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Climate Cast at the fair: Year in review

Climate Cast at the fair: Year in review

MPR News' Kerri Miller is joined by MPR meteorologist Paul Huttner and Dr. John Abraham to look back at a year of climate news

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Climate Cast: The science behind methane gas

Methane is the "second most prevalent greenhouse gas emitted in the United States from human activities" according to the EPA.

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Climate Cast: Glaciers are melting faster today

Climate Cast: Glaciers are melting faster today

On this week's Climate Cast, we have climatologist Karl Kreutz join us to discuss why glaciers are melting faster than ever and what consequences that will have for the rest of the ecosystem.

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World mayors at Vatican seek 'bold climate agreement'

World mayors at Vatican seek 'bold climate agreement'

Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges is among the more than 60 mayors in attendance at a conference on climate change and human trafficking.
by The Associated Press

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Buzz kill for bumblebees: Climate change is shrinking their range

Buzz kill for bumblebees: Climate change is shrinking their range

Wild bees are some of nature's busiest pollinators of crops and flowers. But new evidence suggests a warming climate is squeezing the bounds of where bumblebees can live.
by Dan Charles

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How severe weather exacerbates climate change

How severe weather exacerbates climate change

Michael Mann, professor of meteorology at Penn State, joined the discussion.

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Minnesota Republicans change their tone on climate change

Minnesota Republicans change their tone on climate change

Republicans are softening their rhetoric about the science behind climate change. Instead of stating their own disbelief in human-caused climate change, they cite a small minority of skeptical scientists.
by Catharine Richert

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Minnesotans embrace Pope Francis' statement on climate change

Minnesotans embrace Pope Francis' statement on climate change

Pope Francis called for people to reduce waste, switch to cleaner forms of energy and redefine progress and development. Minnesota Catholics say the challenge will be converting his words to action.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Pope urges revolution to save Earth, fix 'perverse' economy

Pope urges revolution to save Earth, fix 'perverse' economy

In a sweeping manifesto, Pope Francis blames the science of global warming on an unfair, fossil fuel-based industrial model that he says harms the poor most.
by The Associated Press

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'What is an encyclical?' and more questions about the Pope's environmental teaching

'What is an encyclical?' and more questions about the Pope's environmental teaching

Pope Francis released his much-anticipated teaching document on the environment Thursday, declaring an urgent need for the political and spiritual conversion of global leaders and individuals to dedicate themselves to curbing climate change and ending policies and personal habits that destroy creation.
by The Associated Press

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