Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is difficult. Germany uses education to fight climate change

MUNICH (AP) - The keys to combating the climate change that is wreaking havoc on Germany's beer industry could lie in a plant nursery - nicknamed "our kindergarten" - at the Society of Hop Research north of Munich.

The 7,000 seedlings are a mix of new varieties resulting from research, education and age-old German traditions in hop growing and beer brewing. The hope is that the plants will grow seven to eight meters tall and be strong enough to withstand a host of diseases and disasters that come their way - such as rising temperatures, drought and the dreaded powdery ...