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Global Warming: We Have the Technology, But Do We Have the Will?

By Dan Haugen | 11.19.07 | 5:25 pm

Global warming is real, it’s here, and we’re the cause of it. Scientists see the evidence today around the world in air and ocean temperatures, melting ice and snow, and rising sea levels.

But the…

Midwest Global Warming Pact Could Sway National Policy (Audio)

By Dan Haugen | 11.15.07 | 6:59 pm

A major global-warming agreement signed Thursday by Gov. Tim Pawlenty and eight other Midwest governors is expected to rev the region’s economy and make it a leader in greenhouse gas reductions. The compact boosts other states’ conservation and renewable energy…

Big Stone II Coal-Plant Debate Turns To Carbon Regulation

By Dan Haugen | 11.13.07 | 10:03 pm

A coalition of environmentalists fighting a proposed coal-fired power plant near the Minnesota-South Dakota border said it suspects the project’s investors are underestimating the impact of future carbon regulations on its finances.

The group of…

Calling Kid Carbon Busters

By Dan Haugen | 11.13.07 | 3:29 pm

Whether they like it or not, today’s generation of students is going to inherit a warming planet under stress from decades of greenhouse-gas emissions.

So they’d best start brainstorming what to do about it now.

Steger, Pawlenty Sound Climate Alert Across Minnesota (Video)

By Dan Haugen | 11.02.07 | 10:32 am

Will Steger has been to the tips of the globe and back during his career as an polar explorer, educator and environmentalist.

His latest expedition has him crisscrossing Minnesota, spreading awareness about global warming and its solutions.…

America Dries Up

By Jeff Fecke | 10.23.07 | 1:58 pm

Jeff FeckeWhen people talk about the risks of global warming, the discussion usually centers around rising ocean levels.  We are all of us, skeptics and believers alike, aware of the images of Florida half-submerged, the Pacific islands obliterated,…

Two Righties and a ‘Left-Wing Nut’

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.18.07 | 9:45 am

Duluth meteorologist calls Gore a “left-wing nut.” As a scientist, you might think Karl Spring would have an informed opinion on Al Gore’s work on climate change. He’s got opinions, but they don’t come from…

Gonu Heralds Dangers of Global Climate Change

By Jeff Fecke | 06.11.07 | 12:16 pm

Jeff FeckeWhen Super Cyclone Gonu entered the Gulf of Oman last week, it was notable for a number of reasons.  A powerful tropical cyclone will gain people’s attention no matter where it appears, and Gonu, with winds of…

Coleman Liveblog

By Jeff Fecke | 05.14.07 | 10:05 am

We’ll be covering Norm Coleman’s speech at the Humphrey Institute live today, starting at 10 AM.


11:07–And we’re done.  I’m not sure Norm actually said anything.  Which is par for the course.  It wasn’t a bad event. Norm…

The Governor’s Climate Change Advisory Group

By Leigh Pomeroy | 05.12.07 | 9:53 am

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has named a 51-member Climate Change Advisory Group to look at “the profound implications that global warming and climate variation could have on the economy, environment and quality of life…