May 19 Watch New Emissions Rules Mark Strategy Turn for Auto Industry White House Climate Policy Chief Carol Browner explains the administration's vehicle emissions standards plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Continue watching
Apr 29 Climate Studies Suggest Need for Drastic Cut in Fossil Fuels By Admin, PBS News Hour In order to limit the damage from global warming, the world can use only about one quarter of its known fossil fuel reserves, according to two new research studies. Continue reading
Feb 25 What Would Be the Energy Cost of Electric Cars? By Business Desk Question/Comment: Paul, I am wondering about the new restrictions that are being forced on the car manufacturers for bio-fuel/electric/ethanol cars. Why isn’t there any mention about the cost of producing the electricity for the car batteries and ethanol? In the… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch Lawmakers Struggle to Agree on Plan for Emissions Cuts, Energy Policy A new climate bill on Capitol Hill aims to reduce carbon emissions by creating a hotly-debated carbon cap-and-trade system. Senators on both sides of the debate weigh the pros and cons of instituting such a system and how it could… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Economics Writer Examines Oil’s Shifting Market Position In the first in a series of NewsHour interviews on oil's standing in the rapidly changing world economy, author Vijay Vaitheeswaran discusses the causes and effects of the recent rise in oil prices and how energy technologies will impact future… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch After Major Cyclone, Bangladesh Worries About Climate Change Months after Cyclone Sidr killed 3,200 people along the Bangladesh coast, the devastated country turns its attention to climate change. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on recovery efforts and worries about the long-term future of the country. Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch China’s Economic Progress Comes with Environmental Costs China has achieved rapid economic growth over the past decade, but the rapid success has come at the expense of the environment. Independent Television News reports on pollution in China and the price of development. Continue watching