Jan 29 Watch Viewers respond to the 2014 State of the Union By PBS News Hour What did the American public think of President Obama's 2014 State of the Union? NewsHour asked viewers to send in video responses. From thoughts on renewable energy to the minimum wage, health care reform to NSA data collection, we sample… Continue watching
Jan 28 Addressing climate change, Obama pledges commitment to clean energy By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy President Barack Obama pledged his commitment to U.S. energy independence by investing in natural gas and solar energy. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 2014 State of the Union Special with analysis from Mark Shields and David Brooks By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama urged Congress to help restore opportunity for Americans but pledged to take action himself Tuesday in his fifth State of the Union. Watch PBS NewsHour's special coverage of the address with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New… Continue watching
Jan 27 Natural gas pipeline bursts in Canada, leaving thousands without heat By News Desk A natural gas pipeline explosion in Manitoba, Canada around midnight CST Saturday has left nearly 4,000 without heat in Canada and shortages in the United States as temperatures continue to drop below freezing. Continue reading
Jan 22 America unleashed: Why we’ll be number one once more By Joel Kurtzman Manufacturing excellence is one of four economic forces that sets the U.S. economy apart from the rest of the world. Continue reading
Jan 03 Ford to debut electric car with solar-panel roof By News Desk Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid Test Drive, in principle, could run partially on the energy of the sun. Photo courtesy of Ford. At the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Ford will unveil a concept model of its… Continue reading
Jan 02 Federal agency warns Bakken crude oil may be more dangerous than other oil NTSB Board Member Robert Sumwalt views damaged rail cars on scene of BNSF train accident in Casselton, N.D. pic.twitter.com/hNl4tutDaL— NTSB (@NTSB) January 1, 2014 The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, a part of the… Continue reading
Dec 31 Changes over past decade spark lowest U.S. energy consumption since 2001 U.S. electricity use on the average dropped in 2013. Photo by Flickr user See-ming Lee Average electricity usage in U.S. homes declined in 2013 to the lowest level since 2001. The drop to 10,819 kilowatt-hours per household marks… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch From superstorms to sequestration, 2013 held progress and pitfalls for science From superstorms to sequestration, 2013 held progress and pitfalls for science… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Writer Jay Parini considers how people experience God through the story of Jesus Writer Jay Parini considers how people experience God through the story of Jesus… Continue watching