Feb 11 Watch Economic Problems Wash Ashore as Lake Michigan's Water Level Hits Record Low Economic Problems Wash Ashore as Lake Michigan's Water Level Hits Record Low… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Al Gore's 'Future' Tackles Technology, Global Economy, American Democracy Al Gore's 'Future' Tackles Technology, Global Economy, American Democracy… Continue watching
Jan 31 Al Gore: Public Conditioned to Accept Atmosphere as 'Open Sewer' By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // Former Vice President Al Gore talks to NewsHour about climate change and how U.S. policy needs to evolve to confront the crisis. In his new book, "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change," former Vice President Al Gore examines… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Al Gore: Public Conditioned to Accept Pollution Al Gore: Public Conditioned to Accept Pollution… Continue watching
Jan 27 Finding an Economic, Environmental Win-Win in Davos DAVOS, Switzerland -- One of the topics that's come to the fore at the World Economic Forum over the last decade of meetings is global climate change. A conference bringing thousands of people from across the planet to a little… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch San Francisco on Track to Become Zero Waste City San Francisco is trying to become the first city with zero waste. By requiring residents and businesses to separate compostable items such as food scraps, as well as recyclable items, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports that the city has already… Continue watching
Jan 25 Getting Trashed on the Job: My Day in the Dump Recology collects about 1,200 tons of garbage every day in "the pit" before it is hauled to a landfill. According to Recology, over the last eight years, San Francisco has reduced the amount of trash it is sending to the… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch News Wrap: House GOP Ready to Raise Debt Ceiling Though Mid-May In other news Tuesday, House Republicans readied to vote on a plan to raise the nation's debt ceiling through May 19th. Rep. Paul Ryan said they wanted to shift focus to making major spending cuts. Also, parts of the Midwest… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch As EPA Chief Steps Down, an Evaluation of Obama's Environmental Policy So Far As EPA Chief Steps Down, an Evaluation of Obama's Environmental Policy So Far… Continue watching
Dec 21 2012's Wild Weather Passes 2011 Billion-Dollar Disaster Record By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Aerial view of the damage from Superstorm Sandy over the Atlantic Coast in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 31. Sandy was one of 11 billion-dollar disasters to hit the U.S. this year. Pool Photo by Doug Mills via Reuters. Frankenstorm… Continue reading