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| 2012 MAY
May 7, 2012
Bugs for Dinner? Join the Rest of the World
Many Americans would squirm when thinking of eating an insect. But a fledgling movement praising insects' health benefits and low environmental impact is encouraging Americans to swap steak sandwiches for salted crickets tostadita.
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| APRIL
April 25, 2012
Why Clean, Safe Water Is Still Out of Reach for Liberia
Since 1980, Liberia has tackled a cycle of civil war, claiming over 200,000 lives while developing an impossible water crisis. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, correspondent Steve Sapienza and two local journalists unearth why the government and aid agencies can't crack the country's water problems.
   
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| April 24, 2012
News Wrap: 3 More Secret Service Agents Lose Jobs Over Scandal
In other news Tuesday, another three Secret Service agents lost their jobs as a result of the ongoing prostitution scandal ahead of President Obama's Colombia trip. A total of nine have now been forced out and three have been cleared. Also, a Kofi Annan spokesman accused Syria's government of subverting U.N. observers' efforts.
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| April 24, 2012
Baby Dolphin Die-Offs Continue in the Gulf
An unusually high number of dead dolphins - including stillborn and infant calves - have washed up along the Gulf of Mexico shores in the two years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded into flames, unleashing tens of thousands of barrels of oil into the ocean.
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| April 23, 2012
'Earth: The Operator's Manual' Chronicles Conservation Solutions Around Globe
"Earth: The Operator's Manual," a new PBS documentary, chronicles how communities around the world are saving money by conserving energy. Hari Sreenivasan and geologist Richard Alley, who's also the host of the film, discuss the role of human ingenuity in tackling tough global energy problems.
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| MARCH
March 20, 2012
Coping With Climate Change: Texas Water Woes
The drought in Texas has put an unprecedented strain on the state's already tenuous water supply. In the face of continued climate uncertainty and a growing population, Texas communities face the stark reality of a future without enough water.
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| March 19, 2012
Planning to Visit the Cherry Blossoms? Err on the Earlier Side
Cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. have bloomed exceptionally early this year, but this is nothing compared to when they might be blooming decades from now. By 2080, cherry blossoms could reach their peak bloom as early as late February, according to Dr. Soo-Hyung Kim of the University of Washington. Hari Sreenivasan reports.
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| March 14, 2012
Report: NYC, Southern Calif. Among Big Targets of Accelerating Sea Level Rise
Accelerated sea level rise from global warming has doubled the risk of extreme flooding events in many of the country's coastal communities, according to a new report released by research organization Climate Central. Ray Suarez and lead author Ben Strauss discuss the connections between climate change and severe flood threats.
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| March 12, 2012
In Oregon, Rare 'Snowstorm' of Pine Butterflies Takes Toll on Forests
In Oregon's Malheur National Forest, pine butterflies experience a population explosion for two to three years every three decades. Oregon Public Broadcasting's Oregon Field Guide series explores the snowstorm-like population surge that has stripped needles from 250,000 acres of trees.
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| March 9, 2012
Fukushima Survivor: I Want 'To Breathe Freely Again'
Nuclear technician Carl Pillitteri was one of 38 Americans at the Fukushima nuclear power plant when an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan's eastern coast and triggered a radiation leak at the reactor. It's taken Pillitteri a full year to be able to talk publicly about what he saw at Fukushima.
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| March 8, 2012
Oregon Farmers Surprised to Find Fish in Fields
Researchers in Oregon's Willamette Valley found young native fish thriving in ditches that fill with water during the winter months. The unrecognized habitat meant farmers had been inadvertently raising fish in their fields, in addition to their intended crops, for years. This report first appeared on Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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| March 7, 2012
O No! Climate Change Shortens Canada's Pond Hockey Season
In a paper published Monday, researchers determined that climate change across Canada has already had a negative impact on the outdoor skating season, and if that trend continues, the viability of outdoor skating in Canada will be threatened for future generations.
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| March 3, 2012
Gulf Oil Spill: a Timeline of NewsHour Coverage
Since the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed 11 workers and set off a gigantic environmental disaster, NewsHour journalists have hosted dozens of discussions and filed scores of stories to help shed light on the causes and fallout of the disaster. This timeline chronicles our coverage.
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| FEBRUARY
Feb. 23, 2012
Upper Big Branch Miners' Families 'Encouraged' by Prosecutors' Moves
West Virginia mine safety officials on Thursday issued 253 violations against Massey Energy in their final report on the 2010 Upper Big Branch mining disaster that killed 29 men. Jeffrey Brown and NPR's Howard Berkes discuss the findings and prosecution efforts to reach higher into the ranks of Massey's upper management.
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| Feb. 21, 2012
Climate Expert Assumed False Identity to Obtain Documents
Fallout over internal memos that were leaked from the conservative Heartland Institute rattled the climate world again this week, when a climate researcher confessed to lying in order to obtain and distribute them.
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| Feb. 15, 2012
Debating the Safety, Wisdom of New Nuclear Reactors in Georgia
A construction site in Georgia is slated to house the nation's first new commercial nuclear reactors in decades. Jeffrey Brown discusses the controversial Plant Vogtle facility and the state of American nuclear power with Stephen Smith of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the Nuclear Energy Institute's Tony Pietrangelo.
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| Feb. 14, 2012
Poet Tony Hoagland Explores Species' 'Romantic Moments'
In honor of Valentine's Day, poet Tony Hoagland reads "Romantic Moment" -- a poem about a man and woman who have just watched a nature documentary on a date, and how their expressions of affection stack up against those of leopard frogs, chimpanzees, bull penguins and so on.
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| JANUARY
Jan. 23, 2012
News Wrap: At Least 2 Killed, 100 Hurt by Possible Tornadoes in Alabama
In other news Monday, at least two people were killed and 100 hurt when possible tornadoes struck Alabama. The huge system stretched from the Great Lakes to the Deep South, where the heaviest storms were hitting. Also, a U.S. Marine pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty in the killing of two dozen Iraqis in 2005.
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| Jan. 18, 2012
Could Keystone Pipeline Plan Be Revived After Obama's Rejection?
President Obama denied TransCanada Corp.'s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday, a project that would have carried oil 1,700 miles from the tar sands of Canada to refineries in Port Arthur, Texas. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the president's decision and the next steps with The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin.
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