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Report: Regulator's emails disparaged Sandpiper project

Report: Regulator's emails disparaged Sandpiper project

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency intends to investigate a staff member involved in the environmental review of the Sandpiper oil pipeline after emails surfaced containing a disparaging tone against the project.
by The Associated Press

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Using technology to keep carbon emissions in check

Using technology to keep carbon emissions in check

Renewable energy is only one of the steps toward achieving the goals set by the Paris climate deal. We take a trip around North America to explore other ways of keeping carbon out of the atmosphere.

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Scientists see U.N. climate accord as a good start, but just a start

Scientists see U.N. climate accord as a good start, but just a start

Many analyzing the deal hammered out in Paris say it's way better than no plan at all. But proof, they warn, will be in the execution of efforts to cap global temperature rise at 2 degrees C or less.

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Between cheap gas and carbon caps, oil sands face uncertain fate

Between cheap gas and carbon caps, oil sands face uncertain fate

Canada's potentially lucrative oil sands business faces serious economic challenges. It has some concerned about its future as environmental critics look for ways to keep the oil in the ground.
by Jeff Brady

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2 degrees, $100 billion: The world climate agreement, by the numbers

2 degrees, $100 billion: The world climate agreement, by the numbers

The historic agreement calls for "deep reductions in global emissions." But how deep will those reductions be -- and how soon, and who's paying for it?

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Paris climate change negotiations to enter an extra day

Paris climate change negotiations to enter an extra day

Delegates from nearly 200 countries will continue to talk past the original Friday night deadline, and hope to have an agreement Saturday. Conflicts over money and oversight remain as sticking points.

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U of M climate researcher discusses time at Paris talks

Jessica Hellmann of the Institute on the Environment joins MPR's Tom Weber from France, where she's attending the Paris climate talks.
by Tom Weber

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