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ben tracy, cbs news, copco, california. >>> from hope to the heart of america.s next with a graduating class that is truly aiming for the stars. >>> finally tonight's heart of america. meet america's newest class of astronauts. after two years of grueling nasa training, the group is now eligible for space flight. the graduates of six men and four women come from all corners of the country, from alaska to puerto rico. class leader chris birch has a ph.d. from mit and is also a decorated cyclist for the u.s. national team. lieutenant commander jessica whitner credits her team's unique backgrounds for helping unite their mission. >> whoever is on the next crews that are going up know that the diversity that they bring to the table is -- is really one of the strongest. it's one of the strengths of the crew. >> well, these new astronauts could one day be part of the team that brings the first woman and first person of color to the surface of the moon and beyond. talk about having the right stuff. nasa's newest space explorers, they are tonight's "heart of america." >
ben tracy, cbs news, copco, california. >>> from hope to the heart of america.s next with a graduating class that is truly aiming for the stars. >>> finally tonight's heart of america. meet america's newest class of astronauts. after two years of grueling nasa training, the group is now eligible for space flight. the graduates of six men and four women come from all corners of the country, from alaska to puerto rico. class leader chris birch has a ph.d. from mit and is also a...
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cbs's ben tracy shows us two unique approaches to tackling the crisis. >> so this is where carbon goesy. >> reporter: this field in central arkansas will soon be a graveyard for planet-warming pollution. >> it's going into the ground, and it will stay here forever. >> reporter: barclay rogers is ceo of graphite, a start-up that takes leftover material from timber and rice mills and locks away the carbon dioxide that plants naturally remove from the atmosphere by turning it into bricks, wrapping them up, and burying them in the ground. >> we're taking the carbon captured by plants and keeping it out of the atmosphere for a thousand years or more. >> so you've got a lot of space here. >> absolutely. >> reporter: graphite plans to turn this empty warehouse into the world's largest carbon removal facility, eventually removing 50,000 tons of co2 per year. that's like taking 10,000 cars off the road. american airlines is paying graphite to offset some of the pollution from its flights. >> this brick of dead plants and trees is really going to be a solution? >> it's going to be a very big sol
cbs's ben tracy shows us two unique approaches to tackling the crisis. >> so this is where carbon goesy. >> reporter: this field in central arkansas will soon be a graveyard for planet-warming pollution. >> it's going into the ground, and it will stay here forever. >> reporter: barclay rogers is ceo of graphite, a start-up that takes leftover material from timber and rice mills and locks away the carbon dioxide that plants naturally remove from the atmosphere by turning...
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cbs's ben tracy shows us two unique approaches to tackling the crisis. >> reporter: so this is wheredie? >> exactly. >> reporter: this field in central arkansas will soon be a graveyard for planet-warming pollution. >> it is going into the ground and it will stay here forever. >> reporter: barclay rogers is ceo of graphyte, a start-up that takes leftover material from timber and rice mills, and locks away the carbon dioxide that plants naturally remove from the atmosphere, by turning it into bricks, wrapping them up, and burying them in the ground. >> we are taking the carbon captured by plants and keeping it out of the atmosphere for a thousand years or more. >> reporter: so you've got a lot of space here. >> yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: graphyte plans to turn this empty warehouse into the world's largest carbon-removal facility, eventually removing 50,000 tons of co2 per year. that's like taking 10,000 cars off the road. american airlines is paying graphyte to offset some of the pollution from its flights. this brick of dead plants and trees is really going to be a solution? >> i
cbs's ben tracy shows us two unique approaches to tackling the crisis. >> reporter: so this is wheredie? >> exactly. >> reporter: this field in central arkansas will soon be a graveyard for planet-warming pollution. >> it is going into the ground and it will stay here forever. >> reporter: barclay rogers is ceo of graphyte, a start-up that takes leftover material from timber and rice mills, and locks away the carbon dioxide that plants naturally remove from the...
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ben tracy, cbs news, copco, california. >> norah: from hope to the "heart of america," that's next, withor the stars. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this portion of the "cbs evening news" is sponsored by progressive insurance. drivers who switch to progressive could save big. quote today at progressive.com. ♪ ♪ i know. keep it together. progressive can't save you from becoming your parents, but we can save you money when you bundle home and auto with us. -wow, you're tall. -ugh. did you know... 80% of women are struggling with hair damage? just like i was. dryness and frizz could be damaged hair that can't retain moisture. new pantene miracle rescue deep conditioner, with first-of-its-kind melting pro-v pearls... locks in moisture to repair 6 months of damage in one wash, without weigh down. guaranteed or your money back! for resilient, healthy-looking hair... if you know, you know it's pantene. hi, i'm greg. i live in bloomington, illinois. i'm not an actor. i'm just a regular person. some people say, "why should i take prevagen? i don't have a problem with my memory." memory loss is, is not somethi
ben tracy, cbs news, copco, california. >> norah: from hope to the "heart of america," that's next, withor the stars. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this portion of the "cbs evening news" is sponsored by progressive insurance. drivers who switch to progressive could save big. quote today at progressive.com. ♪ ♪ i know. keep it together. progressive can't save you from becoming your parents, but we can save you money when you bundle home and auto with us. -wow, you're...
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in tonight's "climate watch," cbs's ben tracy introduces us to the native tribes who pushed for changeks about the connection between us and the river and the in it. >> reporter: frankie myers is a member of the yurok tribe, native americans who for 10,000 years have been tied to the klamath river and hunting salmon that once swam through it. >> without salmon in the river, there is no need for yurok people to be here. >> reporter: but this essential artery was blocked more than a century ago, when construction started on four dams along the klamath. they generated power that fueled western expansion, but decimated the salmon population, which could no longer swim upstream to spawn. stagnant water behind the dams became a toxic stew of green algae. and so, what have these dams symbolized to you? >> as a monument to manifest destiny, this idea that we are not a part of nature. it's here for our use. and we can do whatever we want with no consequences. >> you guys have four, let's have water. >> reporter: now after decades of conflict and tribal activism against the dams... [explosions]
in tonight's "climate watch," cbs's ben tracy introduces us to the native tribes who pushed for changeks about the connection between us and the river and the in it. >> reporter: frankie myers is a member of the yurok tribe, native americans who for 10,000 years have been tied to the klamath river and hunting salmon that once swam through it. >> without salmon in the river, there is no need for yurok people to be here. >> reporter: but this essential artery was...
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cbs's ben tracy has the story. >> one of our oldest stories talks about the connection between us and the yurok tribe, native americans who for 10,000 years have been tied to the klamath river and the abundant salmon that once swam through it. >> without salmon in the river, there's no need for yurok people to be here. >> reporter: but this essential artery was blocked more than a century ago when construction started on four dams along the klamath. they generated power that fueled western expansion but decimated the salmon population, which could no longer swim upstream to spawn. stagnant water behind the dams became a toxic stew of green algae. >> and so what have these dams symbolized to you? >> as a monument to manifest destiny, this idea that we're not a part of nature. it's here for our use, and we could do whatever we want with no consequences. >> you guys want to have war? let's have war. >> reporter: now after decades of conflict and tribal activism against the dams, the once shackled klamath is being set free. the dams, which no longer generate much electricity, are being to
cbs's ben tracy has the story. >> one of our oldest stories talks about the connection between us and the yurok tribe, native americans who for 10,000 years have been tied to the klamath river and the abundant salmon that once swam through it. >> without salmon in the river, there's no need for yurok people to be here. >> reporter: but this essential artery was blocked more than a century ago when construction started on four dams along the klamath. they generated power that...