Climate

November 5, 2019 1:35 PM

Loving the planet to death

In the age of climate change, travel has become an ethical conundrum. How do we see the world – or even get to work – without ruining the planet?

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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November 5, 2019 4:00 AM

Searching for solid ice as scientists freeze in to study a warming arctic

A ship of researchers is crossing the Arctic for a year attached to an ice floe. But finding the right chunk of sea ice was a challenge, in part because warmer temperatures are making it thinner.

by Ravenna Koenig

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November 5, 2019 4:00 AM

Shipping Minnesota water to sate a thirsty world: Could it happen?

Last week came the surprising news that a Dakota County company wants to pump water from below the ground and transport it by rail to the western United States. Environmental groups quickly opposed the idea. The Minnesota DNR said the plan won't likely meet state law. But could a plan like this ever become reality?

by Kirsti Marohn

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November 2, 2019 10:00 AM

Residents of an eroded Alaskan village are pioneering a new one, in phases

As climate change eroded the village of Newtok, its residents started making plans to move it. Many years and millions of dollars later, they are beginning the process of relocating across the river.

by Greg Kim

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October 30, 2019 12:00 AM

Climate One series: 'Scorched Earth'

A new program from the Commonwealth Club of California's "Climate One" series about the climate impact of fires and deforestation.

by MPR News Staff

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October 29, 2019 4:41 AM

Peregrine falcons outlive the power plants that once saved them

Nesting boxes on power plants and skyscrapers have helped bring peregrine falcons back to Minnesota. But some of these urban homes are now coming down as part of a transition toward cleaner energy sources.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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October 24, 2019 6:32 PM

What indigenous communities can teach about climate change solutions

Climate change often impacts disenfranchised communities more directly, and that includes indigenous communities. But these communities can also teach us a lot about how to move forward.

by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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October 23, 2019 5:00 PM

Your grocery list might be pressuring big food companies to take sustainability mainstream

A Chicago data firm is tracking what goes through the checkout lines at upscale markets including Kowalski’s and Lunds & Byerlys. That data is pushing more and more food companies toward sustainable products.

by Tom Crann, Megan Burks and Nick Scheffler

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October 18, 2019 4:09 AM

In Monticello, a city at the center of the nuclear energy debate

The central Minnesota plant’s license is set to expire in 2030 — and Xcel Energy wants to keep it operating until at least 2040, as part of the utility’s promise to pivot away from coal over the next few decades.

by Kirsti Marohn