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	<title>EcoWatch: Uniting the Voice of the Grassroots Environmental Movement</title>
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		<title>Salmon vs. Gold at Alaska&#8217;s Pebble Mine</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/salmon-vs-gold-at-alaskas-pebble-mine/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/salmon-vs-gold-at-alaskas-pebble-mine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The proposed mine would be the largest in North America and generate up to ten billion tons of toxic mine waste, which will be disposed of behind massive earthen dams that will rival the world’s tallest concrete dam—the Three Gorges dam in China...]]></description>
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		<title>Malibu Beach Water Quality to Improve Under New Agreement</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/malibu-beach-water-quality-to-improve-under-new-agreement/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/malibu-beach-water-quality-to-improve-under-new-agreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clean Water Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An agreement reached on April 13 by the City of Malibu, Santa Monica Baykeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council seeks to significantly improve beachwater quality along the Malibu coastline for millions of beachgoers who visit each year by reducing stormwater pollution before it reaches the ocean...]]></description>
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		<title>Waterkeeper Alliance Announces Series to Celebrate the Right to Clean Water</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/waterkeeper-alliance-announces-series-to-celebrate-the-right-to-clean-water/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/waterkeeper-alliance-announces-series-to-celebrate-the-right-to-clean-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clean Water Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we give people the opportunity to play in their local waterways, we connect their hearts and minds with the essential nature of clean water and empower them to help protect this precious resource...]]></description>
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		<title>Propane Fracking Can&#8217;t Go Forward without a New Environmental Review</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/propane-fracking-cant-go-forward-without-a-new-environmental-review/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/propane-fracking-cant-go-forward-without-a-new-environmental-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fracking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250485</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And it does present real risks—including some that are different in nature from those associated with “traditional” fracking. First and foremost is the risk of explosion—a risk highlighted by two major explosions last year at GasFrac well sites that injured...]]></description>
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		<title>Forty-Nine Cliff Clavins Walk into a Bar and Talk Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/forty-nine-cliff-clavins-walk-into-a-bar-and-talk-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/forty-nine-cliff-clavins-walk-into-a-bar-and-talk-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, we got our latest batch of Cliff Clavin wisdom this past week when 49 former staff members from NASA wrote a letter to NASA administrators decrying the work that the organization does on climate...]]></description>
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		<title>Gasping from Fracking: Clean Air Protections Needed Now</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/gasping-from-fracking-clean-air-protections-needed-now/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/gasping-from-fracking-clean-air-protections-needed-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fracking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250525</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When she finally persuaded state officials to test the air around her house, they found the following toxic chemicals—benzene, styrene, toluene, xylene, hexane, heptane, acetone, acrolein, propene, carbon tetrachloride and chloromethane...]]></description>
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		<title>Oil Exploration Noise May Lead to Dolphin Strandings</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/oil-exploration-noise-may-lead-to-dolphin-strandings/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/oil-exploration-noise-may-lead-to-dolphin-strandings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250571</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the last three months, more than 3,000 dolphins have washed ashore in Peru, most likely due to offshore oil exploration. Oil companies in the region often use sonar or acoustic soundings to detect oil beneath the floor of the sea...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/oil-exploration-noise-may-lead-to-dolphin-strandings/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Green Infrastructure Helps Communities Thrive</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/green-infrastructure-helps-communities-thrive/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/green-infrastructure-helps-communities-thrive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250505</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Green infrastructure refers to practices like green roofs, rain gardens, bioswales and pervious pavement that capture and treat rainwater and runoff. These measures reduce the amount of polluted runoff—the water that mixes with oil...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Controversial Wind Project Endangers California Condors and Golden Eagles</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/controversial-wind-project-endangers-california-condors-and-golden-eagles/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/controversial-wind-project-endangers-california-condors-and-golden-eagles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renewables]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This project is right in the pathway of California condors moving back into their historic range in California. There is a better way—we need to locate these projects where they will pose fewer risks and have a better chance for success...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/controversial-wind-project-endangers-california-condors-and-golden-eagles/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cooler-smarter-practical-steps-for-low-carbon-living/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cooler-smarter-practical-steps-for-low-carbon-living/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250533</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cooler Smarter busts myths and presents real, effective steps for addressing carbon at the personal level. On average, the activities of each American add some 21 tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year. That’s more than you would cause...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Design Changes Likely behind Dangerous Nuclear Reactor Degradation</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/design-changes-likely-behind-dangerous-nuclear-reactor-degradation/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/design-changes-likely-behind-dangerous-nuclear-reactor-degradation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a tip: when your nuclear reactor is springing leaks and radioactive pipes are deteriorating twenty times faster than they should, it’s a big deal, and no amount of nuclear spin by Edison or the NRC can hide that fact...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/design-changes-likely-behind-dangerous-nuclear-reactor-degradation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Study Links Autism with Industrial Food and Environment</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/study-links-autism-with-industrial-food-and-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/study-links-autism-with-industrial-food-and-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To better address the explosion of autism, it’s critical we consider how unhealthy diets interfere with the body’s ability to eliminate toxic chemicals, and ultimately our risk for developing long-term health problems like autism...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/study-links-autism-with-industrial-food-and-environment/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Poor Farming Practices Foul Drinking Water at the Source</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/poor-farming-practices-foul-drinking-water-at-the-source/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/poor-farming-practices-foul-drinking-water-at-the-source/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Water that runs off poorly managed fields that have been treated with chemical fertilizers and manure is loaded with nitrogen and phosphorus. These two potent pollutants set off a cascade of harmful consequences, threatening the drinking water...]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Retakes Lead from China in Clean Energy Race</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/u-s-retakes-lead-from-china-in-clean-energy-race/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/u-s-retakes-lead-from-china-in-clean-energy-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Renewables]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250476</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And yet, the yo-yo effect of U.S. clean energy policy hurts the ability of the United States to consistently compete and turn U.S.-led innovation into manufacturing, deployment and export opportunities. Creative, stable and transparent policies remain a critical signal to...]]></description>
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		<title>Chile Stands up to Monsanto</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/chile-stands-up-to-monsanto/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/chile-stands-up-to-monsanto/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genetically Modified Organism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250417</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The council's decision ensures that farmers, beekeepers and rural residents can find out exactly where GE crops are planted—basic information that is critically important as they seek to protect their farms, apiaries and families from toxic pesticide drift...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Scientists Deeply Skeptical of FDA Program to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/scientists-deeply-skeptical-of-fda-program-to-reduce-antibiotic-use-in-agriculture/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/scientists-deeply-skeptical-of-fda-program-to-reduce-antibiotic-use-in-agriculture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250429</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have no reason to believe that the veterinary pharmaceutical industry—which, to date, has rarely even acknowledged that antibiotic resistance is a serious public health issue—will cooperate with the agency on a plan that could reduce its profits...]]></description>
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		<title>Why Washington’s Iran Policy Could Lead to Global Disaster</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/why-washingtons-iran-policy-could-lead-to-global-disaster/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/why-washingtons-iran-policy-could-lead-to-global-disaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the sanctions morph into a virtual blockade, they raise the specter that all blockades do—of provoking a violent response. Just as dangerous is the specter that the sanctions will drag on without producing tangible results, impelling covert or overt American action...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Myths and Facts about Oil and Gasoline</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/myths-and-facts-about-oil-and-gasoline/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/myths-and-facts-about-oil-and-gasoline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Both mainstream and conservative media outlets have responded to the recent spike in gasoline prices by circulating talking points rooted in politics rather than facts. As a whole, these claims reflect the misconception, perpetuated by the news media...]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Reveals a Degraded Gulf of Mexico</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/new-report-reveals-a-degraded-gulf-of-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/new-report-reveals-a-degraded-gulf-of-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alabama]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s important to remember what we don’t yet know. Previous catastrophes like the Exxon Valdez have shown that impacts of oil disasters last many years or even decades,” Inkley said. “Little action has been taken to address the long-term species threats...]]></description>
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		<title>Framing Judi Bari</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/framing-judi-bari/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/framing-judi-bari/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefanie Penn Spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The new documentary Who Bombed Judi Bari? shows how activists can take on the powers that be and win, though at a great cost...]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING: PA Court Issues Injunction to Stop Onset of Portions of Act 13</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/breaking-pennsylvania-court-issues-injunction-to-stop-onset-of-portions-of-act-13/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/breaking-pennsylvania-court-issues-injunction-to-stop-onset-of-portions-of-act-13/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Seven municipalities and the Delaware Riverkeeper Network were in Commonwealth Court today to ask Senior Judge Keith Quigley to issue an order clarifying that Act 13 did not immediately dissolve the effect of existing municipal ordinances regarding gas drilling...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/breaking-pennsylvania-court-issues-injunction-to-stop-onset-of-portions-of-act-13/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cry Wolf: An Unethical Oil Story</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cry-wolf-an-unethical-oil-story/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cry-wolf-an-unethical-oil-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250332</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last several months, Alberta has killed more than 500 wolves using aerial sharpshooters and poisoned bait in order to conceal the impact of rapid industrial development on Canada’s iconic woodland caribou...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cry-wolf-an-unethical-oil-story/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>It’s Time for Interfaith Action on Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/its-time-for-interfaith-moral-action-on-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/its-time-for-interfaith-moral-action-on-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bmckibben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A spiritual voice is urgently needed to underline the fact that global warming is already causing human anguish and mortality in our nation and abroad, and much more will occur in the future without rapid action. There is an urgent need to stop subsidizing...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/its-time-for-interfaith-moral-action-on-climate-change/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Getting the Market to Tell the Truth</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/getting-the-market-to-tell-the-truth/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/getting-the-market-to-tell-the-truth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lbrown</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If we can get the market to tell the truth, to have market prices that reflect the full cost of burning gasoline or coal, of deforestation, of overpumping aquifers, and of overfishing, then we can begin to create a rational economy...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/getting-the-market-to-tell-the-truth/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Gulf of St. Lawrence is Important to Canadian Identity</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/gulf-of-st-lawrence-is-important-to-canadian-identity/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/gulf-of-st-lawrence-is-important-to-canadian-identity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dsuzuki</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now is the time to defend one of the planet’s most precious and unique ecosystems from industrial development...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/gulf-of-st-lawrence-is-important-to-canadian-identity/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Keystone XL Pipeline &#8216;Rubber Stamp Route&#8217; Is Wrong for Nebraska &amp; Nation</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/keystone-xl-pipeline-rubber-stamp-route-is-wrong-route-for-nebraska-nation/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/keystone-xl-pipeline-rubber-stamp-route-is-wrong-route-for-nebraska-nation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Nebraska Legislature turned a deaf ear to Nebraska citizens and landowners one more time while it allowed a foreign corporation to circumvent the already approved and appropriate process signed into law for all new oil pipeline projects...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/keystone-xl-pipeline-rubber-stamp-route-is-wrong-route-for-nebraska-nation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bad Credit: How Pollution Trading Fails the Environment</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/bad-credit-how-pollution-trading-fails-the-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/bad-credit-how-pollution-trading-fails-the-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a Food &#038; Water Watch report released today, Bad Credit: How Pollution Trading Fails the Environment, cap-and-trade relies on unverifiable offsets and a permit allocation scheme that benefits current polluters at the expense of everyone else...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/bad-credit-how-pollution-trading-fails-the-environment/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>The Secret Life of Garbage</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-secret-life-of-garbage/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-secret-life-of-garbage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250266</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the life cycle of our garbage actually like? Each week many of us take our trash out, and upon returning home, wheel an empty bin back up the driveway. If only things were so simple...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-secret-life-of-garbage/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Government Proposal Threatens Food Safety</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/new-government-proposal-threatens-food-safety/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/new-government-proposal-threatens-food-safety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alabama]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["It’s tough enough when you are trying to examine 140 birds per minute with professional inspectors,” said Stan Painter, a federal inspector in Crossville, Alabama. “This proposal makes it impossible"...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/new-government-proposal-threatens-food-safety/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Study Links Massive Oyster Die-offs in Northwest to Ocean Acidification</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/study-links-massive-oyster-die-offs-in-northwest-to-ocean-acidification/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/study-links-massive-oyster-die-offs-in-northwest-to-ocean-acidification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I think that the clear take-home message from this research is that for the oceans the Pacific Oyster larvae are the ‘canaries in the coal mines’ for ocean acidification. When the CO2 levels in the ocean are too high, they die; when we lower the CO2 levels, they live...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/study-links-massive-oyster-die-offs-in-northwest-to-ocean-acidification/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Banned Pesticides Found in Popular Chinese Tea Brands</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/banned-pesticides-found-in-popular-chinese-tea-brands/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/banned-pesticides-found-in-popular-chinese-tea-brands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Seven of those firms are among China's Top 10 tea sellers, and they are all selling tea tainted with banned pesticides. It's a huge embarrassment for China's tea industry. Independent testing conducted by an accredited lab found that 12 of the 18 samples...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/banned-pesticides-found-in-popular-chinese-tea-brands/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>The Latest Cosmetics Scandal: Toxic Nail Polish</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-latest-cosmetics-scandal-toxic-nail-polish/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-latest-cosmetics-scandal-toxic-nail-polish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250342</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This report shows that companies are including harmful chemicals in their products, and are not being truthful about it. More disturbing is that the cosmetics industry continues to be almost completely unregulated—the FDA...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-latest-cosmetics-scandal-toxic-nail-polish/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>What You Need to Know about Tar Sands in the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/what-you-need-to-know-about-tar-sands-in-the-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/what-you-need-to-know-about-tar-sands-in-the-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Think that that dirtiest oil on the planet is only found up in Alberta? You might be surprised then to hear that there are tar sands deposits in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, much of which are on public lands...]]></description>
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		<title>Fracking with Propane—The Gas Companies’ Latest Tactic to Frack New York</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fracking-with-propane-the-gas-companies-latest-tactic-to-frack-new-york/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fracking-with-propane-the-gas-companies-latest-tactic-to-frack-new-york/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What we do know is that this dangerous new technology resulted in two explosions/fires in 2011—one left three workers hospitalized and one worker with second degree burns—and the second, a flash fire, injured about a dozen workers, two of whom had to...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fracking-with-propane-the-gas-companies-latest-tactic-to-frack-new-york/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Census and Experts Confirm Death of Sprawl in U.S.</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/census-and-experts-confirm-death-of-sprawl-in-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/census-and-experts-confirm-death-of-sprawl-in-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent U.S. Census data confirms that the future of the U.S. is no longer about an economy based on the false and dangerous pretenses of unfettered greenfield development, with its unhealthy and climate-destructive sprawl-scape of fast food, big box retail...]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Frack Ohio</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/dont-frack-ohio/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/dont-frack-ohio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bmckibben</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ohio is just the latest of many states poised to become a sacrifice zone. But as the nation’s attention turns to Ohio for the election this fall, it is a fitting place to make a stand and say that this process must stop once and for all...]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Club and Celebrity Friends Say &#8216;Get Outside&#8217; for Earth Day 2012</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/sierra-club-and-celebrity-friends-say-get-outside-for-earth-day-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/sierra-club-and-celebrity-friends-say-get-outside-for-earth-day-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250200</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Club Founder John Muir believed that if you brought people outside and they fell in love with the land, they would feel inspired to protect it. Make a pledge to spend more time outside this year and enter to win a trip for two to the North Cascades...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/sierra-club-and-celebrity-friends-say-get-outside-for-earth-day-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Why Are Hospitals Involved in Marketing Infant Formula?</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/why-are-hospitals-involved-in-marketing-infant-formula/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/why-are-hospitals-involved-in-marketing-infant-formula/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nestlé’s infant formula has something in common with another Nestlé product—Pure Life bottled water (which is actually just purified tap water.) What do they have in common? The company has declared them both “Popularly Positioned Products...]]></description>
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		<title>Beware the Oil Industry’s Voldemort</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/beware-the-oil-industrys-voldemort/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/beware-the-oil-industrys-voldemort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a surprise is the compliments he gets from his peers. According to one of the oil lobbyists, oil executives, and former employees and board members talked to by the paper, Gerard is described as “Voldemort"...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Right-Wing Media Deny Oil Companies&#8217; Tax Breaks Are Subsidies</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/right-wing-media-deny-oil-companies-tax-breaks-are-subsidies/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/right-wing-media-deny-oil-companies-tax-breaks-are-subsidies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Echoing talking points from the American Petroleum Institute (API), right-wing media are denying that the tax incentives oil companies receive are a subsidy. However, experts say that such incentives—legally categorized as tax expenditures...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/right-wing-media-deny-oil-companies-tax-breaks-are-subsidies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>EPA Allows Widespread Lead Poisoning of Wildlife to Continue</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/epa-allows-widespread-lead-poisoning-of-wildlife-to-continue/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/epa-allows-widespread-lead-poisoning-of-wildlife-to-continue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250218</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The EPA claims lead bullets and shot fall under an exception that exempts regulation of items subject to an Internal Revenue Service section 4181 excise tax imposed on sales of shotgun shells and bullet cartridges...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/epa-allows-widespread-lead-poisoning-of-wildlife-to-continue/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Proposed Ben Hill Coal Plant Cancelled</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/proposed-ben-hill-coal-plant-cancelled/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/proposed-ben-hill-coal-plant-cancelled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The cancellation of Plant Ben Hill marks 168 total coal plant proposals cancelled across the U.S. due to changing market conditions, legal challenges and local opposition. In December 2011, New Jersey-based LS Power cancelled the...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/proposed-ben-hill-coal-plant-cancelled/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>USDA to Decide Imminently on &#8216;Agent Orange&#8217; Corn</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/usda-to-decide-imminently-on-agent-orange-corn/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/usda-to-decide-imminently-on-agent-orange-corn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250100</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dow’s ‘Agent Orange’ corn will trigger a large increase in 2,4-D use—and our exposure to this toxic herbicide—yet USDA has not assessed how much, nor analyzed the serious harm to human health, the environment or neighboring farms...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/usda-to-decide-imminently-on-agent-orange-corn/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Let’s Hear It for Higher Gasoline Prices</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/lets-hear-it-for-higher-gasoline-prices/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/lets-hear-it-for-higher-gasoline-prices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Quinn Bachman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250005</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Solutions that make petroleum less expensive not only make that long list of consequences worse, they delay our inevitable transition away from finite, fast-depleting underground fuels...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/lets-hear-it-for-higher-gasoline-prices/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>ACTION: Stop the New Nuke Power Loan Guarantees</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-stop-the-new-nuke-power-loan-guarantees/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-stop-the-new-nuke-power-loan-guarantees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwasserman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250072</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Energy is poised to give $8.33 billion in loan guarantees to the Georgia Vogtle double-reactor project that could irradiate the planet and bankrupt the state...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-stop-the-new-nuke-power-loan-guarantees/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Monitoring Fracking Wells and Pipelines? Nobody</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/whos-monitoring-fracking-wells-and-pipelines-nobody/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/whos-monitoring-fracking-wells-and-pipelines-nobody/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250039</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to an AP report, there are thousands of miles of unregulated pipeline going from active fracking wells across the U.S. to larger pipelines transporting the gas to processing facilities. Though many of these...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/whos-monitoring-fracking-wells-and-pipelines-nobody/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Common Pesticides Associated with Lower Birth Weight and Shortened Pregnancy</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/common-pesticides-associated-with-lower-birth-weight-and-shortened-pregnancy/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/common-pesticides-associated-with-lower-birth-weight-and-shortened-pregnancy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250049</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study is reinforcing obstetricians’ standard warning that pregnant women should avoid exposure to pesticides in foods and weed killers because the chemicals can harm the developing fetus...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/common-pesticides-associated-with-lower-birth-weight-and-shortened-pregnancy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Right Water Debates in the Wrong Place</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-right-water-debates-in-the-wrong-place/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-right-water-debates-in-the-wrong-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250061</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The good news is that good water management is not rocket science—former New York City Director of Water and Sewer, Albert Appleton, said it simply, "a good environment makes good water...]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore Wind on Lake Erie?</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/offshore-wind-on-lake-erie/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/offshore-wind-on-lake-erie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Renewables]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Offshore wind is coming and the question is whether or not we decide to be a leader or be left out...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/offshore-wind-on-lake-erie/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fighting the Legacy of Enrico Fermi</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fighting-the-legacy-of-enrico-fermi/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fighting-the-legacy-of-enrico-fermi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station is also home to Fermi 2, our Fukushima on the Great Lakes. As Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear recently stated, “Fermi 2 in Monroe, Michigan is the largest Fukushima Daiichi identical twin reactor in the world...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/fighting-the-legacy-of-enrico-fermi/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rocket Trike Diaries</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/rocket-trike-diaries/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/rocket-trike-diaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tweis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249851</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Rocket Trike Diaries—a 10 week video tour of the 2011 "Ride for Renewables: No Tar Sands Oil On American Soil!" Join Renewable Rider Tom Weis as he pedals his rocket trike 2,150 miles through America’s heartland...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/rocket-trike-diaries/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Slow Food to Build &#8216;A Thousand Gardens in Africa&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/slow-food-to-build-a-thousand-gardens-in-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/slow-food-to-build-a-thousand-gardens-in-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colorado]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250070</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The movement towards a more sustainable approach to agriculture is happening worldwide. In the U.S., consciousness is increasing, as evidenced by a number of Slow Food USA’s recent projects. This year alone, the volunteer-run...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/slow-food-to-build-a-thousand-gardens-in-africa/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rio+20 Earth Summit Is an Olympic Challenge the U.S. Can&#8217;t Ignore</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/rio20-earth-summit-is-an-olympic-challenge-the-u-s-cant-ignore/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/rio20-earth-summit-is-an-olympic-challenge-the-u-s-cant-ignore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What if we brought the world’s athletes together to set goals like, by the end of these three weeks, we’ll have run 10,000 miles jumped 5,000 feet, and made a 1,000 free throws. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? Who would be responsible for its achievement?...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/rio20-earth-summit-is-an-olympic-challenge-the-u-s-cant-ignore/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Quechua People Set for Showdown with Oil Company in Peru</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/quechua-people-set-for-showdown-with-oil-company-in-peru/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/quechua-people-set-for-showdown-with-oil-company-in-peru/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250087</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A crisis on the Pastaza could be a spark that unites a growing movement against the mining industry in the Andes with the battle over hydrocarbon exploitation in the Amazon...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/quechua-people-set-for-showdown-with-oil-company-in-peru/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Linking Urban Waste with Local Food Systems</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/organic-matters-linking-urban-waste-with-local-food-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/organic-matters-linking-urban-waste-with-local-food-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Masi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250012</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the past decade is the first in more than fifty years that has actually witnessed a net gain in the number of reported farmers...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/organic-matters-linking-urban-waste-with-local-food-systems/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>The 10 Pillars of Kasich’s Energy Plan</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-10-pillars-of-kasichs-energy-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-10-pillars-of-kasichs-energy-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jshaner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=250019</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Kasich is proposing 10 energy “pillars,” with a tilt for fossil fuels. Coal, oil and gas—the three horsemen of climate change—are poised for greatness in Kasich’s energy plan...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-10-pillars-of-kasichs-energy-plan/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Wasting Our Waterways</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/wasting-our-waterways/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/wasting-our-waterways/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clean Water Act]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249995</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Industrial facilities continue to dump millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into America’s rivers, streams, lakes and ocean waters each year—threatening both the environment and human health...]]></description>
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		<title>Legislators Expose Misinformation About Fracking</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/legislators-expose-misinformation-about-fracking/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/legislators-expose-misinformation-about-fracking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249990</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On March 9 the Ohio Department of Natural Resources officially acknowledged what thousands of Mahoning Valley residents already knew: that pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of poisonous fracking fluid into the ground under immense pressure caused the unprecedented series of earthquakes...]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Kasich’s Energy plan ignores the dangers of fracking</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/gov-kasichs-energy-plan-ignores-the-dangers-of-fracking/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/gov-kasichs-energy-plan-ignores-the-dangers-of-fracking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249983</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ultimately, Kasich’s energy plan doesn’t just ignore the dangers fracking poses, it offers Ohioans a false choice. This energy plan ties the rush to drill to tax rates, telling Ohio residents they can either accept fracking and the risks it poses...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/gov-kasichs-energy-plan-ignores-the-dangers-of-fracking/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Great Lakes Moment</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/a-great-lakes-moment/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/a-great-lakes-moment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249976</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of people descended on Capitol Hill this February to meet with Congressional members. The agenda—restore and protect our Great Lakes...]]></description>
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		<title>Global Warming Brings Extreme Weather to Ohio</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/global-warming-brings-extreme-weather-to-ohio/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/global-warming-brings-extreme-weather-to-ohio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a year that saw many parts of the country hit by scorching heat, devastating wildfires, severe storms and record flooding, a new Environment Ohio report documents how global warming could lead to certain extreme weather events...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/global-warming-brings-extreme-weather-to-ohio/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Cleveland&#8217;s Plan to Build a Garbage Incinerator Goes Up in Smoke</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/clevelands-plan-to-build-a-garbage-incinerator-goes-up-in-smoke/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/clevelands-plan-to-build-a-garbage-incinerator-goes-up-in-smoke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Cleveland’s plans to build a garbage incinerator on the city’s west side fell to pieces in late March when it fired the project consultant...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/clevelands-plan-to-build-a-garbage-incinerator-goes-up-in-smoke/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Ohio Agriculture Week</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/ohio-agriculture-week/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/ohio-agriculture-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249959</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[These new farmers are employing innovation, dedication and a new spirit of entrepreneurism to bring fresh fruits, vegetables and livestock products to their local communities...]]></description>
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		<title>Menu for the Future</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/menu-for-the-future/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/menu-for-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249953</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Menu for the Future project is involving Northeast Ohio residents in learning about and discussing the issues affecting their daily food choices...]]></description>
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		<title>Cuyahoga Council Passes Landmark Resolution</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cuyahoga-council-passes-landmark-resolution/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cuyahoga-council-passes-landmark-resolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A resolution proclaiming the month of May as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Awareness Month in Cuyahoga County was passed unanimously by the Cuyahoga County Council in February...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cuyahoga-council-passes-landmark-resolution/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Tales from the Sustainable Underground</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/tales-from-the-sustainable-underground/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/tales-from-the-sustainable-underground/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tales From the Sustainable Underground is packed with the stories of just some of these pioneers—who care more for the planet than the rules—whether they’re engaged in natural building, permaculture, community development or ecologically based art...]]></description>
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		<title>Green Dream Eco Expo</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/green-dream-eco-expo/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/green-dream-eco-expo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spear</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249911</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Through strategic school-business partnerships and with the proceeds from The Green Dream, the students have built “The Ultimate Green Classroom” to serve as a national model for green schools, businesses and homes...]]></description>
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		<title>Pesticides Threaten Aquatic Species in the Wildest Stream in the West</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/pesticides-threaten-aquatic-species-in-the-wildest-stream-in-the-west/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/pesticides-threaten-aquatic-species-in-the-wildest-stream-in-the-west/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gking</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249653</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Incredibly, for the past half-century local farmers—who grow ninety percent of the U.S. production of Easter lily bulbs—have applied an annual average of 300,000 pounds of highly toxic pesticides on some 1,000 acres of lily fields that drain directly to the Smith River estuary...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/pesticides-threaten-aquatic-species-in-the-wildest-stream-in-the-west/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Harvard Study Strengthens Link between Pesticides and Colony Collapse Disorder</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/harvard-study-strengthens-link-between-pesticides-and-colony-collapse-disorder/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/harvard-study-strengthens-link-between-pesticides-and-colony-collapse-disorder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The weight of the evidence is tipping for neonicotinoids as a critical factor in colony collapse disorder. While pesticides are not the only problem for honey bees, we know enough to act...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/harvard-study-strengthens-link-between-pesticides-and-colony-collapse-disorder/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Answering President Nasheed&#8217;s Big Question</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/answering-president-nasheeds-big-question/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/answering-president-nasheeds-big-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249764</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“What can we do to create the public outcry that we need?” That’s the big question President Mohammed Nasheed of the Maldives asked me when he was in New York City last week. His country, just 1.5 meters above sea level, is in imminent danger of disappearing...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/answering-president-nasheeds-big-question/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Join the Fight to Revoke Massey Energy&#8217;s Corporate Charter</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/join-the-fight-to-revoke-massey-energys-corporate-charter/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/join-the-fight-to-revoke-massey-energys-corporate-charter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delaware]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249821</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three investigations of the tragedy concluded that the company allowed highly explosive methane and coal dust to build up inside the mine, where it was ignited by a spark from an improperly maintained piece of...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/join-the-fight-to-revoke-massey-energys-corporate-charter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Dilma Government Backslides on Environment</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/dilma-government-backslides-on-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/dilma-government-backslides-on-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249857</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The timing of this vitriol is not accidental—in the months preceding the Rio+20 conference the Brazilian government urgently needs to reinforce its credentials as a country that has balanced economic growth and poverty reduction...]]></description>
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		<title>ACTION: EPA Must Act Now to Protect Honey Bees</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-epa-must-act-now-to-protect-honey-bees/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-epa-must-act-now-to-protect-honey-bees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249828</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bees are still sick, and EPA is still stuck. Honey bees pollinate one in every three bites of our food and. As indicator species, they serve as sentinels whom we ignore at our peril. With the legal petition, we’re redoubling our efforts to protect them...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/action-epa-must-act-now-to-protect-honey-bees/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Cancer in the Ransom Note</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cancer-in-the-ransom-note/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/cancer-in-the-ransom-note/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ssteingraber</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fracking, a leading contributor to The New Global Water Crisis, threatens to exacerbate The Old Global Cancer Crisis, which is a really expensive problem (see attached invoice from my radiologist). We cancer survivors, who know something about the preciousness...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Report Shows Opposition to Monsanto Growing Worldwide</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/new-report-shows-opposition-to-monsanto-growing-worldwide/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/new-report-shows-opposition-to-monsanto-growing-worldwide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Genetically Modified Organism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249842</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This new report documents the intense opposition to this powerful transnational company, which peddles its genetically modified products seemingly without regard for the associated social, economic and environmental costs...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/new-report-shows-opposition-to-monsanto-growing-worldwide/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>America&#8217;s Two New Nukes Are on the Brink of Death</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/americas-two-new-nukes-are-on-the-brink-of-death/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/americas-two-new-nukes-are-on-the-brink-of-death/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwasserman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249800</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The major financial trade publications such as Bloomberg's, Fortune et. al., now regularly concede that increased efficiency and renewable projects are cheaper, faster to build and more profitable than new reactors...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/americas-two-new-nukes-are-on-the-brink-of-death/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Help Get Child Labor out of Easter Baskets</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/help-get-child-labor-out-of-easter-baskets/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/help-get-child-labor-out-of-easter-baskets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249782</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, Hershey refuses to meet the standard set by Cadbury overseas of offering at least one major fair trade product, despite almost two years of mounting consumer pressure. With Easter around the corner, the third most popular chocolate...]]></description>
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		<title>Saving the Symbols of Spring</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/saving-the-symbols-of-spring/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/saving-the-symbols-of-spring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249810</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A whole array of chicks and eggs (and their parents) will also move closer to protection—the Mono Basin sage-grouse, Gunnison sage-grouse, greater sage-grouse, lesser prairie-chicken and Sprague’s pipit. As candidates for listing...]]></description>
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		<title>Concerned Citizens File Abuse of Process Counterclaim against Fracking Company</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/concerned-citizens-file-abuse-of-process-counterclaim-against-fracking-company/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/concerned-citizens-file-abuse-of-process-counterclaim-against-fracking-company/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249743</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As fully set forth in the counterclaim, the most recent analysis of AquaSalina™ provided to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources confirms that AquaSalina™ contains benzene, a known human carcinogen, in an amount of 7.04 ppm and the maximum allowable level...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/concerned-citizens-file-abuse-of-process-counterclaim-against-fracking-company/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Selling Out Regulation</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/obamas-weak-kneed-regulatory-regime/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/obamas-weak-kneed-regulatory-regime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249723</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Republican Party has a sense of humor, however inadvertently. Its ardent advocates regularly accuse the Obama administration of heavy handed regulation of business. Tell that to the hundred federal poultry inspectors who just picketed...]]></description>
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		<title>Film Reveals Lives and Dreams along Coal River Valley</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/film-reveals-lives-and-dreams-along-coal-river-valley/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/film-reveals-lives-and-dreams-along-coal-river-valley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jbiggers</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249678</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most powerful and endearing parts of the film follows Annenberg Weingarten's visit to Marsh Fork Elementary School, which is threatened by toxic coal dust and a massive coal slurry impoundment hanging above its premises behind...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/film-reveals-lives-and-dreams-along-coal-river-valley/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Wind Tops 10 Percent Share of Electricity in Five U.S. States</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/wind-tops-10-percent-share-of-electricity-in-five-u-s-states/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/wind-tops-10-percent-share-of-electricity-in-five-u-s-states/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249651</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a country where wind resources could power the entire economy, there is still great potential to be realized. Four states in northern Germany have set the mark, with each getting more than 40 percent of their electricity from the wind...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/wind-tops-10-percent-share-of-electricity-in-five-u-s-states/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Community Groups File Lawsuit for Federal Coal Ash Protections</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/community-groups-file-lawsuit-for-federal-coal-ash-protections/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/community-groups-file-lawsuit-for-federal-coal-ash-protections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three decades since EPA last reviewed the coal ash disposal standards and over three years since the TVA Kingston spill, citizens still lack basic protections from dumping of toxic ash. Meanwhile, toxic dumping continues to rise...]]></description>
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		<title>Coalition Urges NY Sen. Grisanti to Support Statewide Fracking Ban</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/coalition-urges-ny-sen-grisanti-to-support-statewide-ban-on-fracking/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/coalition-urges-ny-sen-grisanti-to-support-statewide-ban-on-fracking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Grisanti's proposals are nothing but a fig leaf. They allow him to pretend he cares about the safety of our water, but they really just pave the way for the fracking of New York to begin...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/coalition-urges-ny-sen-grisanti-to-support-statewide-ban-on-fracking/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Report Shows 29 States Unprepared for Growing Water Threats</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/report-shows-29-states-unprepared-for-growing-water-threats/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/report-shows-29-states-unprepared-for-growing-water-threats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249691</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This report is both a wake-up call and a roadmap for all communities to understand how vital it is to prepare for climate change so we can effectively safeguard our most valuable resources. Preparing for the impacts of a changing climate requires that...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/report-shows-29-states-unprepared-for-growing-water-threats/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Payola for the Most Profitable Corporations in History</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/payola-for-the-most-profitable-corporations-in-history/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/payola-for-the-most-profitable-corporations-in-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bmckibben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coal]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249631</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After all, we’re talking at least $10 billion in freebies and, depending on what you count, possibly as much as $40 billion annually in freebie cash for an energy industry already making historic profits...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/payola-for-the-most-profitable-corporations-in-history/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Brighter Side of Air Pollution</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-brighter-side-of-air-pollution/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-brighter-side-of-air-pollution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most persistent myths about human-caused global warming is that it should be driving temperatures steadily upward. The misconception is understandable—we’re steadily adding carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-brighter-side-of-air-pollution/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Community Demands Transparency upon NRC Visit to Troubled Reactors</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/community-demands-transparency-upon-nrc-visit-to-troubled-reactors/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/community-demands-transparency-upon-nrc-visit-to-troubled-reactors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249670</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chairman Jaczko needs to know that the citizens of Southern California are watching. We deserve answers, and we better get them before they even think about turning these reactors back on. If the Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants any credibility...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/community-demands-transparency-upon-nrc-visit-to-troubled-reactors/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Will Congress Extend the Wind Energy Tax Credit?</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/will-congress-extend-the-wind-energy-tax-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/will-congress-extend-the-wind-energy-tax-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbrune</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wind and solar energy aren't just the future—they are the growing, vibrant "right now" of our energy economy, and their success will breed even more success—if we let it...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/will-congress-extend-the-wind-energy-tax-credit/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>8.5 Million Pounds of Toxic Chemicals Dumped into New Jersey’s Waterways</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/8-5-million-pounds-of-toxic-chemicals-dumped-into-new-jerseys-waterways/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/8-5-million-pounds-of-toxic-chemicals-dumped-into-new-jerseys-waterways/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clean Water Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249612</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Delaware River goes from a Wild and Scenic River with exceptional water quality upstream to the fifth worst in the nation in terms of toxic discharges as it flows downstream. The lion’s share of the toxic pollution comes from DuPont in Salem County...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/8-5-million-pounds-of-toxic-chemicals-dumped-into-new-jerseys-waterways/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>USGS: Recent Earthquakes &#8216;Almost Certainly Manmade&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/usgs-recent-earthquakes-almost-certainly-manmade/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/usgs-recent-earthquakes-almost-certainly-manmade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the study led by USGS geophysicist William Ellsworth, the spike in earthquakes since 2001 near oil and gas extraction operations is “almost certainly man-made.” The research team cites underground injection of drilling wastewater....]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/usgs-recent-earthquakes-almost-certainly-manmade/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>U.S. Fossil Fuel Boom Dims Glow of Clean Energy</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/u-s-fossil-fuel-boom-dims-glow-of-clean-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/u-s-fossil-fuel-boom-dims-glow-of-clean-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249582</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the ridge summits high above the upper Ohio, on an unseasonably warm day late in a winter that wasn’t, some of the risks of perpetuating America’s fossil fuel economy are visible. The growl of bulldozers clearing trees for new roads and drill pads can be...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/u-s-fossil-fuel-boom-dims-glow-of-clean-energy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Campaign Calls for National Plan to Curb Ocean Acidification and Save Sea Life</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/campaign-calls-for-national-plan-to-curb-ocean-acidification-and-save-sea-life/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/campaign-calls-for-national-plan-to-curb-ocean-acidification-and-save-sea-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249603</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The world’s oceans have already become about 30 percent more acidic since the Industrial Revolution as a result of a chemical change in seawater that happens when ocean waters absorb CO2 pollution that’s been emitted into the air...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/campaign-calls-for-national-plan-to-curb-ocean-acidification-and-save-sea-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Roundup Linked to Animal Shape Changes</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/roundup-linked-to-animal-shape-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/roundup-linked-to-animal-shape-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was not surprising to see that the smell of predators in the water induced larger tadpole tails,” Dr. Relyea said. “That is a normal, adaptive response.” What shocked us was that the Roundup induced the same changes. Moreover, the combination of...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/roundup-linked-to-animal-shape-changes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Six Things the North Sea Gas Leak Shows Us about Arctic Drilling</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/6-things-the-north-sea-gas-leak-shows-us-about-arctic-drilling/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/6-things-the-north-sea-gas-leak-shows-us-about-arctic-drilling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten days after the North Sea gas leak began, Total is still struggling to contain the gas pouring from its Elgin platform, citing bad weather as the cause of the delays. Yet, in just 100 days’ time, Shell wants to start drilling for oil in the remote...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/6-things-the-north-sea-gas-leak-shows-us-about-arctic-drilling/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Congressional Letter to Secretary Salazar Urges Near Term Water Conservation</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/congressional-letter-to-secretary-salazar-urges-near-term-water-conservation/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/congressional-letter-to-secretary-salazar-urges-near-term-water-conservation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Colorado River sustains the economy of the Southwestern U.S. in several ways. In addition to providing drinking water for people from Denver to San Diego, the Colorado River is a fundamental component of the recreation and tourism industry...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/congressional-letter-to-secretary-salazar-urges-near-term-water-conservation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Time Running out to Ensure Sustainable Prosperity for All</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/time-running-out-to-ensure-sustainable-prosperity-for-all/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/time-running-out-to-ensure-sustainable-prosperity-for-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Industrial Revolution gave birth to an economic growth model rooted in structures, behaviors and activities that are patently unsustainable. We need to reprioritize basic needs and pursue true sustainable prosperity—development that allows all human beings to...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/time-running-out-to-ensure-sustainable-prosperity-for-all/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Trawl Fishery Measures Show the Value of Cooperation</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/trawl-fishery-measures-show-the-value-of-cooperation/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/trawl-fishery-measures-show-the-value-of-cooperation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dsuzuki</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249521</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The new measures show what can be done when industry, conservation groups and government work together. They also demonstrate the power of the consumer...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ecowatch.org/2012/trawl-fishery-measures-show-the-value-of-cooperation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Green Power &amp; Wellness Radio Show</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/green-power-wellness-radio-show-2/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/green-power-wellness-radio-show-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hwasserman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harvey speaks with Matt Zawisky from the Center for Study of Responsive Law and Stefanie Penn Spear from EcoWatch on this week's Green Power &#038; Wellness Radio Show...]]></description>
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		<title>Stopping the Source of Garbage in the Lesser Zab River</title>
		<link>http://ecowatch.org/2012/stopping-the-source-of-garbage-in-the-lesser-zab-river/</link>
		<comments>http://ecowatch.org/2012/stopping-the-source-of-garbage-in-the-lesser-zab-river/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpeters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ecowatch.org/?p=249560</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of the Lesser Zab Threat Assessment sponsored by the Rufford Small Grants Fund, the Iraq Upper Tigris Waterkeeper identified that municipal garbage is a major threat to the Lesser Zab River in the town of Dukan...]]></description>
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