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Climate change
UN climate summit to conclude in South Africa
by
Eve Troeh
Dec 9, 2011
Delegates are expected to stay up late into the night at the UN climate summit, and rumors are swirling that baby steps are being taken towards a legally-binding climate change deal by 2015.
Europe pushes for roadmap toward climate deal
by
Scott Tong
Dec 9, 2011
Developing and island states are on board for an agreement, but the U.S. and other countries are still undecided.
Climate change is adding a premium to infrastructure costs
Dec 7, 2011
Transit agencies shuffle their budgets to get ready for more extreme weather.
What can be expected from the U.N. climate conference
by
Scott Tong
Nov 28, 2011
United Nations delegates are meeting in Durban, South Africa, to discuss the global regulations for energy usage. Last time, negotiators couldn't agree on how to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Will anything change this time?
Report: More extreme weather on the way
Nov 18, 2011
A report out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we can expect hotter summers and more extreme weather events in the coming years.
Screwed up environment might cause space aliens to kill us more
by
John Moe
Aug 19, 2011
So make sure you recycle! According to a report coming out of NASA for some reason, we might be more likely to face hostile space aliens because of...
Promoting Climate Change: Hits and Misses
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Adriene Hill
Feb 7, 2011
If you heard my story today on Marketplace, you know there's some debate over exactly what sort of messaging is best suited to climate change. Co...
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MID-DAY UPDATE: Private sector jobs grow, Obama goes to India and grading the "grader"
Nov 5, 2010
With 151,000 jobs added to the economy in October, we examine where the strongest growth took place. Good news for investors, the Federal Reserve...
Chatbot takes on critics of climate change
by
John Moe
Nov 3, 2010
Nigel Leck was sick of all the people on Twitter arguing that global warming isn't real. So, he made a program that would scan Twitter every five...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Why should you stress about Europe's banks?
by
Bill Radke
Jul 23, 2010
*The Mid-Day Update is a five-day-a-week podcast from the Marketplace Morning Report co-hosted by Bill Radke and Steve Chiotakis that wraps up the...