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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Their mission: save Minnesota's rare orchids before it's too late

Their mission: save Minnesota's rare orchids before it's too late

Researchers are tromping across the state gathering microscopic seeds from Minnesota's 48 rare orchid species, part of a nationwide effort to conserve the threatened flowers. Here's a look at what they found in the woods.
by Dan Kraker

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Bill McKibben and Terry Tamminen on climate change politics and policy

Bill McKibben and Terry Tamminen on climate change politics and policy

Bill McKibben of 350.org and Terry Tamminen of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation talk about the politics and policy of climate change. They say solutions will require individual and collective action....and say the environmental movement can't be made up of "just arrogant white people."

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This bird can remain airborne for 10 months straight

This bird can remain airborne for 10 months straight

These birds fly from Europe to sub-Saharan Africa, but they don't touch down on the continent. Researchers say new findings raise questions about "when and to what extent swifts need to sleep."

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Tensions escalate as police clear protesters near Dakota Access pipeline

Tensions escalate as police clear protesters near Dakota Access pipeline

Law enforcement in North Dakota arrested more than 140 on private land owned by the pipeline company. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe wants to prevent the pipeline from running under the Missouri River.
by Amy Sisk

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In fight over ND pipeline, tribe leader calls for peace and prayers

In fight over ND pipeline, tribe leader calls for peace and prayers

Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline have been raging. Tribe leader Dave Archambault II says he's telling supporters "not to react to any form of aggression that law enforcement brings."

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Oil pipeline protesters brace for confrontation with police

Oil pipeline protesters brace for confrontation with police

Protesters trying to stop construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline are bracing for a confrontation with police after the demonstrators refused to leave private land in the pipeline's path.
by The Associated Press

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