NBR’s Jeff Yastine finds out how recycling methane gas produced by landfills impacts the environment and the bottom line. Watch report now. (Originally aired 12/26/08)
Many poor families in Nepal have been forced to sell their daughters, some as young as six, to work far from home as bonded servants in private homes. See one innovative program in Nepal that is helping to free these young girls that live as modern-day slaves.Watch. (Originally aired: 12/19/2008).
Pastor Rick Warren has been chosen to give Obama’s inauguration invocation. It’s a controversial choice based on some statements Warren has made about gays, others. Read more about Warren from Religion and Ethics’ coverage of Warren’s activities.
Daljit Dhaliwal fills in for anchor Martin Savidge.
* Christmas around the world: Iraq, Beijing, Indonesia, more.
* New violence in Gaza
* Price slashing in the UK
* 21st-century Africa: cell phones in Kenya
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Daljit Dhaliwal fills in for anchor Martin Savidge.
* Will lessons from Iraq help with the Taliban?
* Xmas tourism in Bethlehem
* 21st-century Africa: the growing middle class
* Lottery fever sweeps Spain
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Daljit Dhaliwal fills in for anchor Martin Savidge:
* Toyota looks for bailout
* High-tech defenses in Israel
* 21st-century Africa: the Chinese influence
* The movies in Saudi Arabia
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In an investigative series published by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, reporter Eric Nalder revealed what happens when a private contractor takes advantage of taxpayer dollars and a law encouraging privatization, then never finishes the job. Watch online on Exposé and on Bill Moyers Journal. Watch. (Originally aired: 12/19/2008).
Stories this week: teenage gang violence in Ecuador, foreign affairs challenges in Africa, and how President Elect Obama should build relations with U.S.’s southern neighbors.
On October 14, 2008 I wrote an article for Blueprint America: Infrastructure Isn’t Partisan: Gridlock Sam’s Advice for the Next President. In it I proposed a six-point transportation plan …
Bill Moyers interviews New York’s Governor David Paterson about his budget plan for New York, and the budget problems facing governors across the United States this year. Watch. (Originally aired: 12/19/2008).
