Apr 19 On BP Gusher Anniversary, Achenbach Gauges Deepwater Drilling’s Future A disaster that began with a deadly explosion in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico became a months-long drama that captured the world's attention and drew increased scrutiny to undersea oil drilling. With Wednesday marking the first anniversary of… Continue reading
Apr 19 One Year Later, Louisianans Still Recovering From Gulf Oil Spill Wednesday marks the one year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. The blast killed 11 workers and sent more than 200 million gallons of oil spewing into the Gulf waters… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch Louisianans Still Struggling One Year After the Gulf Oil Spill Hari Sreenivasan talks to Shauna Sanford and Charlie Whinham of LPB about the oil spill. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Autism Now: Exploring the ‘Phenomenal’ Increase in U.S. Prevalence In the second report in his Autism Now series, Robert MacNeil investigates why the number of children with autism is increasing in the U.S. He meets children at different points on the autism spectrum and gets several views on the… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch A Year After BP Oil Spill Began, No Easy Answers on Gulf Coast’s Future It's been nearly one year since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf. Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Director A. Sayeeda Clarke Discusses Her Film ‘White’ Director A. Sayeeda Clarke discusses her futuristic film, "White". Continue watching
Apr 07 Discarded Plastic Bottles Put to New Use in Schools By News Desk A project to build a school using empty plastic bottles brought together a community in Guatemala. The idea now is spreading to other sites. Continue reading
Apr 07 Building a Plastic Bottle School By Larisa Epatko When former Peace Corps volunteer Laura Kutner was asked to help find funding to finish constructing two classrooms in the elementary school where she worked in Guatemala, she decided to use -- or rather reuse -- a common piece of… Continue reading
Mar 30 Miles O’Brien Visits Deserted Town at Chernobyl The nuclear crisis in Japan has churned up memories of the Chernobyl meltdown, the worst nuclear accident in history. Miles O'Brien and crew returned last week to survey the scene, 25 years later. They took pictures of abandoned dolls, homes,… Continue reading
Mar 30 President Obama Presents Energy Plan, Calls for Cut in Imports of Foreign Oil EmbedVideo(262, 482, 304); In a speech Wednesday at Georgetown University, President Obama outlined his goals for reducing American energy dependence, heavily emphasizing new technology and alternative sources in addition to "safe and responsible" offshore drilling. He was quick… Continue reading