Aug 06 Watch Candidates Stick to Energy Rhetoric on Campaign Trail Presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., continue to spar over energy policy in campaign appearances and television ads. Kwame Holman reports on the latest news from the campaign trail. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch Transcript: Obama's 'New Energy for America' Speech Following is a transcript of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama's Monday energy policy speech, as prepared for delivery in Lansing, Mich., and distributed by his campaign. Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Candidates Stump in Battleground Western States Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain took shots at each other over energy policy as they each toured Western states, hoping to drive home their message in what could be new battlegrounds this campaign season. Continue watching
May 14 Inflation Pressures Ease with Small Rise in CPI By Admin, PBS News Hour The overall Consumer Price Index rose 0.2 percent in April, the Labor Department announced Wednesday, a smaller-than-expected rise despite the highest jump in food prices in 18 years. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch Democrats' Attention Turns to N.C., Ind. Primaries Following Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton turned their focus to upcoming primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. Clinton seeks to keep her momentum going while Obama looks to clinch the Democratic nomination. Continue watching
Jan 11 Switchgrass Yields Energy-efficient, Clean Fuel, Study Finds By PBS News Hour Switchgrass, a prairie grass grown on marginal farmland and processed into ethanol, can produce five times more energy than it takes to grow the crop, according to a new study. Continue reading
Dec 20 My understanding is that it takes .75 gallons of fuel to make one gallon of ethanol. If this is true, why is this fuel source so widely acclaimed as a great idea? Question/Comment: There are two issues I’d like to see you tackle that I have not seen anyone in the media deal with. The first has to do with the sensibility of ethanol as a renewable fuel source. My understanding is… Continue reading
Oct 25 Oil and Gas Giant BP to Pay Fines Totaling $373M By Admin, PBS News Hour London-based BP has agreed to pay a total of $373 million in fines for violating regulations tied to a fatal refinery explosion in 2005, operating leaking oil pipelines and engaging in a price-fixing scheme, the government announced Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch Demand for Energy Fuels Rush for Uranium in Utah Uranium mining in Utah is gaining popularity, driven by efforts to find alternative energy sources to fossil fuels. The NewsHour reports on the growing uranium industry and its impact on the American fuel economy. Continue watching
May 24 Regulatory Questions Continue to Plague Cape Wind Project By PBS News Hour For six years, Cape Wind -- a proposed 130 turbine wind energy project in Nantucket Sound -- has polarized residents of Cape Cod and mobilized advocacy groups both for and against what would be the nation's first offshore wind energy… Continue reading