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		<title>Keystone XL—Five Stories Not Told</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/keystone-xl-five-stories-not-told/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/keystone-xl-five-stories-not-told/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kansas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keystone XL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nebraska]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[South Dakota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drinking water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eminent domain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas prices]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keystone xl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keystone xl pipeline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil dependence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tar sands oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transcanada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A review of recent testimonies, tax records and local news reports shows that, on many other important issues at stake, TransCanada has been advertising one thing to its stakeholders and delivering another...]]></description>
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		<title>Kids and Parents Make &#8216;I Love Clean Air&#8217; Valentine’s Day Cards for U.S. Senators</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/kids-and-parents-make-i-love-clean-air-valentines-day-cards-for-u-s-senators/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/kids-and-parents-make-i-love-clean-air-valentines-day-cards-for-u-s-senators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air toxics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean air act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mercury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mercury and air toxics rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OEPA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valentine's]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Feb. 14, Cleveland families declared their love for clean air by delivering handmade Valentines cards to Ohio’s U.S. Senators in support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and new federal clean air standards...]]></description>
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		<title>Will Natural Gas Become the &#8216;Achilles&#8217; Heel&#8217; of Our Country?</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/will-natural-gas-become-the-achilles-heel-of-our-country/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/will-natural-gas-become-the-achilles-heel-of-our-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefanie Penn Spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Editor's Daily]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fracking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keystone XL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountaintop Removal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renewables]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239774</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Frustrations are running high as our country continues to run our energy policy as business as usual. Sooner or later, push will come to shove. I just hope that when it does, our country will have taken the right steps forward to truly embrace the sustainable energy future we are capable of creating...]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Funding Climate Change Denial?</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/whos-funding-climate-change-denial/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/whos-funding-climate-change-denial/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change denial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate denial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desmogblog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heartland institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[koch brothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil change international]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239841</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So here is confirmation in writing what many people have known for years—that the Heartland Institute is effectively acting as a front group for big oil and energy, raising money from companies which are threatened by climate policies...]]></description>
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		<title>Find out How to Occupy Your Food Supply</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/find-out-how-to-occupy-your-food-supply/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/find-out-how-to-occupy-your-food-supply/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Factory Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genetically Modified Organism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ge food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetically engineered food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GMO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monsanto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[occupy food supply]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable food]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Industrial agribusiness corporations like Cargill, Monsanto, ADM and Dupont have gained runaway control of our food systems and to take them back, we'll need all the collective power we can manifest around the world...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Grand Canyon Threatened on Valentine’s Day</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/transportation-bill-amendment-threatens-grand-canyon-national-park/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/transportation-bill-amendment-threatens-grand-canyon-national-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[department of interior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grand canyon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grand canyon national park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house of representatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ken salazar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining the grand canyon act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uranium mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[watershed]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If passed, Amendment 133 would prevent the protection of the Grand Canyon, flanking the park with new roads, mines, exploration drilling, power lines and truck traffic. This activity would damage wildlife habitat and...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>80 Jewelry Retailers Sign on to No Dirty Gold Campaign</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/80-jewelry-retailers-sign-on-to-no-dirty-gold-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/80-jewelry-retailers-sign-on-to-no-dirty-gold-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alaska]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acid mine drainage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aquatic life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bristol bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyanide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earthworks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gold]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gold smelters]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jewelry manufacturers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mine wastes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no dirty gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oceans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salmon habitat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water pollution]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239974</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The world's largest jewelry retailers, including Walmart, Sterling, Zale's, Tiffany &#038; Co., QVC, Target, Sears/Kmart and JCPenney have all committed to study their metals' supply chains, revise their supplier sourcing criteria...]]></description>
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		<title>Asia Pulp &amp; Paper Certifiers Distance Themselves from Sustainability Claims</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/asia-pulp-paper-certifiers-distance-themselves-from-sustainability-claims/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/asia-pulp-paper-certifiers-distance-themselves-from-sustainability-claims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asia pulp and paper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clearcuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deforestation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forest conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[malaysia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable paper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[threatened species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[world wildlife fund]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=240013</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Asia Pulp &#038; Paper (APP) claims of independent sustainability certification for its operations aren’t supported by the certification schemes and assessors it has nominated, a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) survey has found...]]></description>
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		<title>ACTION: Say No to Nuclear Weapons</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-say-no-to-nuclear-weapons/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-say-no-to-nuclear-weapons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear weapons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[union of concerned scientists]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama is about to make major decisions about why the U.S. still has nuclear weapons and how many we need. Join us and sign a petition urging the president to move us closer to a world free of nuclear weapons...]]></description>
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		<title>Dismal World Water Forum Attendance Encourages Activists</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/dismal-world-water-forum-attendance-encourages-activists/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/dismal-world-water-forum-attendance-encourages-activists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drinking water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food and water watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water privatization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[world water forum]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Groups from around the world—who view the forum as a corporate tradeshow disguised as a multi-stakeholder conference—are organizing the Alternative World Water Forum (in French, Forum Alternatif...]]></description>
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		<title>We Ain&#8217;t Broke, So Let&#8217;s Fix It</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/we-aint-broke-so-lets-fix-it/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/we-aint-broke-so-lets-fix-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbrune</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239862</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why are we giving money to highly profitable polluting industries, for instance, instead of promoting clean-energy solutions that would put more people to work and fewer people in the hospital?  ...]]></description>
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		<title>More than 800,000 Americans Tell the Senate: Stop the Keystone XL</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/more-than-800000-americnas-tell-the-senate-stop-the-keystone-xl/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/more-than-800000-americnas-tell-the-senate-stop-the-keystone-xl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keystone XL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recent News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[350.org]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill mckibben]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keystone xl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tarsands action]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239785</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The last 24 hours were the most concentrated blitz of environmental organizing since the start of the digital age. Over 800,000 Americans made it clear that Keystone XL is the environmental litmus test for Senators and every other politician in the country...]]></description>
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		<title>Feds Approve Unsafe Nuclear Reactor Construction Requiring Billions of Taxpayer Dollars</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/feds-approve-unsafe-nuclear-reactor-construction-requiring-billions-of-taxpayer-dollars/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/feds-approve-unsafe-nuclear-reactor-construction-requiring-billions-of-taxpayer-dollars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recent News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fukushima]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nuclear]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[three mile island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vogtle]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239764</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a shocking dissent by NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jazcko against the four other commissioners who approved the decision, Jazcko said that the approved designs did not take the lessons of Fukushima into account...]]></description>
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		<title>EVENT: Registration Open for 2012 Ohio Stormwater Conference</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-registration-open-for-2012-ohio-stormwater-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-registration-open-for-2012-ohio-stormwater-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stormwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stormwater Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tinkers Creek Watershed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toledo]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Registration open for the the 2012 Ohio Stormwater Conference. The 2012 Ohio Stormwater Conference is an annual conference dedicated to advance the knowledge and understanding of comprehensive stormwater management for those dealing in all aspects of planning, design, implementation and regulatory compliance...]]></description>
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		<title>Greenpeace Announces Campaign to Make Duke Energy the Clean Energy Company the U.S. Deserves</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/greenpeace-announces-campaign-to-make-duke-energy-the-clean-energy-company-the-u-s-deserves/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/greenpeace-announces-campaign-to-make-duke-energy-the-clean-energy-company-the-u-s-deserves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recent News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["We must shine a light on Duke's activities in 2012 because this is a make or break year for the climate, and Duke is at the center of it. The merger alone is enough to warrant an extra level of scrutiny...]]></description>
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		<title>Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Protest Draws More than 1,200 in Kentucky</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/mountaintop-removal-coal-mining-protest-draws-more-than-1200-in-kentucky/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/mountaintop-removal-coal-mining-protest-draws-more-than-1200-in-kentucky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mountaintop Removal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ilovemountains.org]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mountaintop removal mining]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239828</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More than 1,200 people are gathering in Frankfort, Ky. on Feb. 14 to celebrate I Love Mountains Day and call for an end to mountaintop removal coal mining—a destructive practice that has shortened lifespans and...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/mountaintop-removal-coal-mining-protest-draws-more-than-1200-in-kentucky/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>More than 600,000 Say No to Keystone XL</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/more-than-600000-say-no-to-keystone-xl/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/more-than-600000-say-no-to-keystone-xl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Keystone XL]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239695</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Once again it is the many versus the money. Starting at noon on Feb. 13, a coalition of thirty or so environmental organizations, including Oil Change International (OCI) and 350.org set out to gather at least 500,000...]]></description>
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		<title>Monsanto Found Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/french-court-finds-monsanto-guilty-of-pesticide-poisoning/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/french-court-finds-monsanto-guilty-of-pesticide-poisoning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genetically Modified Organism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[family farmers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[genetically engineered food]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239714</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A French court has found U.S. chemical giant Monsanto Co. guilty of pesticide poisoning in the case of a French farmer who became ill after exposure to one of the company’s herbicides, according to Reuters...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/french-court-finds-monsanto-guilty-of-pesticide-poisoning/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Biomass Energy May Accelerate Global Warming</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/carbon-from-biomass-energy-may-accelerate-global-warming/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/carbon-from-biomass-energy-may-accelerate-global-warming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alabama]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tennessee]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[atmospheric carbon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biomass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biomass fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon pollution]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fossil fuels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat trapping carbon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national wildlife federation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[southern environmental law center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[woody biomass]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239801</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If carbon emissions continue unabated for the next three to five decades, the planet will likely warm an average of 3.8 degree Fahrenheit, a threshold that scientists and the international community have identified as resulting in...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/carbon-from-biomass-energy-may-accelerate-global-warming/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Obama Budget Proposal a Net Plus for Environment</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/obama-budget-proposal-a-net-plus-for-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/obama-budget-proposal-a-net-plus-for-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recent News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congressional budget]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[farm bill]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOAA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USDA]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239808</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“The fact is—clean energy and responsible environmental policy make good economic policy as well because they create jobs, while cutting energy and medical bills for American families...]]></description>
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		<title>ACTION: Tweet Your #LOVE for the Gulf</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-tweet-your-love-for-the-gulf/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-tweet-your-love-for-the-gulf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alabama]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bp oil spill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deepwater drilling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deepwater horizon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gulf oil spill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harry reid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitch mcconnel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[restore act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restore the mississippi river delta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239673</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to help show your love for the Gulf this Valentine’s Day? It’s easy. Just click on one of the messages below to tell Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that you...]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. EPA Sued for Failure to Issue Air Pollution Standards</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/u-s-epa-sued-for-failure-to-issue-air-pollution-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/u-s-epa-sued-for-failure-to-issue-air-pollution-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clean Air Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recent News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean air act]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[national ambient air quality standards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[particle pollution]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[particulates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pollution protections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoke airborne particles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soot]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239748</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Airborne particulate matter is comprised of tiny particles of smoke, soot, metals and other chemical compounds emitted from sources like power plants, factories, and diesel trucks. Scientists say particulate matter, which...]]></description>
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		<title>Legislation Could Force Nebraska Landowners to Poison Wildlife</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/legislation-could-force-nebraska-landowners-to-poison-wildlife/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/legislation-could-force-nebraska-landowners-to-poison-wildlife/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Endangered Species Act]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[black tailed prairie dog management act]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lb 473]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239734</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Counties could require landowners to poison prairie dogs. Counties would also have the authority to enter private land without permission to search for and poison prairie dogs, and then charge the landowner for the costs of extermination...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/legislation-could-force-nebraska-landowners-to-poison-wildlife/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>ACTION: Rep. Fudge to Vote on Arctic Refuge Drilling this Week</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-rep-fudge-to-vote-on-arctic-refuge-drilling-this-week/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-rep-fudge-to-vote-on-arctic-refuge-drilling-this-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alaska]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239723</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) will vote on a bill that includes a measure to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. The Arctic Refuge is our greatest wilderness icon and is home to caribou...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-rep-fudge-to-vote-on-arctic-refuge-drilling-this-week/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>EVENT: Families to Make &#8216;I Love Clean Air&#8217; Valentine’s Cards for their Senators</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-families-to-make-i-love-clean-air-valentines-cards-for-their-senators/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-families-to-make-i-love-clean-air-valentines-cards-for-their-senators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[clean air]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mercury and air toxics standards]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Feb. 14, Cleveland families will declare their love for clean air by delivering handmade Valentine's cards to Ohio’s U.S. Senators in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and new federal clean air standards...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-families-to-make-i-love-clean-air-valentines-cards-for-their-senators/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Environmental Organizations Unite in 24-Hour Drive to Stop Keystone XL</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/environmental-organizations-unite-in-24-hour-drive-to-stop-keystone-xl/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/environmental-organizations-unite-in-24-hour-drive-to-stop-keystone-xl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[stop keystone xl pipeline]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While the next 24-hours' concentrated burst of online activism is a new development for the Keystone XL fight, social media has been key to the struggle since the very beginning. The fight against the pipeline sprang onto the...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/environmental-organizations-unite-in-24-hour-drive-to-stop-keystone-xl/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>24 Solid Hours on the Keystone Battle</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/24-solid-hours-on-the-keystone-battle/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/24-solid-hours-on-the-keystone-battle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bmckibben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keystone XL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[big oil]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Beginning at noon today, the progressive community will focus for 24 solid hours on the Keystone battle. We'll try to generate half a million emails to the Senate...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/24-solid-hours-on-the-keystone-battle/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Activists Take a Stand at Asheville Power Station</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/activists-take-a-stand-at-asheville-power-station/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/activists-take-a-stand-at-asheville-power-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Activists have secured themselves to the coal loader and conveyers, which will prevent coal from entering the facility. They are scaling the 400 foot smoke stack to send a message to both Progress Energy...]]></description>
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		<title>Delaware Riverkeeper Secures Reforms In Pennsylvania Gas Drilling Regulations</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/delaware-riverkeeper-secures-reforms-in-pennsylvania-gas-drilling-reviews-and-regulations/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/delaware-riverkeeper-secures-reforms-in-pennsylvania-gas-drilling-reviews-and-regulations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Pennsylvania’s regulatory program is demonstrably deficient when it comes to protecting waterways and communities from gas drilling, this litigation and our depositions just highlighted a few of those pitfalls...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/delaware-riverkeeper-secures-reforms-in-pennsylvania-gas-drilling-reviews-and-regulations/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Agriculture Committee Urges Congress to Pass Comprehensive Farm Bill</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/agriculture-committee-urges-congress-to-pass-comprehensive-farm-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/agriculture-committee-urges-congress-to-pass-comprehensive-farm-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[collin peterson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debbie stabenow]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[national sustainable agriculture coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pat roberts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sustainable agriculture]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Delaying a farm bill creates unnecessary uncertainty for people who receive nutrition assistance, for farmers making production and planting decisions, for food and farm businesses planning to grow, hire employees...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/agriculture-committee-urges-congress-to-pass-comprehensive-farm-bill/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>ACTION: Last Day to Tell President Obama to Move Forward with Clean Car Standards</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-last-day-to-tell-president-obama-to-move-forward-with-clean-car-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-last-day-to-tell-president-obama-to-move-forward-with-clean-car-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239631</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) are currently accepting public comments on the proposed standards, and they need to hear from citizens like you, not just industry lobbyists...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-last-day-to-tell-president-obama-to-move-forward-with-clean-car-standards/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Two Freshwater Mussels Listed as Endangered Species</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/two-freshwater-mussels-listed-as-endangered-species/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/two-freshwater-mussels-listed-as-endangered-species/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has listed two freshwater mussels—the rayed bean and the snuffbox—as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). The two mussels are found in river systems...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/two-freshwater-mussels-listed-as-endangered-species/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Pennsylvania Legislators Favor Gas Companies over Human Health</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/pennsylvania-legislators-favor-gas-companies-over-human-health-with-hb-1950/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/pennsylvania-legislators-favor-gas-companies-over-human-health-with-hb-1950/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239586</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Under the guise of providing “impact fees” to municipalities where gas operations occur, the legislature effectively supported a takeover of municipalities by the state and the gas industry by gutting established and effective local planning...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/pennsylvania-legislators-favor-gas-companies-over-human-health-with-hb-1950/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Anti-Fracking Rally in Kent, Ohio</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/anti-fracking-rally-in-kent-ohio/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/anti-fracking-rally-in-kent-ohio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[n Feb. 11, nearly 100 people marched in support of Concerned Citizens of Portage County from downtown Kent, Ohio to Kent State University protesting the process of hydraulic fracturing...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/anti-fracking-rally-in-kent-ohio/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>MUST SEE VIDEO on Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/powerful-new-video-on-enbridge-tar-sands-pipeline/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/powerful-new-video-on-enbridge-tar-sands-pipeline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Filmmaker Corey Ogilvie has produced a great new short film on the risks versus benefits of Enbridge's proposed new pipeline that would take raw bitumen from the tar sands to the coast of British Columbia...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/powerful-new-video-on-enbridge-tar-sands-pipeline/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tokyo to Alaska to Georgia and Beyond</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/tokyo-to-alaska-to-georgia-and-beyond/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/tokyo-to-alaska-to-georgia-and-beyond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwasserman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insights]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves a construction/operating license for two new reactors in Georgia, alarming reports from Japan indicate the Fukushima catastrophe is far from over...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/tokyo-to-alaska-to-georgia-and-beyond/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tar Sands or Farm Lands?</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/tar-sands-or-farm-lands/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/tar-sands-or-farm-lands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do we decide to protect Americans’ food supply and drinking water, or pad the profits of foreign oil companies that want to cut through our farmland on the way to overseas markets?...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/tar-sands-or-farm-lands/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>ACTION: Help Stop Tar Sands Wolf Kills</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-help-stop-tar-sands-wolf-kills/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-help-stop-tar-sands-wolf-kills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238701</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If Alberta Canada's tar sands oil fields are fully developed, an area of boreal rainforest the size of Florida will be eviscerated, leaving in its wake only giant ponds of toxic wastewater...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-help-stop-tar-sands-wolf-kills/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>U.S. EPA Lists Dry Cleaning Chemical as Likely Carcinogen</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/u-s-epa-lists-dry-cleaning-chemical-as-likely-carcinogen/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/u-s-epa-lists-dry-cleaning-chemical-as-likely-carcinogen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=239482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumers should take their dry cleaning to businesses that do not use tetrachloroethylene. The substance can remain on clothes and evaporate into the air at home, unnecessarily exposing the residents...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/u-s-epa-lists-dry-cleaning-chemical-as-likely-carcinogen/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>ACTION: Save Blair Mountain from Mountaintop Removal Mining</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-save-blair-mountain-from-mountaintop-removal-mining/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-save-blair-mountain-from-mountaintop-removal-mining/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mountaintop Removal]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mountaintop removal coal mining is destroying the mountains and threatening the health and lives of communities across Appalachia. But people in Appalachia are standing up and today they need...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-save-blair-mountain-from-mountaintop-removal-mining/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Green Budget Outlines Ideas for Federal Environmental Investments</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/green-budget-outlines-ideas-for-federal-environmental-investments/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/green-budget-outlines-ideas-for-federal-environmental-investments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238738</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["It’s critically important to continue investing wisely in conservation, environmental protection and clean energy programs. That’s precisely what the Green Budget does. It recommends adequate funding to continue enforcing...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/green-budget-outlines-ideas-for-federal-environmental-investments/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Delaware River Deepening Will Cause Irreparable Environmental Harm</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/delaware-river-deepening-will-cause-irreparable-environmental-harm/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/delaware-river-deepening-will-cause-irreparable-environmental-harm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Delaware River deepening is a major threat to the Delaware River, including the fish, shellfish and wildlife that today are needed to provide healthy food and hundreds of millions of dollars a year supporting income...]]></description>
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		<title>Kosovo’s Keystone</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/kosovos-keystone/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/kosovos-keystone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238612</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill McKibben calls it Kosovo’s Keystone. Not only is the U.S. State Department pushing dirty energy on its own country, it’s pushing it on Kosovo as well. It’s just not as clear why.]]></description>
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		<title>State Department Rejects Freedom of Information Act Request for Keystone XL Contracts</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/state-department-rejects-freedom-of-information-act-request-for-keystone-xl-contracts/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/state-department-rejects-freedom-of-information-act-request-for-keystone-xl-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238609</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a move sure to turn up the heat on a conflict-of-interest scandal that has been simmering for months, the State Department told Friends of the Earth this week that it will reject a Freedom of Information Act...]]></description>
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		<title>EVENT: Special Forum with Ken Salazar, United States Secretary of the Interior</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-special-forum-with-ken-salazar-united-states-secretary-of-the-interior/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-special-forum-with-ken-salazar-united-states-secretary-of-the-interior/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Feb. 14, the City Club of Cleveland will host a special forum with Ken Salazar, United States Secretary of the Interior on building a comprehensive energy portfolio...]]></description>
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		<title>EVENT: Anti-Fracking Rally in Kent</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-anti-fracking-rally-in-kent/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-anti-fracking-rally-in-kent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Feb.11, Food &#038; Water Watch will join local grassroots activists in Kent for a march and rally to say no to fracking...]]></description>
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		<title>How Polarized Is the Fracking Debate? Look to Pa. and N.J.</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/how-polarized-is-the-fracking-debate-look-to-pa-and-n-j/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/how-polarized-is-the-fracking-debate-look-to-pa-and-n-j/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238543</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With that kind of money at stake, the mostly unregulated extraction process called hydraulic fracturing (fracking) that's necessary to unleash the gas has become the nation's most polarizing environmental and energy issue...]]></description>
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		<title>And This Year&#8217;s &#8216;Fracky Awards&#8217; Go To&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/and-this-years-fracky-awards-go-to/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/and-this-years-fracky-awards-go-to/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238519</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The eventual winner of the Fracky was the American Petroleum Institute for what activists referred to as “spinning the benefits of fracking so hard that some people actually believe that gas is a bridge fuel to renewables...]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor Oil Spill—7 Years, 1.1 Million Gallons, Still Going</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/taylor-oil-spill-7-years-1-1-million-gallons-still-going/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/taylor-oil-spill-7-years-1-1-million-gallons-still-going/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238553</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Feb. 9, SkyTruth released its Site 23051 Cumulative Spill Report showing an estimation of the total cumulative amount of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico at the site of Taylor Energy's ongoing oil spill that began...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/taylor-oil-spill-7-years-1-1-million-gallons-still-going/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>ACTION: Pollution Is Not Progress for Florida&#8217;s Waterways</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-pollution-is-not-progress-for-floridas-waterways/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-pollution-is-not-progress-for-floridas-waterways/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238533</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The toxic algae outbreaks breaking out around Florida can cause rashes, breathing problems, stomach disorders, and worse. Health authorities have had to shut down drinking water plants, beaches and swimming areas...]]></description>
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		<title>Should the First Amendment Protect the Marketing of Junk Foods to Kids?</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/should-the-first-amendment-protect-the-marketing-of-junk-foods-to-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/should-the-first-amendment-protect-the-marketing-of-junk-foods-to-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238624</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For some time now, I’ve been arguing that legal scholars ought to be challenging the contention of food corporations that the First Amendment gives them the right to market foods any way they like, even to kids....]]></description>
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		<title>University of Alabama Students Move to Stop the Shepherd Bend Mine</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/university-of-alabama-students-move-to-stop-the-shepherd-bend-mine/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/university-of-alabama-students-move-to-stop-the-shepherd-bend-mine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238614</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“The UAB student government has made a strong statement that they want to protect their city’s drinking water and their University’s reputation from the Shepherd Bend Mine proposal"...]]></description>
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		<title>New Tricks on Capitol Hill</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/new-tricks-on-capitol-hill/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/new-tricks-on-capitol-hill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bmckibben</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Right now, the most important thing we can do is flood the Senate with messages opposing Keystone XL...]]></description>
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		<title>Keystone XL—Made for Foreign Oil, Built by Taxpayer Subsidies</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/keystone-xl-made-for-foreign-oil-built-by-taxpayer-subsidies/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/keystone-xl-made-for-foreign-oil-built-by-taxpayer-subsidies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238501</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to our conservative estimates, the U.S. taxpayer is subsidizing these investments to the tune of $1.0-1.8 billion. Here’s how it works. Tar sands oil is not like most other crude oil. It is a semi-solid bituminous sludge that has to be...]]></description>
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		<title>Set the Record Straight on Monsanto One Tweet and Facebook Post at a Time</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/set-the-record-straight-on-monsanto-one-tweet-and-facebook-post-at-a-time/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/set-the-record-straight-on-monsanto-one-tweet-and-facebook-post-at-a-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Monsanto’s marketing efforts would have you believe that its product line—centered around genetically engineered (GE) seeds and the chemicals used to grow them—is a silver bullet to addressing the world’s food...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/set-the-record-straight-on-monsanto-one-tweet-and-facebook-post-at-a-time/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Liquified Natural Gas Export Is the New Frontier in Energy Wars</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/shipping-natural-gas-overseas-a-win-for-drillers-a-loss-for-americans/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/shipping-natural-gas-overseas-a-win-for-drillers-a-loss-for-americans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clean Water Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fracking]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to challenge what they call the next threat to America’s energy independence, environmental health, and family economics, a coalition of environmental organizations has filed comments with...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/shipping-natural-gas-overseas-a-win-for-drillers-a-loss-for-americans/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>The Hidden Danger of the Gas Boom</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-hidden-danger-of-the-gas-boom/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-hidden-danger-of-the-gas-boom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[methane]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[university of colorado]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238473</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Proponents of natural gas have long argued it is a “clean” fossil fuel, cleaner than oil and a great transition fuel that bridges our addiction to fossil fuels as we head towards renewable energy sources. But gas may not be as clean as...]]></description>
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		<title>W.V. Surface Mine Board Approves Quarry Permit Despite Strong Local Opposition</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/w-v-surface-mine-board-approves-quarry-permit-despite-strong-local-opposition/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/w-v-surface-mine-board-approves-quarry-permit-despite-strong-local-opposition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[surface mines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[west virginia surface mine board]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238510</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite strong local opposition and compelling expert testimony advising against the development of a shale quarry that would overshadow the historic town of Gerrardstown, W.V., the West Virginia Surface Mine...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/w-v-surface-mine-board-approves-quarry-permit-despite-strong-local-opposition/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>ACTION: Help Extend the Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-help-extend-the-renewable-energy-production-tax-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-help-extend-the-renewable-energy-production-tax-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy production tax credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[wind mills]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the end of last year, we fought hard to extend the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC) as part of the payroll tax extension bill. Our federal legislators heard us loud and clear—and we were included on the short...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-help-extend-the-renewable-energy-production-tax-credit/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>First Energy to Retire Three West Virginia Coal Plants</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/first-energy-to-retire-three-west-virginia-coal-plants/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/first-energy-to-retire-three-west-virginia-coal-plants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[beyond coal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sierra club]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In recent years West Virginia has made investments in clean energy, especially wind generation, allowing old plants like these to be retired while ensuring West Virginia’s power is reliable...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/first-energy-to-retire-three-west-virginia-coal-plants/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>ACTION: Sign Our Petition to Keep President Nasheed Safe</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-sign-our-petition-to-keep-president-nasheed-safe/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-sign-our-petition-to-keep-president-nasheed-safe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238419</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our fight is a global fight, and early in the morning on Feb. 7 one of our greatest allies, Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, was ousted in a military coup. He’s under house arrest at the moment and could be in serious danger...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-sign-our-petition-to-keep-president-nasheed-safe/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fighting for Air—Groups Launch Campaign to Support U.S. EPA’s Life-Saving Standards</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fighting-for-air-groups-launch-campaign-to-support-u-s-epas-life-saving-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fighting-for-air-groups-launch-campaign-to-support-u-s-epas-life-saving-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two national environmental protection groups have launched a six-figure online advertising campaign applauding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and President Obama for proposing life-saving...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fighting-for-air-groups-launch-campaign-to-support-u-s-epas-life-saving-standards/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Influencing the 2012 Farm Bill Debate?</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/whats-influencing-the-2012-farm-bill-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/whats-influencing-the-2012-farm-bill-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farm Bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recent News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[congress]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[house]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national sustainable agriculture coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable agriculture]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In its “Path to the 2012 Farm Bill” series, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) gets into the details of the 2012 Farm Bill debate. This first post in the series discusses the major factors influencing...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/whats-influencing-the-2012-farm-bill-debate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>EVENT: Art Exhibition—Detritus</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-art-exhibition-detritus/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-art-exhibition-detritus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Cincinnati]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238310</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Feb. 16 at the DAAP Galleries in the University of Cincinnati, there will be an artists reception for the exhibition Detritus...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-art-exhibition-detritus/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Anti-Fracking Rally Occupies State of the State Address in Steubenville, Ohio</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/anti-fracking-rally-occupies-state-of-the-state-address-in-steubenville-ohio/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/anti-fracking-rally-occupies-state-of-the-state-address-in-steubenville-ohio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[rep. hagan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Feb. 7, Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) delivered his State of the State address from the 1,100-seat Steubenville High School auditorium rather than keeping with tradition and delivering the speech from the Statehouse in...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/anti-fracking-rally-occupies-state-of-the-state-address-in-steubenville-ohio/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>88-acre Lakefront Nature Preserve Opens in Cleveland</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cuyahoga-county-port-authority-opens-cleveland-lakefront-nature-preserve/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cuyahoga-county-port-authority-opens-cleveland-lakefront-nature-preserve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dike 14]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ohio]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority officially opened the Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve today, providing public access to a unique 88-acre urban wildlife habitat...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cuyahoga-county-port-authority-opens-cleveland-lakefront-nature-preserve/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mesoamerican Reef Management Insufficient for Necessary Protection</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/mesoamerican-reef-protections-in-dire-need-of-transparency/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/mesoamerican-reef-protections-in-dire-need-of-transparency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[wildlife management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[world resources institute]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first-ever Eco-Audit of the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR) countries finds that despite some positive management efforts, more needs to be done to protect the region’s coral reefs. The evaluation, entitled 2011 Eco-Audit of...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/mesoamerican-reef-protections-in-dire-need-of-transparency/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>ACTION: Help Protect Hawaiian Monk Seals</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-help-protect-hawaiian-monk-seals/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-help-protect-hawaiian-monk-seals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[center for biological diversity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[monk seals]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an important time for Hawaiian monk seals. Overall the population is perilously close to extinction, declining from about 1,100 seals. However, as seal numbers decline on Hawaii's northwestern islands, populations...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-help-protect-hawaiian-monk-seals/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>We Won&#8217;t Be Silenced</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/we-wont-be-silenced/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/we-wont-be-silenced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jfox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fracking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insights]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fracking earthquakes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Josh Fox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state of the state]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gasland was intended to be both a chronicle of the way in which oil and gas companies have used vast sums of money to shield fracking from virtually all federal, state, and local regulations...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/we-wont-be-silenced/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>ACTION: Since When Is Cancer &#8216;Free and Gentle&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-since-when-is-cancer-free-and-gentle/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-since-when-is-cancer-free-and-gentle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recent News]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With a name like “Tide Free &#038; Gentle®,” I trust this detergent to be safe. But it turns out that this popular product is hiding a nasty secret. Test results in our recent report, Dirty Secrets, revealed high...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-since-when-is-cancer-free-and-gentle/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>With BP Settlement Likely, Sierra Club Calls on Obama to Restore the Gulf Coast</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/with-bp-settlement-likely-sierra-club-calls-on-obama-to-restore-the-gulf-coast/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/with-bp-settlement-likely-sierra-club-calls-on-obama-to-restore-the-gulf-coast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alabama]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Brune, Sierra Club executive director, called on President Obama Feb. 6 to take strong action in any settlement of claims under the Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Act from BP’s 2010 Gulf of...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/with-bp-settlement-likely-sierra-club-calls-on-obama-to-restore-the-gulf-coast/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>The Great Carbon Bubble</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-great-carbon-bubble/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-great-carbon-bubble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bmckibben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If we could see the world with a particularly illuminating set of spectacles, one of its most prominent features at the moment would be a giant carbon bubble, whose bursting someday...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>BP Profits $3 Million Each Hour in 2011—Attempts to Evade Responsibility to Gulf</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/bp-made-3-million-in-profits-each-hour-in-2011-attempts-to-evade-responsibility-to-gulf/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/bp-made-3-million-in-profits-each-hour-in-2011-attempts-to-evade-responsibility-to-gulf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238364</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reports on Feb. 7 indicate that BP made a major profit for 2011. BP announced that it made a profit of $25.7 billion during the 2011 calendar year. BP’s fourth-quarter profits alone reached $7.69 billion...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/bp-made-3-million-in-profits-each-hour-in-2011-attempts-to-evade-responsibility-to-gulf/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>38 Climate Scientists Criticize Global Warming Op-ed in WSJ</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/38-climate-scientists-criticize-global-warming-op-ed-in-wsj/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/38-climate-scientists-criticize-global-warming-op-ed-in-wsj/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238229</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal published a letter to the editor on Feb. 1 from a group of 38 climate scientists, harshly criticizing a global warming op-ed that ran in that paper last week for its scientific inaccuracies...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/38-climate-scientists-criticize-global-warming-op-ed-in-wsj/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Got Milk?</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/got-milk/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/got-milk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>myaggi</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In his State of the Union address, President Obama discussed changes that he made to a regulatory scheme to declassify milk from being considered an oil, which required dairy farms to implement containment measures to prevent spills...]]></description>
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		<title>EVENT: Screening of the Documentary &#8216;Fresh&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-screening-of-the-documentary-fresh/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-screening-of-the-documentary-fresh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238069</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Feb. 7, Cleveland's Fair Farm Bill Campaign, Community Greenhouse Partners and Arts Collinwood will host a free screening of Fresh, a documentary about our food system...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/event-screening-of-the-documentary-fresh/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>EVENT: Fracking Protest at Ohio Gov. Kasich&#8217;s State of the State on Feb. 7</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fracking-protest-at-ohio-gov-kasichs-state-of-the-state-on-feb-7/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fracking-protest-at-ohio-gov-kasichs-state-of-the-state-on-feb-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237745</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Steubenville, Ohio, join Ohioans as they rally against the lack of regulation on the fracking industry, and Gov. John Kasich's open door policy of natural gas extraction and fracking wastewater injection wells...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fracking-protest-at-ohio-gov-kasichs-state-of-the-state-on-feb-7/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>5 Reasons We Should Be Concerned about Fracking</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/5-reasons-we-should-be-concerned-about-fracking/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/5-reasons-we-should-be-concerned-about-fracking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know that the affordability, efficiency, and sustainability of cleaner, greener energy will be a major challenge for this century. Some have called natural gas a better and cleaner energy source...]]></description>
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		<title>ACTION: Keystone XL—It&#8217;s Back</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-keystone-xl-its-back/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-keystone-xl-its-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238037</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There's breaking—and disturbing—news about the Keystone XL pipeline. Big Oil is bringing it back, and with a vengeance. The Senate may vote as early as this week to force construction of the dirty...]]></description>
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		<title>The Reality of Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-reality-of-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-reality-of-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Masi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, when asked to define reality, famously responded “reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.”...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>ACTION: Support a Strong National Ocean Policy</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-support-a-strong-national-ocean-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-support-a-strong-national-ocean-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration is moving forward with its National Ocean Policy (NOP), and we need your help to make sure it is implemented effectively. The NOP was created to “ensure the protection, maintenance...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>16 States Oppose &#8216;Good Neighbor Rule&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/petitions-to-block-good-neighbor-rule-due-today/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/petitions-to-block-good-neighbor-rule-due-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Feb. 6, 16 states and numerous power companies that oppose new pollution-reduction rules must file their petitions with the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. In response to their initial suit...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/petitions-to-block-good-neighbor-rule-due-today/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Canadian Officials Poison Wolves for Tar Sands Development</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/canadian-officials-poison-wolves-for-tar-sands-development/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/canadian-officials-poison-wolves-for-tar-sands-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Late last week, internal documents went public showing Canada is fretting over its sullied reputation for unfettered fossil fuel development, while resorting to poisoning wolves rather than fixing the problem...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/canadian-officials-poison-wolves-for-tar-sands-development/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Chevron Attempts to Evade 18 Billion Dollar Liability in Ecuador</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/chevron-attempts-to-evade-18-billion-dollar-liability-in-ecuador/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/chevron-attempts-to-evade-18-billion-dollar-liability-in-ecuador/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A distinguished international law jurist from Latin America has issued a letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, asking for a review of Chevron's "egregious misuse" of an investor treaty...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/chevron-attempts-to-evade-18-billion-dollar-liability-in-ecuador/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Why Fishermen Keep Fishing Despite Dwindling Catches</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/why-fishermen-keep-fishing-despite-dwindling-catches/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/why-fishermen-keep-fishing-despite-dwindling-catches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=238163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Half of fishermen will not give up their livelihood in the face of drastically declining catches according to research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). A new report, published Feb. 6 by PLoS ONE, challenges...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/why-fishermen-keep-fishing-despite-dwindling-catches/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Fracking Ohio</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fracking-ohio/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fracking-ohio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jshaner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fracking]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237366</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unless you’ve been living under a shale rock, you know that on New Year’s Eve a 4.0 earthquake shook Youngstown, Ohio...]]></description>
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		<title>Chasing Water—A 1,500 Mile Video Journey Reveals the Thirst of the Southwest</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/film-teaser-chasing-water-by-peter-mcbride/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/film-teaser-chasing-water-by-peter-mcbride/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237757</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Chasing Water, photojournalist Peter McBride sets out to document the flow of the Colorado River from source to sea. A Colorado native, McBride hails from a ranching family that depends on the...]]></description>
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		<title>Will Yours Be a Sustainable Superbowl Sunday?</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/will-yours-be-a-sustainable-superbowl-sunday/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/will-yours-be-a-sustainable-superbowl-sunday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday, millions of Americans will sit down with friends and family to watch some of the world’s greatest athletes competing in the toughest, most physical sport of all. No one takes health and fitness more seriously than...]]></description>
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		<title>Family Farmers Take on Monsanto—Will They Get Justice?</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/family-farmers-take-on-monsanto-will-they-get-justice/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/family-farmers-take-on-monsanto-will-they-get-justice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237815</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was standing room only as family farmers from around North America filled Federal Court Judge Naomi Buchwald's courtroom in Manhattan on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The topic was the landmark organic community...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Putting a Freeze on Arctic Ocean Drilling</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/putting-a-freeze-on-arctic-ocean-drilling/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/putting-a-freeze-on-arctic-ocean-drilling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237784</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago this month, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig began drilling on the Macondo Prospect, an operation that would result in one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. Now, as we contemplate...]]></description>
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		<title>Billions of EU Funds Wasted on Dead-End Investments</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/billions-of-eu-funds-wasted-on-dead-end-investments/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/billions-of-eu-funds-wasted-on-dead-end-investments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237830</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Substantial environmental and social harm is being caused by controversial projects costing billions of euros of European Union (EU) money, according to research published Feb. 2 by Friends of the Earth...]]></description>
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		<title>Cascadia Forest Defenders Blockade Governor&#8217;s Mansion</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cascadia-forest-defenders-blockade-governors-mansion/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cascadia-forest-defenders-blockade-governors-mansion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before sunrise on Feb. 3, Cascadia Forest Defenders (CFD) blockaded the entrance to the Gov. John Kitzhaber's (D-OR) mansion with a mound of Christmas trees. Activists held banners reading...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>U.S. House Attacks Public Transit Funding</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/u-s-house-attacks-public-transit-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/u-s-house-attacks-public-transit-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), chairman of the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 2 proposed eliminating dedicated federal funding for mass transit, moving funds currently used...]]></description>
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		<title>Grassroots Advocacy at Its Best</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/grassroots-advocacy-at-its-best/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/grassroots-advocacy-at-its-best/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefanie Penn Spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237729</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The choice is ours.  Do we want to continue to pollute the planet, kill ourselves and have no regard for anything wild, or will more people join the grassroots environmental movement and take a stand against corporations that put profits first?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>10 Most Bizarre Ways Nature Finds Love in the Wild</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/10-most-bizarre-ways-nature-finds-love-in-the-wild/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/10-most-bizarre-ways-nature-finds-love-in-the-wild/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So you think you’ve had some strange dates? This Valentine’s Day, The Nature Conservancy compiled the top 10 most bizarre examples of love in the wild. “Nature can get pretty wild, especially when love is in the air...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/10-most-bizarre-ways-nature-finds-love-in-the-wild/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Surfing for Change—Short Film Highlights Dangers of Nuclear Power</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/surfing-for-change-short-film-highlights-dangers-of-nuclear-power/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/surfing-for-change-short-film-highlights-dangers-of-nuclear-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237767</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Surfing for Change: J Bay Nuclear Plant is a new short film exploring the dangers of a planned nuclear power plant in the pristine shores of Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa. Made by youth environmental activist...]]></description>
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		<title>The Sierra Club and Natural Gas</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-sierra-club-and-natural-gas/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-sierra-club-and-natural-gas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbrune</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had to turn away millions of dollars? It sounds crazy, but here's why the Sierra Club chose to do exactly that...]]></description>
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		<title>School Lunchrooms Put Planet and Kids at Risk</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/school-lunchrooms-put-planet-and-kids-at-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/school-lunchrooms-put-planet-and-kids-at-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Quinn Bachman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=237397</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If an alien species were to visit our school cafeterias at lunchtime, it might conclude that we don’t value the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of our society—our developing children...]]></description>
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		<title>If We Can Stop Keystone, We Can Stop Mountaintop Removal</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/if-we-can-stop-keystone-we-can-stop-mountaintop-removal/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/if-we-can-stop-keystone-we-can-stop-mountaintop-removal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jbiggers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most heartening moments of solidarity in the Tar Sands Action movement took place last summer: A contingent of Appalachian coalfield residents...]]></description>
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		<title>Waterkeeper Files Suit against Taylor Energy for Ongoing, Seven-Year Oil Spill</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/lawsuit-lifts-veil-of-secrecy-around-ongoing-gulf-oil-spill/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/lawsuit-lifts-veil-of-secrecy-around-ongoing-gulf-oil-spill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Waterkeeper Alliance and several Gulf Coast Waterkeeper organizations filed suit in Federal Court Feb. 2 against Taylor Energy Company LLC under the citizen suit provisions of the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation...]]></description>
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