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Gus Speth
Earth Journal

A presidential adviser, radicalized by American inaction on climate change

By Ron Meador | 01/29/13

"Ultimate insider" Gus Speth's newest book is "America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy."

winter in mn
MinnClips

Weather or not: Winter in Minnesota

By Tom Nehil | 01/29/13

The Minnesota Historical Society digs through their archives for scenes of Minnesota winter.

Solyndra
Community Voices

Global warming: The idea that technology will save us is a pipe dream

By Rolf Westgard | 01/29/13

What we observe in President Obama's record is a litany of ill-advised, expensive and premature attempts to put solar, wind and biofuel projects into production.

walking by lake harriet
Community Sketchbook

Explaining Minnesota’s severe weather to new immigrants

By Cynthia Boyd | 01/29/13

Frigid winters, three-digit summer temperatures and tornados can be difficult — and dangerous — to deal with for those who don’t speak English well or at all.

Earth Journal Circle presents 'Climate change: Right here, right now'
Inside MinnPost

Earth Journal Circle presents 'Climate change: Right here, right now'

By MinnPost staff | 01/28/13

On Feb. 25, MinnPost's Earth Journal Circle will present a substantive discussion of how Earth's changing climate is showing up in Minnesota's natural resources.

President Barack Obama
Earth Journal

Obama has many independent options to move U.S. on clean energy, climate

By Ron Meador | 01/24/13

Cracking down on coal and killing the Keystone XL pipeline project may top the agendas of some environmental groups, but these are hardly the only options available to the White House.

Garlic-artichoke dip
Earth Journal

Another way to curb invasive species: If we can't beat 'em, then we can eat 'em

By Ron Meador | 01/22/13

Meet the invasivore, a sort of eco-foodie devoted to the consumption of noxious invasive species, from Asian carp to garlic mustard.

How would Minnesotans heat their homes?
Braublog

In a massive winter power outage, how would Minnesotans heat their homes?

By David Brauer | 01/18/13

With a cold snap on the way, consider this: New federal rules require electric-dependent furnaces and boilers.

Global Post

China's gift to Seoul? Toxic smog

By Samantha Stainburn and Geoffrey Cain | 01/18/13

The toxic smog that’s enveloped China in the past week has drifted over to South Korea, increasing air pollution to double the government’s acceptable level in some cities.

Dry pond
Earth Journal

Sweeping assessment paints a grim picture of Midwest's changing climate

By Ron Meador | 01/17/13

This year's National Climate Assessment is the most detailed, plainspoken and dire in a series of reports tracing the impacts of global warming.