Eric Niiler

A sign at a German lignite surface mine warns visitors to stay away from the edge of an overlook. A giant earth-moving machine sits on the far horizon.

Despite its green image, Germany still digs coal

Germany is one of the world's leaders on green energy, but the country is still digging up dirty brown coal, and destroying towns that sit on top of it.

Despite its green image, Germany still digs coal

Slideshow: Solar Power Decathlon in DC

Slideshow: Solar Power Decathlon in DC
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'Tar Sands' Protesters Target Obama

'Tar Sands' Protesters Target Obama

Foreign Teachers Used to Fill Shortages in the US Now Face Victimization

Foreign Teachers Used to Fill Shortages in the US Now Face Victimization

The disappearing Mexican mango

The disappearing Mexican mango

Drilling down in an Antarctic glacier

Drilling down in an Antarctic glacier
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Doomed South Pole expedition remembered

Reporter Eric Niiler examines the doomed South Pole expedition of British explorer Robert Scott, which took place nearly one hundred years ago.

Doomed South Pole expedition remembered
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US army studies malaria vaccine

Malaria is a disease of the developing world, but some Americans are being infected with malaria intentionally to help medical research. Reporter Eric Niiler profiles volunteers in a US Army study of an experimental malaria vaccine.

US army studies malaria vaccine
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Khodorkovsky and the rule of law in Russia

Russian president Dmitri Medvedev asserted himself this week by firing Moscow's powerful mayor. Now he faces another test � what to do about Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Reporter Eric Niiler speaks with Khodorkovsky's lawyers.

Khodorkovsky and the rule of law in Russia
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Mexico celebrates bicentennial

Mexico is celebrating the bicentennial of its independence with parties across the country. The celebrations mark the 1810 uprising that paved the way for the end of Spanish rule in 1821. Eric Niiler reports from Mexico.

Mexico celebrates bicentennial
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BP suspected of profiting from release of Lockerbie bomber

A group of US senators charge that BP pressured the British government to release a Libyan man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. They say the release was part of a deal to allow BP drilling rights. Eric Niiler reports from Washington.

BP suspected of profiting from release of Lockerbie bomber
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Climate meeting in Washington

Eric Niiler reports from Washington on tomorrow's White House meeting on climate and energy legislation. President Obama has invited key senators in hopes of breaking a logjam on Capitol Hill.

Climate meeting in Washington
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New treaty for whaling industry

The International Whaling Commission meets in Morocco this month to rewrite the international treaty on whaling. As Eric Niiler reports, getting all the parties to agree won't be easy.

New treaty for whaling industry