Mar 28 Watch 6:51 Turning poop into power, not pollution By PBS News Hour Move over solar and wind power, there’s another renewable energy source: poop. Thanks to rapidly advancing “digester” technologies, it’s possible to extract and refine natural gas from the methane in human and animal waste, generating power rather than polluting greenhouse… Continue watching
Feb 23 Extreme heat waves may occur yearly by 2075 By Joshua Barajas Future heat waves will become hotter and more frequent across the globe if measures aren’t take to cap greenhouse gas emissions, the National Center for Atmospheric Research announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 23 Congress backs court challenge to Obama’s climate change plan By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than 200 members of Congress are backing a court challenge to President Barack Obama's plan to curtail greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 8:53 The invisible catastrophe sickening families in California By PBS News Hour Porter Ranch seems like a picturesque Southern California town, but an environmental disaster has been unfolding there for several months. Natural gas has been spewing from an underground storage facility, causing health issues for residents and forcing temporary relocations for… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 8:34 Why capping methane leaks is a win-win goal for industry and environmentalists By PBS News Hour Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is also a potent greenhouse gas, trapping energy in the atmosphere. Last year NASA released satellite images showing a hot spot in the area where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona meet, prompting… Continue watching
Aug 18 U.S. proposes to cut methane from oil, gas production by nearly half By Matthew Daly, Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Obama administration is proposing to cut methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas production by nearly half over the next decade in an unprecedented step to curb climate change. Continue reading
Aug 18 Obama administration approves Arctic drilling ahead of president’s visit to Alaska By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's approval of the final permit to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean clashes with the message President Barack Obama will deliver when he visits Alaska to emphasize the dangers of climate change, some environmental… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: EPA moves to curb emissions from passenger airliners, cargo planes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the EPA declared that greenhouse gases from passenger airlines, cargo planes and business jets are a danger to public health. Also, Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell warned Congress about the looming Supreme… Continue watching
Mar 31 U.S. to pledge cut in greenhouse gas emissions by up to 28 percent By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The United States pledged Tuesday to cut its greenhouse gas emissions up to 28 percent as its contribution to a global treaty aimed at preventing the worst effects of climate change. Continue reading
Mar 19 Obama orders 40 percent cut in government’s greenhouse gases By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will order the federal government on Thursday to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases by 40 percent, as the U.S. seeks to spur other nations to get serious about climate change. Continue reading