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Minnesota's departure from coal will mean more natural gas, nuclear

Minnesota's departure from coal will mean more natural gas, nuclear

Minnesota is in the midst of a historic transition in how it generates electricity. Xcel Energy last week announced plans to close all of its remaining coal-fired power plants in the state by 2030 -- and to increase its solar capacity in the Upper Midwest by 1,400 percent.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Nature is in trouble. Here's why you should care

Nature is in trouble. Here's why you should care

A United Nations report this week estimates that 1 million species are threatened with extinction. "You destroy nature and it's going to bite you back," says one ecologist.
by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

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Effects of surgery on a warming planet: Can anesthesia go green?

Effects of surgery on a warming planet: Can anesthesia go green?

Anesthesia revolutionized surgery by vanquishing patients' pain. But many of the chemicals are greenhouse gases. One Oregon doctor who has done the math says some are much less damaging to the planet.
by Kristian Foden-Vencil

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This winter tested Minnesota's readiness and resilience. How'd we do?

This winter tested Minnesota's readiness and resilience. How'd we do?

We slipped on the ice, scrambled for child care and spent good money on snow and ice dam removal. We saw barns collapse and were forced to cancel, cancel, cancel. As Minnesotans, we expect winter disruptions, but this winter put those expectations -- and the systems designed to meet them -- to the test.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Most teachers don't teach climate change; 4 in 5 parents wish they did

Most teachers don't teach climate change; 4 in 5 parents wish they did

As students around the globe participate in Earth Day, a new NPR/Ipsos poll finds 55 percent of teachers don't teach or talk about climate change and 46 percent of parents haven't discussed it with their kids.
by Anya Kamenetz

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Companies organize to make it easier to buy renewable energy

Companies organize to make it easier to buy renewable energy

Walmart, GM, Google, Johnson & Johnson and other corporations are forming a trade organization to promote the interests of renewable energy buyers. The group hopes to remove barriers to going green.
by Camila Domonoske

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Floods show national security threat posed by climate change

Floods show national security threat posed by climate change

The military has warned that climate change is a security threat on many fronts. That includes "through direct impacts on U.S. military infrastructure and by affecting factors, including food and water availability, that can exacerbate conflict outside U.S. borders," the government's grim climate report said last year.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota's famed winter isn't what it used to be

Minnesota's famed winter isn't what it used to be

Minnesota is among the fastest warming states, and Minnesota's winters are warming faster than its other seasons. Data show that since 1970, Minnesota's winters have warmed at an average rate of 1.1 degrees per decade -- that's more than five times faster than the rate of winter warming in previous years.
by Jeff Baenen, Associated Press and Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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Skipping school to protest climate change

Skipping school to protest climate change

Students around the world and across the U.S. skipped classes Friday to protest inaction on climate change. It's part of a wave of pressure from young people who say their future is at stake.
by Jeff Brady and Jennifer Ludden

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