Jul 30 China's Nuclear Power Building Boom The demand for emission-free nuclear electricity in China is growing as quickly as its megacities and middle-class. Some analysts estimate that China will need to build as many as 300 new nuclear power plants by 2050 -- a… Continue reading
Jul 30 From Gulf Oil Well to Landfill: The Journey of a Tarball By Matthew Kielty Workers clean tarballs from a beach July 20 in Pass Christian, Miss.; Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Tarballs, the marble-like bits of oil that have been washing up on Gulf of Mexico beaches since May, have become one of… Continue reading
Jul 30 Friday: BP to Detail Gulf Plan; July Now Deadliest Month for U.S. in Afghanistan By Maureen Hoch Updated 10:45 a.m. EST The U.S. military has announced that three more American troops have been killed in Afghanistan, raising the monthly toll to 66. Posted 10:10 a.m. EST Newly-named BP CEO Bob Dudley will outline the… Continue reading
Jul 29 Timeline: The Oil Spill at 100 Days By Lea Winerman As the Deepwater Horizon oil leak surpasses the 100-day mark, here is a timeline of some key events from the past few months with links to NewsHour coverage (click on images for a larger view):… Continue reading
Jul 28 Wednesday: Pakistani Plane Crashes Outside Islamabad; Gulf Spill Oil Is Vanishing, but Concerns Remain Pakistani rescuers search for bodies in the wreckage of a plane crash (FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images) Pakistani Passenger Plane Crashes Near Islamabad, 152 Dead A Pakistani passenger plane crashed in the heavily forested hills outside Islamabad Wednesday morning, killing all… Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch One Man Takes on -- And Funds -- Mission to Clean Up Gulf A man who made his money in the construction crane business is now leading and funding a small operation to clean up the Gulf Coast and assist with other disasters around the world. Spencer Michel reports from Buras, Louisiana. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch 100 Days Into Oil Disaster, What's in the Gulf Waters? The oil has stopped gushing from the BP's damaged Gulf of Mexico well -- at least for now -- but the damages are apparent along the beaches and marshlands. However, little oil can be seen on the water. Jim Lehrer… Continue watching
Jul 27 Democrats Move to Plan B on Energy Senate Democrats rolled out a scaled-back energy bill Tuesday afternoon that responds to the Gulf oil leak and incentivizes people to make energy-efficient renovations to their homes. A draft version of the legislation, released by Senate Majority Leader… Continue reading
Jul 27 Coast Guard Photos of Newest Oil Leak By Travis Daub Earlier Tuesday, a barge collided with an abandoned oil well in Barataria Bay, La., just north of an area already hit by oil from the Deepwater Horizon leak. The 20-foot gusher of oil and natural gas is… Continue reading
Jul 27 Obama Still Supports Energy Bill, Says Afghan Papers Could Jeopardize 'Individuals or Operations' By News Desk President Obama spoke to reporters Tuesday after meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House. In brief comments, the president said that despite political setbacks on the scope of an energy bill, he still supports the… Continue reading