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Amory Lovins on the future of personal mobility

Amory Lovins on the future of personal mobility

An exploration of the ways we'll get around in the future. The transformation from horse-and-buggy to automobiles was nearly complete in a little more than a decade.
by MPR News Staff

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DNR: Minnesota's largest invasive carp captured near Redwood Falls

DNR: Minnesota's largest invasive carp captured near Redwood Falls

"The news of this capture is somewhat alarming, given the size and location," a DNR official said. The carp was found 80 miles upstream from the only other bighead carp captured in the Minnesota River.
by MPR News Staff

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U.S. pays farmers billions to save the soil. But it's blowing away

U.S. pays farmers billions to save the soil. But it's blowing away

Right now, the government rents farmland to help protect soil and water. But once the land is farmed again, the benefits disappear. Environmentalists want to change that.
by Dan Charles

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Polar photographer shares his view of a ferocious but fragile ecosystem

Polar photographer shares his view of a ferocious but fragile ecosystem

Paul Nicklen has spent decades documenting the Arctic and the Antarctic. "I want people to realize that ice is like the soil in the garden," he says. "Without ice the polar regions cannot exist."
by Terry Gross

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Enbridge pipeline backers, foes speak out as Minnesota mulls permit

Enbridge pipeline backers, foes speak out as Minnesota mulls permit

Dozens of supporters and opponents of a plan to replace Enbridge Energy's deteriorating Line 3 turned out Tuesday for the first public meetings on the proposal.
by Dan Kraker

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North Shore watershed clean for now, but facing risks

North Shore watershed clean for now, but facing risks

The Lake Superior-North watershed along Lake Superior's North Shore is one of the cleanest in the state, but it faces threats to its water quality, a new report says.
by Kirsti Marohn

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This farmer wants to give animals a better life - and death

This farmer wants to give animals a better life - and death

Livestock farmer Jon McConaughy's animals live their whole lives on his farm - and die there, too, in his slaughterhouse. He tries to make the end as stress-free and respectful as he can, he says.
by Paige Pfleger

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Climate change raises new risk: Are inland bridges too low?

Climate change raises new risk: Are inland bridges too low?

Climate change is often seen as posing the greatest risk to coastal areas. But the nation's inland cities face perils of their own, including more intense storms and more frequent flooding.
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UN chief warns oceans are 'under threat as never before'

UN chief warns oceans are 'under threat as never before'

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cited a 2016 World Economic Forum report on "The New Plastics Economy," which said the best research estimates there are over 150 million tons of plastics in the ocean.
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