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Climate

Wildflowers planted to aid bees may be crippling them

Wildflowers planted to aid bees may be crippling them

Farm country wildflowers planted by governments and nonprofits meant to help pollinators may be inadvertently harming them. Researchers say a bee-killing pesticide carried by wind or water from farms is landing in the wildflowers.
by Dan Gunderson

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Climate Cast: How well is 'clean coal' living up to its promise?

Climate Cast: How well is 'clean coal' living up to its promise?

President Obama had hoped that a Mississippi power plant would be a shining clean coal win for the administration. Instead, managers covered up problems and cost-overruns, according to a recent New York Times story.
by MPR News Staff

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Climate One: 'Doubt, Deception and Defiance'

Climate One: 'Doubt, Deception and Defiance'

Did Exxon-Mobil lie to the public and investors about the threat of climate change? Several experts explore whether this is similar to what the tobacco companies said about the link between smoking and cancer. You'll also hear some climate change activists discuss their strategies. From the Climate One series at the Commonwealth Club of California.

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'Climate One' series: Water World

'Climate One' series: Water World

The Commonwealth Club of California's "Climate One" series produced a program that features experts on water conservation, supply and quality.

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Climate change? Some people may not be sweating it because the weather is nicer

Climate change? Some people may not be sweating it because the weather is nicer

Researchers say climate change has made weather more pleasant in many parts of the U.S. Winters have been milder, and summers haven't become much hotter. But that's likely to change in coming years.
by Christopher Joyce

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Coastal cities get creative in adapting to a more extreme climate

Coastal cities get creative in adapting to a more extreme climate

New Orleans and Philadelphia are two cities that face very similar challenges of flooding from rising tides. But they've chosen to pay for the solutions in very different ways.
by Tegan Wendland and Susan Phillips

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