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Climate

Middle school introduces students to climate and energy science with hands-on project

Middle school introduces students to climate and energy science with hands-on project

When you teach kids about climate change, experts say, you're supposed to tell them the truth, but you're also supposed to talk to them about possible solutions. One middle school in St. Louis Park is doing that in a very hands-on way.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Studying the ripple effects of shrinking Arctic sea ice

Studying the ripple effects of shrinking Arctic sea ice

Scientists have frozen their ship alongside an ice floe to study the causes and consequences of diminishing Arctic ice, in the hopes of improving how the region is represented in climate models.
by Ravenna Koenig

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Climate Curious: Is burning wood for heat carbon neutral?

Climate Curious: Is burning wood for heat carbon neutral?

Many Minnesotans still use wood as either a primary or secondary source of heat for their homes. So, what’s the impact on carbon emissions?
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minnesota governor pursuing more electric cars for the state

Minnesota governor pursuing more electric cars for the state

Gov. Tim Walz is on a crusade. He wants to lower carbon emissions from Minnesota's transportation sector, and says his latest plan to adopt California rules for tailpipe emissions could help make a dent, in part by invigorating a lagging market for electric vehicles.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota, other states pledged to meet Paris climate goals. Can they after U.S. withdraws?

Minnesota, other states pledged to meet Paris climate goals. Can they after U.S. withdraws?

It was largely expected that President Donald Trump would pull out of the Paris climate agreement. But how does his move and other policies translate into actual greenhouse gas emissions trends in the United States?
by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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Climate Curious: How could the Line 3 oil pipeline affect our climate?

Climate Curious: How could the Line 3 oil pipeline affect our climate?

Minnesota regulators required a detailed analysis of emissions resulting from building the pipeline and burning the oil that it would carry over the next several decades.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Fargo scientists search for next generation of plant-based plastics

Fargo scientists search for next generation of plant-based plastics

A national collaboration of scientists from four universities is breaking new ground in the search for plant-based plastic to replace petroleum-based materials.
by Dan Gunderson

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Loving the planet to death

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

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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