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November 06, 2009 11:12 AM EST --
The Senate Environment Committee has approved a climate change bill, thanks to the Democratic vote. Republicans are boycotting the bill, and three moderate senators are trying to cobble together a compromise. . . .
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November 06, 2009 11:12 AM EST --
The International Energy Agency will release its World Energy Outlook, and a rush of natural gas is on the agenda. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
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Steve Chiotakis: Not long ago the demand . . .
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January 30, 2008 12:12 PM EST --
Ice melting in the Arctic is forcing polar bears to go farther to hunt for food or forage inland, making many of them starve. In our last installment of the Plan B series, Janet Babin explores how scientists . . .
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October 31, 2009 11:12 AM EDT --
Even if we develop all the renewable energy we need, Earth will still warm more than it has in the history of mankind. Sam Eaton and Sarah Gardner look at how governments and businesses are planning to . . .
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December 14, 2006 04:15 PM EST --
Broadcast on Thursday, December 14, 2006
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Host Scott Jagow and Marketplace economics correspondent Chris Farrell look at the growing divide among economists over what to do about . . .
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December 27, 2006 10:21 AM EST --
Broadcast on Wednesday, December 27, 2006
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As energy costs and climate change made headlines in 2006, many businesses began to change their wasteful ways and adopt more sustainable . . .
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July 03, 2008 09:12 AM EDT --
The mega-retailer is set to become the nation's largest buyer of locally grown produce with a promise to purchase $400 million worth of crops from local farmers. Sam Eaton reports.
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November 04, 2009 11:00 AM EST --
The Center for American Progress is releasing a study on how China and the U.S. can cooperate on slashing carbon-dioxide emissions. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
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Steve Chiotakis: One way . . .
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May 07, 2009 12:27 PM EDT --
Solar panel users who generate more power than they need currently relinquish that excess energy to local utilities. A Senate committee is considering whether to require those companies to pay for that . . .
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December 27, 2006 10:25 AM EST --
Broadcast on Wednesday, December 27, 2006
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Our 38th President, Gerald Rudolph Ford, died Tuesday at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. At 93, he was the longest-lived U.S. president. . . .
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January 03, 2007 09:49 AM EST --
Broadcast on Wednesday, January 3, 2007
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As newly-elected officials prepare inaugural celebrations, some businesses see an opportunity to make a big donations with fewer restrictions . . .
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November 06, 2006 02:14 PM EST --
Broadcast on Monday, November 6, 2006
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The federal government has spent billions to upgrade the nation's voting systems, but the new electronic voting machines are not without . . .
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November 30, 2006 02:51 PM EST --
Broadcast on Thursday, November 30, 2006
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Can the new Democratic Congress and Republican White House work together? Maybe. And Marketplace economics correspondent Chris Farrell believes . . .
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December 28, 2006 01:50 PM EST --
Broadcast on Thursday, December 28, 2006
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The Bush administration has proposed listing polar bears as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. And it's not just . . .
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July 25, 2008 01:24 PM EDT --
Yesterday, the federal government tightened regulations meant to discourage killing of sharks in the Gulf and Atlantic just for their fins. Steve Henn reports shark fin soup is one big culprit for hunting . . .
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July 28, 2008 01:48 PM EDT --
Giant wind turbines are not uncommon in the wide open West Texas plains. But there's a big problem getting that electricity out to the big cities like Dallas and Houston. David Martin Davies has the . . .
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May 09, 2009 12:51 PM EDT --
San Francisco wants to boost its high recycling rate, so it may become the first city to make composting and recycling mandatory. And there could be stiff penalties for those who don't comply. Caitlan . . .
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October 07, 2009 09:12 PM EDT --
Some U.S. energy players aren't waiting around for a new climate treaty in Copenhagen. They're cooperating with the Chinese to reduce carbon emissions. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
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October 28, 2009 10:48 AM EDT --
Negotiations leading up to December's climate-change summit are not going smoothly. So what can the summit still achieve? John Dimsdale reports.
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Bill Radke: Negotiations leading up . . .
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October 30, 2009 11:00 AM EDT --
If global warming's worst effects are to be averted, new energy sources must be developed on a massive scale. But there will be winners and losers in that process. Sarah Gardner and Sam Eaton take us to . . .
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