Jan 01 Russia Cuts off Gas to Ukraine, Supplies Continue to Europe By Admin, PBS News Hour Russia stopped supplies of natural gas to neighboring Ukraine over a contract and debt dispute, raising concerns of gas shortages in the rest of Europe which depends on gas supplies from Russia. Continue reading
Dec 12 EU Energy Deal Boosts U.N. Climate Talks By Admin, PBS News Hour Leaders of the European Union Friday announced a climate and energy package aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch Obama Crafts Team to Rethink Foreign Policy Challenges President-elect Obama announced his national security team Monday, choosing Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and keeping Robert Gates as defense secretary. Analysts including former secretary of state Madeleine Albright and Sen. Jack Reed discuss the picks. Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Waxman Ousts Dingell to Head House Energy Committee In a shift of Democratic leadership, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., defeated fellow Democrat John Dingell of Michigan in a vote amongst lawmakers over who should chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Kwame Holman reports on the move. Continue watching
Oct 11 Is it time to admit that the world is already in a recession? Question/Comment: Over the past few weeks, we have gone to extreme measures to save economies around the world. Treasuries and central banks to date have used multiple tools to ease this crisis such as, lowering Interest rates, pumping billions of… Continue reading
Sep 24 Battle to Replace Domenici in New Mexico Senate Race Centers on Energy Policy By PBS News Hour The race for New Mexico's first open Senate seat in 26 years has brought the national renewable energy debate into local focus as Republican Rep. Steve Pearce battles Democratic Rep. Tom Udall for the job. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch Scientists Celebrate Breakthrough With Particle Collider In an effort to understand some of the basic tenets of physics, scientists and engineers fired a beam of protons around a 17-mile tunnel Wednesday -- a successful first run for the world's most powerful particle accelerator. Brian Greene, host… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Democratic Leaders Mull Obama's Economic Policy Two leading Democrats, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and New York Sen. Chuck Schumer discuss what an Obama administration would do to address the economic difficulties facing the nation. Continue watching
Aug 18 Black Communities Struggle with Soaring Energy Costs By Jori Lewis Energy and food prices are skyrocketing. Some people are forgoing necessities, simply because they costs too much. Some black communities have been hit particularly hard because residents pay a larger percentage of their incomes on energy costs. Jori Lewis looks… Continue reading
Aug 14 Energy, Food Costs Push Consumer Prices up, Fueling Inflation Fears By Admin, PBS News Hour The Labor Department reported a 0.8 percent rise in consumer prices in July -- double the expected rate -- sending inflation on its fastest annual pace in 17 years. Continue reading