| May 22, 2001
Nuclear Power
The Bush energy plan calls for a reexamination of nuclear power. Experts debate President Bush's plans for the controversial energy source.
| |
|
| May 18, 2001
Powering the Future
Four governors offer their analysis of President Bush's new energy plan.
| |
|
| May 17, 2001
President Bush's Energy Plan
President Bush outlines a national energy strategy that focuses on increasing supply.
| |
|
| May 17, 2001
Background: President Bush's Energy Plan
Kwame Holman outlines President Bush's energy plan and the initial reactions.
| |
|
| May 7, 2001
Forest Protections
A ban on new roads in federal forests has drawn opposition from state and local officials, as well as the logging industry. Following a background report, Margaret Warner speaks with the governor of Idaho and a former Clinton administration official.
| |
|
| May 3, 2001
The Kyoto Protocol
The 1997 Kyoto Protocol outlines a global strategy to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases which scientists believe are warming the Earth.
| |
|
| May 3, 2001
President Bush's Memo Calling for Energy Conservation
The following is the text of President Bush's memo calling for energy conservation at federal facilities.
| |
|
|
|
| APRIL
April 30, 2001
Vice President Dick Cheney on Energy Supply
The following is the prepared text of Vice President Cheney's remarks regarding energy policy at the Annual Meeting of the Associated Press in Toronto, Canada.
| |
|
| April 23, 2001
Facing the Flood of the Mississippi
Tom Bearden reports from Davenport, Iowa, where sandbags and volunteers are battling the rising waters of the Mississippi.
| |
|
| April 20, 2001
Political Wrap
Shields and Gigot look at President Bush's environmental moves, the spy plane standoff and the Summit of the Americas.
| |
|
| April 17, 2001
Christine Todd Whitman: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency discusses the Bush administration's latest environmental policy moves.
| |
|
| April 5, 2001
Wind Power
An alternative source of energy finally takes off. Tom Bearden reports.
| |
|
|
|
| MARCH
March 30, 2001
Disease Damage: Foot-and-Mouth
Simon Marks reports on how foot-and-mouth disease is affecting the economy and politics in Britain.
| |
|
| March 29, 2001
Bush and the Environment
A panel discusses President Bush's recent moves on global warming, carbon dioxide and arsenic.
| |
|
| March 28, 2001
Global Warming in Monterey Bay, California
A recent study suggests global warming is altering marine life in Monterey Bay. Spencer Michels reports.
| |
|
| March 14, 2001
Livestock Plague
Two experts look at the food-and-mouth disease outbreak in Europe.
| |
|
| March 14, 2001
Livestock Plague
A background report on the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Europe.
| |
|
| March 14, 2001
Environmental Reversal
Two experts discuss President Bush's reversal of a campaign pledge to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
| |
|
|
|
| FEBRUARY
Feb. 15, 2001
Saving Power in California
Spencer Michels looks at mandated power conservation in California.
| |
|
|
|
| JANUARY
Jan. 26, 2001
Mad Cow Disease
A look at mad cow disease and its possible spread beyond Western Europe.
| |
|
| Jan. 23, 2001
Power Woes in California
Spencer Michels reports on California's continuing electricity shortage.
| |
|
| Jan. 18, 2001
Confirmation: Gale Norton
Interior Secretary nominee Gale Norton faces opposition from environmental groups.
| |
|
| Jan. 17, 2001
Other Confirmation Hearings
Spencer Michels reports on hearings Wednesday for two other Cabinet nominees: Paul O'Neill for Secretary of the Treasury, and Christine Whitman for the Environmental Protection Agency.
| |
|
| Jan. 15, 2001
Power Play in California
A Spencer Michels update on the power crisis in California.
| |
|
| Jan. 5, 2001
Exit Interview: Bruce Babbitt
Gwen Ifill talks with outgoing Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, who supports President Clinton's latest efforts to prohibit development on public lands.
| |
|
| Jan. 3, 2001
Background: Environmental Divide
After this background report, a panel compares the Clinton and Bush environmental policies.
| |
|
| Jan. 3, 2001
Environmental Divide
A panel compares the Clinton and Bush environmental policies.
| |
|
ENVIRONMENT
