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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Climate talks deadlocked as clashes erupt outside
Police fired pepper spray and beat protesters with batons outside the U.N. climate conference Wednesday, as disputes inside left major issues unresolved just two days before world leaders hope to sign a historic agreement to fight global warming.
Has climate change affected your view of nuclear power?
Has climate change affected your view of nuclear power? All Things Considered posed that question to Minnesota's Assistant Majority Leader Kate Knuth, who is in Copenhagen at the climate change summit.
Minn. ready to award grants for fighting ash borer
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is expected to announce as soon next month who will get grant money to fight the spread of the emerald ash borer.
Is nuclear power part of the clean energy future?
As world leaders debate climate change measures in Copenhagen, proponents of nuclear power, including some environmental groups, say it can be an important source of carbon-free energy. Here in Minnesota, there are efforts to end the moratorium on new nuclear plants. Critics say cost, and the issue of where to store the waste, are reasons why nuclear will never be part of the solution.