Dec 05 Watch For Wind Energy’s Future, Researchers Look High in the Sky The next major innovation in wind power might not involve big, white turbines dotting the countryside. KQED QUEST reports on research being done on "tethered airfoils" that could capture wind energy more efficiently that earthbound turbines. This report is part… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch California Raids Threaten Medical Marijuana Regulation In 16 states, marijuana use is legal for medical purposes, but authorities say state laws do not protect growers from federal prosecution. Special correspondent Michael Montgomery of KQED San Francisco looks at how that conflict is playing out in one… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch U.S. Scientists’ Research on Universe Expansion Earns Nobel Nod Three U.S. physicists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for discovering through the study of supernovae that the universe is not just expanding, but speeding up. KQED's Andrea Kissack profiles one of the scientists and his research. Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Marijuana Farming Is Lucrative Business in California, but Who’s Profiting? Last year, local and federal authorities seized some 7 million illegally grown marijuana plants in California. The Center for Investigative Reporting and KQED investigate who and what are behind the spike in the state's lucrative marijuana-farming business. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch ‘Hunger’ for Success a Driving Force in Belva Davis’ Storied Journalism Career Belva Davis, the first African-American woman television journalist on the West Coast, speaks with Judy Woodruff about her pioneering -- and sometimes difficult -- career in broadcast news and her new memoir. This story was done in partnership with KQED… Continue watching
Apr 23 A Love Letter to San Francisco’s ‘La Mission’ By Tom LeGro When Peter and Benjamin Bratt grew up in San Francisco's Mission district in the 1970's, it was a neighborhood of Native American and Latino activists, low rider cars, Peruvian flute players, and vibrant murals that related the local history. Continue reading