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Former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter talks to Ray Suarez about America's energy future- why fossil fuels are still a part of it and why Congress hasn't pushed forward with renewable energy.
Air date: 08/10/2012
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Dan Arvizu, director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, talks to Ray Suarez about how natural gas and renewables can work together.
Air date: 08/10/2012
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Tonight on the program, we examine the ongoing drought and the major effects it has had on corn and soybean crops. Also: analyzing the energy situation in the United States, a look at Michelle Obama's American ancestry, Ruth Marcus and Michael Gerson analyze the week's political news, and one last...
Air date: 08/10/2012
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Tonight on the program, how Mitt Romney's Veep choice Paul Ryan shifts campaign strategy for the 2012 election. Also: a look at Rep. Paul Ryan's policy record, Jim Lehrer to moderate the first presidential debate, and Egyptian President Muhammed Morsi's power play, ousting top military officials...
Air date: 08/13/2012
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An early spring and a series of frosts destroyed much of Michigan's fruit crop this year. Field workers who rely on the harvest for their income have been left without jobs, and farmers are afraid that more bad years will mean less farm labor in the future.
Air date: 08/14/2012
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