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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Harvard buys California wineries for water rights

    Harvard University has been buying thousands of acres of California vineyards. They’re doing it way above market price. The university is not excited to bottle the next great Merlot, it’s taking a big bet on water rights and climate change.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 11, 2018 • 1 min read

    Harvard University has been buying thousands of acres of California vineyards. They’re doing it way above market price. The university is not excited to bottle the next great Merlot, it’s taking a big bet on water rights and climate change.

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    The not-so-glamorous lives of immigrants who trim weed
    1. 0:00Have we learned our lesson about building in a fire zone?
    2. 6:43The risks of being a ‘trimmigrant’ in California
    3. 13:53Harvard buys California wineries for water rightsYou’re reading this
    4. 20:21In ‘Capernaum,’ a boy tries surviving in Beirut slums
    5. 36:38With billions of dollars in debt, will Netflix survive?
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