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The smaller floats impressed the audience because they were adorned with stunning tapestries, miniature trees, and beautiful figurines. Each float had a legendary story behind it. 

1,000-year-old Gion Matsuri festival resumes in Kyoto, Japan

After four years of pandemic shutdowns, the grand Gion Matsuri festival resumed in all its glory this July, with bells, gongs and flutes chiming atop massive floats decked out in lavish tapestries and treasures.

1,000-year-old Gion Matsuri festival resumes in Kyoto, Japan
Under a new carbon offset program that is gaining popularity in Congress, oil and gas companies — and other manufacturers of products involving — fossil fuel would have to pay $40 for every ton of carbon emitted into the atmosphere.

New carbon offset program may have the bipartisan support it needs on Capitol Hill

New carbon offset program may have the bipartisan support it needs on Capitol Hill

Japan's Pachinko Addiction

Japan's Pachinko Addiction

UN Climate Secretariat meets with renewed sense of urgency

UN Climate Secretariat meets with renewed sense of urgency
Shinjuku district in Tokyo.

A Year After Fukushima, Clean Energy Still Just a Promise in Japan

A Year After Fukushima, Clean Energy Still Just a Promise in Japan

Canada emerging as a nearby energy giant

Canada is emerging as the largest supplier of energy to the United States. It's electricity, natural gas and oil are all being shipped to America, but environmentalists there and here say it's coming with a hefty price tag.

Canada emerging as a nearby energy giant
Oil extraction near Drayton Valley, Alberta.

Canada: The Emerging Energy Superpower to the North

In recent years, Canada has quietly become the largest exporter of energy to the US and some Canadians aren't so happy about the environmental consequences for their country. Brian Mann reports on the emergence of Canada as an energy superpower.

Canada: The Emerging Energy Superpower to the North

Top of the Hour: Canada Withdraws From Kyoto Protocol, Morning Headlines

Top of the Hour: Canada Withdraws From Kyoto Protocol, Morning Headlines
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Global Forecast: Stormy Weather

The news about climate change comes rather like snowflakes in a blizzard-from all directions at once, and accumulating in such overwhelming amounts and impact that it can be hard to know where to start digging out [...]

Global Forecast: Stormy Weather

Japan's nuclear crisis: far from over

Activists say accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant caused by too-cozy relationship between government and power companies, not earthquake.

Japan's nuclear crisis: far from over

Climate conference promises non-binding

Nations big and small pledged money and action to combat climate change, but many question whether promises will be kept.

Climate conference promises non-binding
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Why climate deal is still possible

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with former US climate negotiator Kathleen McGinty. She says a climate agreement is still possible in Copenhagen.

Why climate deal is still possible
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Geo answer

The answer to our Geo Quiz today is Kyoto, Japan. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Nori Akashi and Tomoko Inuishi about the Daikon radish festival in Kyoto.

Geo answer
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Climate Tops the Agenda at G8 Summit

At this week's G-8 world summit, climate change is an unexpected guest at a meeting usually filled with talks of nuclear disarmament, the poor, and trade networks. Here with his take is Jason Burnett, former energy and climate official with the EPA.

Climate Tops the Agenda at G8 Summit

Forecasting a warmer world

Predicting the changes that could accompany rising global temperatures and what the future might hold.

Forecasting a warmer world