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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

Getting to Green is an MPR News series that shares stories about Minnesota’s clean energy transition, including what needs to be done to get there.

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Climate One: The pros and cons of fracking for oil and gas

Climate One: The pros and cons of fracking for oil and gas

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, has changed the energy landscape across America by making natural gas abundant and cheap.

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When the power's out, solar panels may not keep the lights on

When the power's out, solar panels may not keep the lights on

The vast majority of solar panels are useless in a blackout because they are connected to the power grid. Creating independent microgrids could solve the problem.
by Dan Boyce

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Renovation making waves at U's St. Anthony Falls lab

Renovation making waves at U's St. Anthony Falls lab

The University of Minnesota has completed its renovation of the famous lab on the Mississippi River, adding new research devices that will enable more extensive wind and wave tests.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Brains On: How do monarch butterflies travel so far?

Monarch butterflies are unique -- they're the only butterfly to travel thousands of miles when the seasons change. They travel from as far north as Canada all the way down to a few very specific mountaintops in central Mexico.

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Robotics industry sees opportunity in farming

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Kent Cavender-Bares, CEO of Rowbot, about the future of robotic farming and how farmers are currently using automated machinery in the fields.

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How not to teach climate change

How not to teach climate change

New research suggests that emphasizing scientific progress won't promote environmental action. In fact, it may do the reverse.
by Tania Lombrozo

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Minnesota residents fight invasive milfoil plant

The discovery of Eurasian milfoil in a Stearns County lake has renewed interest in the water quality of Middle Spunk Lake.
by The Associated Press

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Envisioning landscapes of our very distant future

Envisioning landscapes of our very distant future

Many suggest we have entered new geologic epoch, ushered in by humanity's own transformations of Earth's climate, erosion patterns, extinctions, atmosphere and rock record.
by Vincent F. Ialenti

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Zebra mussels found in Cass Lake; first for Bemidji area

Zebra mussels found in Cass Lake; first for Bemidji area

DNR officials say Cass Lake and many of the lakes near it are now considered zebra mussel infested after the species were recently discovered.
by MPR News Staff

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Food is cheap, at least compared to four years ago

Food is cheap, at least compared to four years ago

Around the globe, it's become easier for people to buy food. Meat, especially beef, is the exception. Supplies remain tight because of the lingering effects of droughts.
by Dan Charles

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