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America gets its first group of climate refugees

by Kai Ryssdal
May 3, 2016
Federal funds are being used to relocate a community in Louisiana and climate change is to blame
A home suffers severe flooding damage in Isle de Jean Charles.
Karen Apricot (Flickr Creative Commons)
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You can take a luxury cruise through the Arctic. Thanks climate change!

by Tony Wagner
Mar 30, 2016
Or, you will, at least. The first one is sold out.
The village of Newtok is seen from a plane on June 29, 2015 in Newtok, Alaska.
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Global warming could be a disaster sooner than later

by Scott Tong
Mar 22, 2016
But a possible climate disaster 50 years off still seems far away
Ice cracks from the wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier located at Los Glaciares National Park, southwest Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, on March 10, 2016.
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Canada and U.S. go after methane leaks in oil fields

by Scott Tong
Mar 10, 2016
Methane, the main component of natural gas, is a much more potent warming pollutant than carbon dioxide
U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, March 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. The two leaders announced joint efforts to curb emissions of methane gases.  
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Whatever happened to "Cap and Trade"?

by Stephen Beard
Dec 9, 2015
The big idea of companies trading rights to emit greenhouse gases has floundered in Europe.
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What happens after the Paris climate talks?

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 7, 2015
Making an energy pledge is one thing, following through is a whole different story
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Vietnam facing rising sea levels

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 4, 2015
A look at the ecosystem of the Mekong Delta.
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India, still poor, insists on its full serving of energy

by Scott Tong
Dec 1, 2015
Countries where millions live without electricity say they must emit more carbon.
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Nations and billionaires pledge money for clean energy

by Scott Tong
Nov 30, 2015
Entrepreneurs and governments have pledged billions for low-carbon technology.
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Final Note

Obama isn't fazed by buzzer, gives long speech anyway

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 30, 2015
President Obama went way over his time limit but didn't seem to care.
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