Dec 28 Column: The future of food looks pretty fishy By Vikram Mansharamani Shifting diets toward fish has the potential to meaningfully reduce the growing pressures on the global food system. Continue reading
Dec 23 7 things you didn't know about reindeer By Kristin Hugo ‘Tis the season for reindeer to occupy people’s minds -- and sweaters. But these charismatic cervines are more than holiday icons. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 7:32 RNC strategist Spicer: 'Zero evidence' Russian hacks had any impact on the election By PBS News Hour With the choice of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry for the Energy Department of Energy and Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of state, President-elect Donald Trump has named most of his cabinet. Judy Woodruff speaks with Sean Spicer,… Continue watching
Dec 13 Bill Gates and top investors launch $1 billion clean energy fund By Ryan Connelly Holmes The Breakthrough Energy Ventures fund, which Bill Gates will chair and run with a host of other high-profile investors, is focused on clean energy technology. Continue reading
Dec 09 Energy Department workers sent detailed questionnaire by Trump transition team By Richard Lardner and Matthew Daly, Associated Press The document offers a window into how far the incoming Trump administration may go to reverse President Barack Obama's worldview on pressing energy and climate policies. Obama's allotted more than $90 billion in stimulus money to boost the clean energy… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 10:04 How far will Scott Pruitt take EPA regulatory reform? By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump has selected Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and a critic of climate-change regulations, to head the EPA. Judy Woodruff sits down with Scott Segal of Bracewell and Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, to… Continue watching
Dec 07 Column: Trump Tower, the skyscraper and the future of urban development By Kevin D. Murphy for The Conversation Trump Tower is loaded with polished metal and stone and clad in reflective glass. Will it stand just for the questionable taste of the one percent, or could it stimulate more creative, sustainable approaches to urban development?… Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 3:48 Neurosurgeon and former rival Ben Carson is Trump's HUD nominee By PBS News Hour Once a rival for the GOP nomination, Dr. Ben Carson is now President-elect Donald Trump's pick for housing secretary. On Monday, Mr. Trump called Carson “a brilliant mind … passionate about strengthening communities.” Meanwhile, at Trump Tower, former Vice President… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 10:04 What we can infer from Trump's initial actions -- and what we can't By PBS News Hour On Friday, President-elect Donald Trump placed a controversial call to the president of Taiwan. On Monday, he joined Ivanka Trump in her meeting with former Vice President Al Gore on climate change. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report, Karen… Continue watching
Dec 05 Massive amounts of carbon dioxide could leak from the soil by mid-century, study finds By Leigh Anne Tiffany The words “climate change” tend to invoke images of heat and storms and smog-filled air. But one of the greatest global warming risks may start in the ground. Continue reading