Nov 16 Fate of Keystone XL may rest with obscure Nebraska panel By Associated Press Congress is suddenly scrambling to vote on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but the fate of the oft-delayed $5.4 billion project could still wind up in the hands of an obscure commission in Nebraska that regulates telephones, taxi cabs and… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch How will environmental policy change under the next Congress? By PBS News Hour Energy and the environment have been core issues in Senate races in at least seven states. From oil and gas development, to the regulation of greenhouse gases and power plants, what's at stake as voters go to the polls? Judy… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Forget the Senate: These are the midterm contests that will affect people By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch How many Nobel Prize winners does it take to improve a light bulb? By PBS News Hour The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists who created the revolutionary LED light, which is 20 times more efficient than a standard incandescent bulb. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Jeffrey Brown to talk about the winners and… Continue watching
Oct 07 Nobel Prize in Physics illuminates accomplishment of blue LED inventors By Justin Scuiletti The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded Tuesday to the inventors of the blue light-emitting diode, or LED, shining a light on the creation that solved the final puzzle piece to energy-efficient lighting. Continue reading
Sep 18 White House announces plan to train 50,000 people, including veterans, to install solar panels By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. is planning to train veterans to become solar panel installers in the next six years, the White House said Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch What the economic rebound looks like around the country By PBS News Hour The American GDP grew at a 4 percent annual rate in the second quarter of the year, surpassing most predictions. But will the upward swing continue? Jeffrey Brown gets a snapshot of economic recovery around the country from Shirley Leung… Continue watching
Jul 24 Making a cheaper, cleaner diesel fuel to do industry’s heavy lifting By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Diesel can be made from just about any carbon-based source, but the process can be expensive and wasteful. Chemists are working on new methods to fix that. Continue reading
May 22 Watch Russia-China gas deal may influence U.S. strategy on Ukraine By PBS News Hour China and Russia struck a $400 billion gas deal amid mounting tension between the United States and both countries. Jeffrey Brown talks to Geoff Dyer of Financial Times and Julia Nanay of IHS about why China and Russia chose this… Continue watching
May 14 Federal government says oil and gas well oversight needs improvement By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The federal agency tasked with managing oil and gas development on Wednesday acknowledged it needed to do more to improve oversight of drilling, pointing to a lack of funding as reasons it failed to inspect oil and gas… Continue reading