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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Southern cities hit hard by storms face new crisis: No water

Southern cities hit hard by storms face new crisis: No water

Busted water pipes ruptured by record-low temperatures have created a shortage of clean drinking water, forced the closure of the Memphis airport for passenger flights on Friday and left hospitals scrambling to maintain sanitary conditions.
by The Associated Press

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'It's life and death': Texans still without power as nation faces more winter storms

'It's life and death': Texans still without power as nation faces more winter storms

Nationwide, more than 40 deaths have been blamed on the weather this week — some who died trying to stay warm in their homes. Thousands of Texans remained without electricity or safe drinking water after winter storms wreaked havoc on the state's power grid and utilities.
by Scott Neuman and The Associated Press

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More deadly storms coming so prepare better, experts say

More deadly storms coming so prepare better, experts say

The crisis sounded an alarm for power systems throughout the country about the need to prepare for severe conditions, even those that go beyond historical trends. Experts say a lot needs to be done to prepare better for the storms sure to come.
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Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy

Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy

Conservative commentators on Tuesday shared a false narrative that wind turbines and solar energy were primarily to blame for power outages across Texas as the power grid buckled. But the Texas state power agency said that gas, coal and nuclear plants actually caused nearly twice as many outages as wind and solar power.
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'A complete bungle': Texas' energy pride goes out with cold

'A complete bungle': Texas' energy pride goes out with cold

Anger over Texas' power grid failing in the face of a record winter freeze continued to mount Wednesday as millions of residents in the energy capital of the U.S. remained shivering with no assurances that their electricity and heat — out since Monday in many homes — would return soon or stay on once it finally does.
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Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm looms

Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm looms

Utility crews are racing to restore power to nearly 3.4 million utility customers around the U.S. who are still without electricity in the aftermath of a winter storm. Texas officials ordered 7 million people to boil tap water before drinking it following days of record low temperatures that damaged infrastructure and froze pipes.
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David Pogue on ‘How to Prepare for Climate Change’

David Pogue on ‘How to Prepare for Climate Change’

Record heat and warming oceans mean life on planet Earth is changing. Science and technology writer David Pogue outlined the scale of those changes and offers advice for how humans can adjust. 
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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