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Climate

Your grocery list might be pressuring big food companies to take sustainability mainstream

Your grocery list might be pressuring big food companies to take sustainability mainstream

A Chicago data firm is tracking what goes through the checkout lines at upscale markets including Kowalski’s and Lunds & Byerlys. That data is pushing more and more food companies toward sustainable products.
by Tom Crann, Megan Burks and Nick Scheffler

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In Monticello, a city at the center of the nuclear energy debate

In Monticello, a city at the center of the nuclear energy debate

The central Minnesota plant’s license is set to expire in 2030 — and Xcel Energy wants to keep it operating until at least 2040, as part of the utility’s promise to pivot away from coal over the next few decades.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Climate curious: What is THE most important thing a person can do to fight climate change?

Climate curious: What is THE most important thing a person can do to fight climate change?

With limited time and resources, individuals, companies and governments are searching for the actions that will make the biggest dent in the emissions contributing to climate change. But there is no silver bullet.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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In Minnesota, a new push to fight climate change — and make money — from forests

In Minnesota, a new push to fight climate change — and make money — from forests

Programs that pay landowners to keep carbon sequestered in forests are beginning to spread, now that California has a cap and trade system designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Some say Minnesota should be a bigger player in the carbon offset market.
by Dan Kraker

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Pacific Northwest tribes face climate change with agricultural ancient practice

Pacific Northwest tribes face climate change with agricultural ancient practice

Washington state's Swinomish Tribe is building a clam garden in hopes of protecting their reservation from sea level rise. This aquatic garden will also provide a home for disappearing native clams.
by Eilís O'Neill

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Climate One series: How pro-sports can be a player in climate change

Climate One series: How pro-sports can be a player in climate change

From stadiums packed with energetic fans to food, beer and waste, sports can have a big carbon footprint. Many sports franchises in baseball, hockey, basketball and football are embracing sustainability in venue design, waste, water, energy and food operations. And some athletes are speaking out about the bigger world around them.
by MPR News Staff

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Swedish teen climate activist to visit Dakotas reservations

Swedish teen climate activist to visit Dakotas reservations

A 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who garnered international attention when she scolded world leaders at the United Nations is visiting American Indian reservations in the Dakotas to talk about oil pipelines.
by The Associated Press

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