Latest from Sam Eaton

• Sep 25, 2007

  Wal-Mart looks for more green

  Wal Mart says it will begin asking its suppliers to voluntarily measure and report their climate-warming carbon emissions. How much impact will it have? Sam Eaton reports.

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• Sep 24, 2007

  President gets heat for climate control

  The U.N. meets today to discuss climate change, a week before President Bush's separate meeting with world leaders on the same topic. But critics say they haven't heard enough specifics from the White House about the latter. Sam Eaton reports.

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• Sep 1, 2007

  Do flippers deserve a helping hand?

  We all might want to extend a helping hand to homeowners on the verge of defaulting. But a study suggests some of these borrowers — house flippers and speculators — might not be so deserving of help. Sam Eaton reports.

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• Aug 30, 2007

  Rebuilding at Katrina’s ‘Ground Zero’

  Two years ago, the hurricane first touched ground at low-lying Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana. Even as most businesses rebuild on higher ground, a new economic core is taking root in Plaquemines. Sam Eaton reports.

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• Aug 29, 2007

  Bayou Belles change tides in N’awlins

  New Orleans tourism is practically back in full swing and tax revenues are approaching 85 percent of pre-Katrina levels. But in its low-income neighborhoods, recovery is as potholed as the streets. Enter the Belles of Bayou Road. Sam Eaton has their story.

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• Aug 21, 2007

  Answers or hot air on global warming?

  Debate in Congress over government regulations on carbon dioxide emissions is starting to heat up. Sam Eaton reports on the differing views on a carbon tax and "cap and trade."

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• Aug 16, 2007

  Defending the gas guzzler

  Lobbying by U.S. automakers failed to slow a Senate proposal that would drastically increase fuel economy standards, so GM, Ford and Chrysler are holding a rally today to plea for popular support. Critics are calling it a scare tactic, Sam Eaton reports.

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• Aug 13, 2007

  Race for Arctic oil heats up

  A team of Danish scientists shipped out this weekend for a month-long mapping expedition in the Arctic Ocean. It's the latest move in what's become a high-stakes race to claim the Arctic's potential oil reserves. Sam Eaton reports.

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• Aug 10, 2007

  Virgin Air lands in Asia

  With Virgin America now off the ground, British billionaire Richard Branson has jetted across the Pacific to announce a new partnership in Asia, where the demand for budget flights is booming. Sam Eaton reports.

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• Aug 9, 2007

  Lumps of coal worth more these days

  As Asian economies continue to develop at breakneck speeds, so grows their need for power. Coal exporters worldwide are scrambling to keep up with demand, and that's pushing coal prices to record highs, but not everywhere. Sam Eaton explains.

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