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Daily Video November 30 2015

Is there a solution to global warming?
The year 2014 ranked as Earth’s hottest in 135 years of record-keeping and 2015 looks even hotter, prompting experts from both scientific and economic backgrounds to search for potential ways to address rising temperatures and ocean levels.
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Daily Video November 02 2015

San Diego turns Pacific Ocean into safe drinking water
Despite criticism from environmental groups, San Diego County will open the largest seawater desalination plant in the western hemisphere this year in an attempt to combat California’s four-year drought.
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Daily Video September 25 2015

Pope talks climate change and poverty at White House and DC churches
More than 11,000 people turned out to watch President Barack Obama welcome Pope Francis on the White House lawn Wednesday.
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Daily Video September 17 2015

Why climate change is a problem for sea turtle sex
The environment plays an important role in influencing the reproductive cycles of sea turtles, making climate change shifts a growing concern for their future.
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Daily Video September 01 2015

President visits Alaskan Arctic, renames Mt. McKinley
President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Alaskan Arctic during a three-day trip this week to discuss climate change and its threat to the region.
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Daily Video April 20 2015

Teens sue Oregon to stop climate change
The plaintiffs claim that the government is responsible for protecting the atmosphere under the Public Trust Doctrine.
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Daily Video April 14 2015

This cement replacement absorbs CO2 like a sponge
In the midst of a failed experiment, inventor David Stone realized he may have accidentally created a new environmentally friendly material to replace cement.
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Daily Video February 25 2015

Obama vetoes Keystone Pipeline expansion
President Obama has vetoed a bill that would approve the Keystone Pipeline expansion, a project causing fierce debate between Republican lawmakers and environmentalists.
Massachusetts Buried By Yet Another Blizzard
Daily Video February 19 2015

Record snowfalls and cold raise questions of climate change
An influx of winter storms has left Boston’s transportation systems crippled and its residents struggling to cope.
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Daily Video February 02 2015

Burlington is first U.S. city to hit 100 percent renewable energy
Vermont’s largest city just became the first in the U.S. to use 100 percent renewable energy, in a move that they say could serve as a model for the rest of the country.
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