Philadelphia Adjusts as Manufacturing Fades
This video is not currently available. | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Now Ray Suarez begins a special look at the economy we’re calling Patchwork Nation, a special online collaboration between the...
View ArticleHow Bright Is Solar Power’s Future in a Post-Solyndra America?
GWEN IFILL: Next, the future for solar energy in the U.S., now clouded by the collapse of a California company backed by government loans. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports. SPENCER...
View ArticleClik here to view.
White House criticizes India’s solar industry regulations amid WTO dispute
A solar engineer trainer at Barefoot College in Rajasthan, India demonstrates how to build a solar light. The U.S. criticized India for protecting its domestic solar industry at the expense of U.S....
View ArticleObama’s new energy plan: Why not put the fed’s trillions into renewables?
Editor’s Note: Worried about the state of our economy, former big pharma executive Chris Martenson sold off everything and moved his family to the country a decade ago. Now, after the recession, he’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Engineers want to fill up your tank with sunlight
Engineers are experimenting with new ways of harnessing the power of sun. If they can generate enough heat from sunlight, they can drive chemical reactions and create renewable fuels. Photo by Science...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why U.S. and China agreed on climate change action – Part 2
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSU.S.-China deal on climate aims to cut emissions by 2025 What to watch at Asia’s APEC summit UN report: Without action, climate change effects will be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New technique may make solar panel production less expensive
Scientists Aditya Mohite (l) and Wanyi Nie (r), along with other researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory, published a report on a new technique for solar cell production Jan. 30. Photo by Los...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gridlocked by the power grid: Why Hawaii’s solar energy industry is at a...
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioMIKE TAIBBI: They’re everywhere on Oahu: on the roofs of businesses, libraries, and one house after another. The amount of rooftop solar now accounts for 12 percent of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Has Hawaii’s solar energy industry become too popular? Viewers weigh in.
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: And now to Viewers Like You, you’re chance to comment on our work. Here’s what some of you had to say about last week’s signature segment from Hawaii,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Switched on: Rooftop solar is on the move again in Hawaii, but for how long?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioMIKE TAIBBI: They’re everywhere on Oahu: on the roofs of businesses, libraries, and one house after another. The amount of rooftop solar now accounts for 12 percent of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A tale of two grid defectors: Why some are quitting electric companies in Hawaii
Dave Greene, who is living off the grid in Hawaii, stands in front of his house. NewsHour photo by Saskia de Melker RELATED CONTENTGridlocked by the power grid: Why Hawaii's solar energy industry is at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How building a better battery would change the game for renewable energy
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: The historic climate change accord in Paris is expected to give a further boost to wind, solar and other forms of energy that are less dependent on fossil...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Debate over solar rates simmers in the Nevada desert
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioBY SAM WEBER With more than 300 days of sunshine a year, Nevada seems like the perfect place for rooftop solar. And with the help of state and federal incentives, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Are solar-powered smartphones on the horizon?
Gadget makers experiment with translucent solar cells that let touch screens draw energy from the sun. Photo by Dado Ruvic/REUTERS Solar-powered streetlights and parking meters are not hard to find,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Scientists give Rick Perry mixed grades on his confirmation hearing
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is sworn in before testifying at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on his nomination to be Energy secretary. Photo by Carlos Barria/REUTERS The...
View Article