Old Trees Used to Build Up Carbon Credits
For many people, buying carbon offsets has become a way to go personally "carbon neutral." But these voluntary efforts are entirely unregulated and in California, that's beginning to change. The Golden State is trying to bring credibility to carbon credits using a forest of old trees where Arnold Schwarzenegger and Nancy Pelosi have bought credits to off-set their air travel.
Food Crisis Felt Most Acutely By the Poor
The global food crisis is causing some U.S. families to adopt survival tactics of those in developing countries, says Raj Patel, former analyst for Food First, a leading food policy think-tank. Patel, author of "Stuff and Starved," tells Liane Hansen that poverty is what leads to hunger.
Border Patrol Policy Could Hinder Evacuations
The U.S. Border Patrol says it will check the immigration status of people trying to ride evacuation buses near the Texas-Mexico border in future hurricane emergencies. Those evacuees thought to be in the U.S. illegally will be sent to detention facilities. Human rights advocates protest that people with illegal aliens in their families will not evacuate because they will not want to leave relatives behind.
Chinese Still in Danger from Flooding, Landslides
Following Monday's devastating earthquake, the Chinese government says it expects the final number of dead to surpass 50,000. On Sunday an aftershock rattled buildings and sent people into the street and a nearby dam is in danger of collapsing. Officials released water from dams and reservoirs to reduce danger of flooding and landslides.
Diplomats Tour Myanmar
U.S. Charge D'Affair Shari Villarosa was part of a group of diplomats given a tour Saturday of the cyclone-struck areas of Myanmar by the country's military government. Villarosa tells Liane Hansen she is concerned that there are hundreds of thousands of people who haven't received assistance. She hopes officials there will open up and welcome international assistance.
Small Miracles Rise from Earthquake's Rubble
Melissa Block met survivors in the quake-ravaged Sichuan province in southwestern China. Among them was a student who was buried under the rubble, but dug his way out and survived with only a scratch. Block, who was in Chengdu, China, when the earthquake hit last Monday, says people aren't staying inside as aftershocks continue to rumble through the area.
Poll: Rural Voters Not Reliably Republican in 2008
Overwhelming support in the nation's least populated counties was key to Republican victories in the last two presidential elections. But a new bipartisan survey indicates rural voters are not so reliably Republican in 2008.
Family, Doctors Watch Sen. Kennedy's Condition
Sen. Edward Kennedy was airlifted to the hospital Saturday after suffering a seizure at his Boston-area home. Later, he was resting comfortably with family. Doctors will begin testing to see if they can discover and treat the underlying cause of the worrisome seizure.
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