Mar 09 Watch Unlikely partners work to make fracking safer By PBS News Hour In an unlikely alliance, natural gas companies and environmentalists have decided to work together to make fracking safer. Rick Karr travels to Pennsylvania to explore the tensions this has created among environmental groups. Continue watching
Feb 20 Nebraska judge strikes down law allowing Keystone pipeline construction to move forward By Ellen Rolfes President Barack Obama has yet to make a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, which would stretch 1,179 miles, and carry oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries on the Gulf Coast. But a court decision Wednesday could set back construction… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch Raising health and air quality concerns in Texas' fracking frontier By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 12 Nuclear fusion as power source is one step closer to reality By Justin Scuiletti Nuclear fusion -- the process that occurs in the heart of stars to fuel them -- is now another step closer to being harnessed as a new source of energy. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Sniper attack sparks worry over security of nation's power grid By PBS News Hour An organized sniper attack on an electrical substation near San Jose, Calif., last April raises unsettling questions about the vulnerability of our nation’s power grid. Judy Woodruff talks to Jon Wellinghoff, former chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch As State Department releases report on Keystone pipeline, pressure builds over final decision By PBS News Hour Continue watching
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