2015年1月16日 星期五

2015-01-17 U.S. Spotlight


How an EPA plan to cut carbon emissions is playing out in coal-rich Wyoming   
PBS NewsHour
In Wyoming, people care about issues that affect their land and energy resources. A recently announced EPA initiative to cut carbon emissions, the Clean Power Plan, aims to move American electricity generation away from coal -- the economic lifeblood for ...


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New York Times
   
Starting Friday, US Will Ease Restrictions on Travel to Cuba   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — For decades, the aging tourist mecca of Havana beckoned, but the United States did not make it easy for Americans hoping to visit. They had to justify their trips to a government agency, apply for licenses, sign up with a company organizing ...


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On Myanmar's Mystery Peak, Drama and a Challenge Like No Other   
National Geographic
A grueling trek through a jungle, followed by a treacherous climb: How one team took on one of mountaineering's biggest tests. Mark Jenkins crosses a snow slope on the west ridge of Hkakabo Razi. He and two other climbers sought to scale the peak, said to ...


   


PBS NewsHour
   
Photo essay: Observatory towers over the Amazon rainforest   
PBS NewsHour
A view is seen from the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO) in Sao Sebastiao do Uatuma in the middle of the Amazon forest in Amazonas state January 10, 2015. Photo by Bruno Kelly/Reuters. Last August, construction began deep in the Amazon ...


   


New York Times
   
Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction, Broad Study Says   
New York Times
A team of scientists, in a groundbreaking analysis of data from hundreds of sources, has concluded that humans are on the verge of causing unprecedented damage to the oceans and the animals living in them. “We may be sitting on a precipice of a major ...


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National Geographic
   
Solar Panels Floating on Water Will Power Japan's Homes   
National Geographic
More solar power plants are being built on water, but is this such a good idea? Picture of a similar floating solar plant. Floating solar arrays take advantage of open water where land space is constrained. Photograph courtesy of Kyocera Corporation.

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PBS NewsHour
   
Only a little bit hotter, but 2014's record temperatures continue long-term trend   
PBS NewsHour
2014 was the hottest year in recorded history, even despite below-average temperatures in the Eastern U.S. Judy Woodruff speaks with Gavin Schmidt of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies about the human impact on global warming. RELATED.

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New York Times
   
New Charlie Hebdo Muhammad Cartoon Stirs Muslim Anger in Mideast   
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A cover illustration of Prophet Muhammad in the latest edition of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo ignited controversy in the Middle East on Wednesday, prompting Egypt and Turkey to issue or threaten restrictions on ...


   


National Geographic
   
Summiting Yosemite's Dawn Wall, Climbers Make History   
National Geographic
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson finish their quest to be the first to free climb the Dawn Wall. elcapitan-finish-10.jpg. Tommy Caldwell enjoys a long-awaited moment of triumph on the pinnacle of El Capitan. Photograph by Bligh Gillies, Big Up Productions.

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Why a humbled 'Glee' is a 'Glee' worth watching   
Entertainment Weekly
The final season of Glee began last week as a bittersweet symphony of heartbreak, busted dreams, wary hope, and risky but possibly rewarding change. To these eyes, the two-part premiere was as much about the franchise itself, a story about Glee's own ...


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