Sep 01 Watch Does allowing Arctic offshore drilling undermine Obama’s climate efforts? By PBS News Hour While President Obama calls more attention to climate change in Alaska, he is also receiving criticism that his policies are at odds with this message. Gwen Ifill discusses the president’s visit and American energy policy with Robert Bryce of the… Continue watching
Sep 01 Obama paints doomsday scene of global warming in Alaska By Josh Lederman, Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- President Barack Obama is painting a doomsday scenario for the Arctic and beyond if climate change isn't dealt with fast: entire nations submerged underwater, cities abandoned and refugees fleeing in droves as conflict breaks out across the… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 54:26 PBS NewsHour full episode August 31, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, why some presidential frontrunners are struggling to appeal to voters. Also: a trash epidemic triggers protests in Lebanon, major data hacks are used by China and Russia to reveal U.S spies, President Obama visits Alaska, chemical… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 5:53 Obama to highlight climate change on first-ever presidential visit to the Alaskan Arctic By PBS News Hour President Obama makes a historic trip to Alaska this week, during which he’ll attend a meeting of the Arctic Council to stress the importance for action on climate change and meet with Native Alaskans whose lives have been affected by… Continue watching
Aug 30 Alaska-bound, Obama makes waves by renaming Mount McKinley By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Shrinking glaciers, Arctic temperatures and a mix of messy energy politics await President Barack Obama on his historic trip to Alaska. Even before he departed, Obama was making waves with a decision to rename Alaska's famed Mount McKinley despite a… Continue reading
Aug 29 Obama to walk fine line on climate change, energy during Alaska visit By Josh Lederman, Associated Press With melting glaciers and rising seas as his backdrop, President Barack Obama will visit Alaska next week to press for urgent global action to combat climate change, even as he carefully calibrates his message in a state heavily dependent on… Continue reading
Aug 28 Nations hope to reel in Arctic overfishing By Larisa Epatko On Monday, the United States hosts the leaders of 20 nations at a conference on critical issues facing the Arctic. One topic at the conference in Anchorage, Alaska, is the potential for overfishing in the central Arctic Ocean. Continue reading
Aug 25 WATCH: Family of ‘off-roading’ unicyclists savor Alaska’s rough terrain By Alaska Public Media A family carries on its tradition of rough-terrain unicycling across the beaches and mountains of Alaska. Continue reading
Aug 18 U.S. proposes to cut methane from oil, gas production by nearly half By Matthew Daly, Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Obama administration is proposing to cut methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas production by nearly half over the next decade in an unprecedented step to curb climate change. Continue reading
Aug 18 Obama administration approves Arctic drilling ahead of president’s visit to Alaska By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's approval of the final permit to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean clashes with the message President Barack Obama will deliver when he visits Alaska to emphasize the dangers of climate change, some environmental… Continue reading