Aug 23 Watch News Wrap: Mitt Romney Makes Energy Independence by 2020 a Policy Priority In other news Thursday, Mitt Romney unveiled his energy plan in New Mexico, which aims for complete energy independence in the U.S. His plans calls for increased oil and gas drilling, including offshore of Virginia and North Carolina, two states… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch ‘America Speaks to BP’ Full Transcript: Bob Dudley Interview Google, YouTube and the PBS NewsHour teamed up to bring you into BP headquarters in Houston, Texas, for an exclusive interview with Bob Dudley, the executive newly in change for BP's oil disaster response. Here is the full transcript. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch In Brazil, Hope Grows for More Success in World Cup, Global Markets As Brazil hopes for yet another World Cup victory, the country is undergoing a major economic shift -- one that includes bold plans for very deep offshore drilling. Speaking with Jeffrey Brown from Rio de Janeiro, Margaret Warner previews her… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch Offshore Oil Drilling Moratorium’s Aims, Effectiveness Debated The Obama administration vowed to appeal a federal judge's ruling, blocking the president's efforts to impose a six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling. Gwen Ifill gets two points of view on the environmental and economic consequences of halting oil exploration… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Reports Suggest BP Cut Corners on Safety, Design of Gulf Rig As the Gulf oil disaster continues, new reports alleged that BP cut corners on safety measures and understated the oil leakage rate. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Drilling Moratorium Could Imperil Louisiana’s Expansive Oil Industry In our continuing coverage of the Gulf oil leak, Spencer Michels reports on how the spill may impact Louisiana's lucrative drilling industry as lawmakers impose a moratorium on offshore drilling and vow to ramp up regulation on the industry. Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Obama Surveys Gulf Oil Damage Again as BP Secures Well Cap President Obama returned to the Gulf Coast to survey the environmental damage, as BP said it is making headway in capping the gushing oil well at the bottom of the ocean. Ray Suarez reports on the president's visit and the… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch BP’s ‘Cut and Cap’ Attempt Moves Forward BP made new progress on the Gulf oil spill Thursday as undersea robots managed to cut the main pipe on a damaged wellhead, which may allow engineers to cap the gusher. Judy Woodruff reports on what lies ahead for crews… Continue watching
May 06 Watch In Gulf of Mexico, Oil Containment Device Poised to Help Slow Leak NewsHour correspondent Tom Bearden gives an update from Louisiana, as BP engineers prepare to lower a massive containment dome over into the Gulf of Mexico in hopes of capturing much of the massive oil leak. Continue watching
May 03 Watch Gulf Coast Oil Spill Puts Political Future of Offshore Drilling in Question As crews continue attempts to cap a leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, Judy Woodruff gets two points of view on the future for offshore drilling in the U.S. from Kert Davies of Greenpeace and Sara Banaszak of… Continue watching