Environment

Doughnut Day Downer: Palm Oil In Pastries Drives Deforestation

7:29pm June 06, 2014

by Allison Aubrey

An environmental group is blasting Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme for buying palm oil from suppliers who destroy rain forest and peatlands. The group says sustainable palm oil should be used instead.

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Close-up of a star coral rescued by Coral Morphologic from a reef in Miami's shipping channel.

An Underwater Race To Transplant Miami's Rare Corals

7:18pm June 04, 2014

by Greg Allen

A group of scientists is on an urgent mission: It's rushing to save as many corals as it can from Miami's shipping channel before the creatures are destroyed in an underwater excavation project.

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Will EPA's New Emission Rules Boost Your Power Bill? It Depends

8:26pm June 02, 2014

by Yuki Noguchi

The Environmental Protection Agency wants power plants to cut carbon pollution by 30 percent. Analysts say the impact on consumers will hinge on how individual states move to meet the standards.

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Political Rhetoric Bogs Down Future Of Keystone XL Pipeline

7:52am May 23, 2014

by Jim Zarroli

Claims for and against the pipeline are overblown. It won't make much of a difference on climate change, and it likely won't help the U.S. become energy independent.

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Out There On The Ice: An Intimate View Of The Melting Antarctic Sheet

1:00pm May 16, 2014

Two groups of scientists have reported that the melting of the giant West Antarctica Ice Sheet appears to be unstoppable. Oceans could rise several feet in the coming centuries because of its melting.

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Obama Sounds Alarm Bell On Climate Change. Is Anyone Listening?

8:47am May 07, 2014

by Scott Horsley

President Obama is touting a government report on climate change. He's taking steps to limit the greenhouse gases that contribute to a warming planet, but he faces political heat on Capitol Hill.

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White House Report Says Climate Change Is Here And Now

9:04pm May 06, 2014

by Elizabeth Shogren

A new U.S. government report tells an unambiguous story: The planet is warming, climate change is driven primarily by people and it's already affecting Americans, through more frequent or intense heat waves, downpours and, in some regions, floods or droughts.

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Between Farmers And Frackers, Calif. Water Caught In Tussle

1:08pm May 01, 2014

by Lauren Sommer

California's extreme drought has drawn battle lines over who gets water and who doesn't. As KQED's Lauren Sommer reports, fracking and farming are vying for freshwater in California's Central Valley.

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Kansas Town Destroyed By Tornado Spreads Blame For Lack Of Growth

2:25pm April 30, 2014

by Frank Morris

After seven years, Greensburg is stuck at half its pre-tornado population, and has few prospects for growth. Some blame trends decimating many farm towns — others point to the new green initiative.

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Concerns Raised Over Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas

8:22am April 30, 2014

by Elizabeth Shogren

Environmental groups that have mired the Keystone XL pipeline in delays now are focusing on LNG export terminals. They say opening up exports of natural gas will hasten domestic hydraulic fracturing.

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