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Don Shelby

Don Shelby has a special interest in the environment and ecology. Before retiring in 2010, he worked for 32 years as anchor, investigative reporter and environmental correspondent for WCCO-TV. He also worked for 10 years as a radio personality for WCCO-AM. He has won numerous professional awards, and has twice won The George Foster Peabody award. He is a member of the Climate Science Rapid Response Team roundtable, serves on the boards of Minnesota GreenStar and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, and is the capital campaign chair for the Washburn Center for Children.

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Environment

Xcel Energy's Sherco plant is a mixed blessing for Minnesota

By Don Shelby | 01/17/12
The plant is the largest producer of electric power in Minnesota, and one of the top emitters of greenhouse gas and mercury emissions in the nation.
Environment

Climate B.S. of the Year Awards: And the winners are...

By Don Shelby | 01/10/12
Each year, the awards go to those people who try to confuse, obfuscate and generally B.S. the public into believing climate change is not a problem.
Environment

What Minnesota can learn from Vermont's renewable-energy plans

By Don Shelby | 12/25/11
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin would like to see Vermont generate 90 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2050. Can we top that?
Environment

Probe into climate scientists' stolen emails gets serious

By Don Shelby | 12/20/11
The question is whether this can be characterized as a simple cybercrime — or are there elements of cyber-terrorism involved?
Environment

Renewable energy: As U.S. dawdles, Germany is thinking 40 years out

By Don Shelby | 12/14/11
To support renewables, the average German pays an additional 250 euros per year on his electricity bills — and is happy to do so, polls show.
Environment

What it's like being a scientist in the GOP-led Legislature

By Don Shelby | 12/08/11
State Rep. Kate Knuth's knowledge of science, as well as her party affiliation, usually puts her in the minority on issues involving science and the environment.
Environment

World Meteorological Organization concludes planet is getting warmer

By Don Shelby | 12/01/11
As 200 countries gather for climate talks this week in South Africa, a University of Minnesota climatologist describes extreme weather trends in Minnesota.
Environment

Why aren't we more worried about global warming?

By Don Shelby | 11/29/11
A researcher says it's because of the way global warming is communicated to the public: Doomsday proclamations don't work very well.
Environment

How will the media handle Climategate Version 2.0?

By Don Shelby | 11/23/11
Thousands of more hacked emails from scientists have been dumped on the public.
Environment

A video of Rep. Don Young every American should see

By Don Shelby | 11/22/11
The Republican from Alaska rudely attacks historian Dr. Douglas Brinkley, who was testifying before a U.S. House committee on another effort to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration.