Latest from Sam Eaton

• Jun 12, 2006

  Sustainable banking winners

  Banks are realizing that companies with a green bent are a sound financial investment. Sam Eaton reports.

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• Jun 8, 2006

  Reducing oil dependency 25 by 25

  The latest proposal to wean the US off Middle Eastern oil is called 25 by 25. It calls for us to get a quarter of our energy from renewable sources by 2025. But getting it through Congress is another matter. Sam Eaton reports.

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• Jun 7, 2006

  Biofuel buzz going global?

  A report out today looks at the potential for fuels such as ethanol to go global — and World Bank's potential interest in funding biofuel projects in developing countries is fueling the buzz. Sam Eaton reports.

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• Jun 7, 2006

  Business booming in Baton Rouge

  New Orleans residents have just begun to rebuild their city as the new hurricane season gets underway. Which is why Baton Rouge sees an opportunity. Sam Eaton reports.

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• Jun 2, 2006

  Gulf Coast energy forecast: uneasy

  As the Gulf Coast braces for this year's hurricane season, Sam Eaton looks at how the area's buildings and construction rules are different nowadays.

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• May 22, 2006

  Nagin’s task: Reinvent city’s economy

  New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has little time to savor his reelection victory before turning to the task of reinventing the city's battered economy. Sam Eaton reports.

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• May 20, 2006

  Rebuilding and looking for leadership

  Albert Jefferson Jr. and Henry McCloskey returned to New Orleans to rebuild their businesses and their lives. So which candidate in tomorrow's election do they think can rebuild the city? Sam Eaton reports.

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• May 19, 2006

  New Orleans picks a mayor this Saturday

  Ahead of this weekend's mayoral election in New Orleans, Sam Eaton looks at the politics — and whether a victory by either candidate will matter much to the pace of reconstruction in the Crescent City.

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• Apr 27, 2006

  Nuclear power makes a comeback

  Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl power station in Ukraine blew up 20 years ago today. The health effects here weren't large, but the disaster put the US nuclear power industry into a deep freeze. Now there's real talk of a resurgence. Sam Eaton looks at what's changed.

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• Apr 12, 2006

  Golden State looks to cap greenhouse gases

  California's governor and legislature have agreed that the best way to curb greenhouse gas emissions is through a government-regulated cap and trade scheme. Sam Eaton reports on how businesses are lining up for the debate.

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