Apr 28 After Nine-Year Fight, Government Approves Cape Cod Wind Farm On a day when much attention is centered on an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. took steps toward an entirely different alternative on the energy front. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Wednesday that the… Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch Gulf Oil Burn Begins as Leak Creeps Toward Louisiana Coast Crews in the Gulf of Mexico began to burn parts of an oil slick from last week's rig explosion that is now threatening the coastline. Judy Woodruff talks to two experts about the challenges of stopping the leak and getting… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch Off-Shore Wind Farm Gets Green Light in Massachusetts The Obama administration has approved plans to build the nation's first offshore wind farm near the coast of Massachusetts' Cape Cod. Gwen Ifill reports about the alternative energy deal, nine years in the making. Continue watching
Apr 26 Monday: Financial Reform Faces Key Vote; Gulf Oil Leak Could Last Months Still lacking a bipartisan agreement on financial reform, the Senate is bracing for a crucial test vote Monday over whether to begin debate on Democratic legislation to toughen the rules on Wall Street. Despite lingering GOP resistance, Democrats reached… Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch Crews Race to Contain Spreading Oil Spill Robotic submarines and hundreds of workers are struggling to contain an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, stemming from last week's rig fire off the Louisiana coast. Judy Woodruff talks to David Kennedy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric… Continue watching
Apr 23 Friday: Greece Formally Requests IMF-EU Bailout; Oil Rig Sinks in Gulf A poster next to a National Bank of Greece calls for civil servants to strike against austerity cuts. (Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images.) Greece's national debt crisis reached a tipping point Friday, as its prime minister formally asked the… Continue reading
Apr 22 Two Companies Make It Easy Being Green For Earth Day, we take a look at two companies in the music industry that have made environmentally-friendly practices a priority. Continue reading
Apr 22 Earth Day's 40th Anniversary Marked with Concerts, Idea Exchanges By Larisa Epatko Countries around the world celebrated the 40th Earth Day on Thursday and throughout the week with activities such as fashion shows featuring recycled materials, seed plantings at the Shanghai Zoo and musicians in Morocco playing songs about the Earth. Continue reading
Apr 21 'Plastiki' Sets Sail to Raise Awareness of Ocean Pollution On March 20 the Plastiki, a 60-foot-long catamaran made entirely of recycled plastic, set sail from San Francisco bound for Sydney, Australia. The vessel is the brainchild of environmentalist and British banking heir David de Rothschild. The Rundown spoke… Continue reading
Apr 19 American Experience Looks at History and Future of 'Earth Days' On April 22, 1970, Americans celebrated the first Earth Day. The nationwide day of celebrations and demonstrations marked the beginning of a decade of environmental action, including such landmark legislation as the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act. Continue reading