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
Jun 12 Watch Senate Considers New Energy Package The Senate began debating a new energy package, the target of energy, environmental and consumer lobbying. Two journalists talk about the groups that are invested in the issue. Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch Group of Eight Summit Yields Africa Aid, Little Else Eight industrialized nations concluded their summit Friday after reaching an agreement on aid to Africa, but failing to reach consensus on climate change or missile defense. Two experts detail the conference results. Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Differences over Climate Change Cloud G8 Summit Members of the Group of Eight industrialized nations met in Germany Wednesday for the start of a three-day summit at which a main topic will be climate change. A German journalist and American international policy advocate discuss the conference. Continue watching
May 31 President Bush Urges Nations to Set Emissions Targets By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush, in a counter-offer to European leaders, said Thursday that 15 nations with the world's largest economies should set common targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2008. Continue reading
May 30 Watch Gore’s New Book Criticizes Bush Administration, Election Process Former Vice President Al Gore speaks with Gwen Ifill about his new book, "The Assault on Reason," which criticizes the Bush administration and the diminishing role of logic in America, among other issues. Continue watching
May 30 Watch California Seeks EPA Approval for Tougher Emissions Curbs The Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing in Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday to review California's bid to pass a law restricting car emissions beyond the federal level. California and EPA officials discuss the bid. 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
May 17 New Antarctic Marine Species Surprise Scientists By PBS News Hour An international team of researchers has found more than 700 new species in the extreme depths of Antarctica's Weddell Sea, surprising scientists who had thought the region was largely devoid of life. Continue reading
May 10 Watch Professor Touts Fossil Fuel Alternatives In the last installment of a series on climate change, a New York University physics professor who advocates carbon-free energy explains his perspective on wind power, solar fission and other technologies. Continue watching