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		<title>UNEP: Developing Countries Need to Prepare for Surge in E-Waste</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2010/02/23/unep-developing-countries-need-to-prepare-for-surge-in-e-waste/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sales of electronic products in countries like China and India and across continents such as Africa and Latin America are set to rise sharply in the next 10 years.
And, unless action is stepped up to properly collect and recycle materials, many developing countries face the spectre of hazardous e-waste mountains with serious consequences for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Night at the Movies &#124; Clean Food</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2010/01/22/friday-night-at-the-movies-clean-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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Friday Night at the Movies is pleased to present the third in a series of four videos from Ethical Markets Media, an independent media company covering the emergence of a sustainable, green, more ethical and just economy worldwide.










The Ethical Market Series





1.
Green Building &#38; Design

3.
Clean Food


2.
Renewable Energy

4.
Health &#38; Wellness







Episode 3. Clean Food
Concerns about the industrialization of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Night at the Movies &#124; Renewable Energy</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2010/01/15/friday-night-at-the-movies-renewable-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[


Friday Night at the Movies is pleased to present the second in a series of four videos from Ethical Markets Media, an independent media company covering the emergence of a sustainable, green, more ethical and just economy worldwide.










The Ethical Market Series





1.
Green Building &#38; Design

3.
Clean Food


2.
Renewable Energy

4.
Health &#38; Wellness







Episode 2. Renewable Energy
The great transition from fossil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IEA:  City Leaders Can take the Lead on Alternative Energy Use</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/12/23/iea-city-leaders-can-take-the-lead-for-alternative-energy-use/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/12/23/iea-city-leaders-can-take-the-lead-for-alternative-energy-use/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[City-leaders should take the opportunity to gain multi-benefits for their citizens and to show national governments the way forward in developing and promoting alternative energy, according to a firm statement made recently in Paris by Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
“Leaders of cities and towns around the world who support and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Roundup &#124; 12.22.09</title>
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		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/12/22/eco-roundup-12-22-09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are Crippling Droughts the Next Great Threat to Iraq?
From Truthout.org and the World Policy Journal:
Here, in the land between the two rivers that was once the heartland of ancient Mesopotamia, the water crisis has ravaged agriculture, an industry still struggling to regain its footing after three decades of deprivation and war. This was the second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Over $1 Trillion Invested in Green Economy Since 2007: Climate Prosperity Alliance First Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly USD$1.3 Trillion has been invested since 2007 in companies growing the green economy globally, according to Ethical Markets Media and the Climate Prosperity Alliance which this week launched their Global Climate Prosperity Scoreboard®.
The Scoreboard, which tracks private investment in companies growing the green economy globally, indicates how investors and entrepreneurs are leading governments in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Risk Analysis Case for a Low-Carbon Economy</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/12/02/the-risk-analysis-case-for-a-low-carbon-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/12/02/the-risk-analysis-case-for-a-low-carbon-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to global climate change, sufficient evidence exists that you don’t have to be a climatologist or an economist to recognize that the potential cost of doing nothing far exceeds the costs of reducing our contribution to the problem.
James Murray at businessGreen.com takes that idea a bit further, arguing that addressing the manmade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Roundup &#124; 11.28.09</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/11/28/eco-roundup-11-28-09/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/11/28/eco-roundup-11-28-09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Losing Our Lakes
Many of the world’s vital freshwater resources are under siege from man and nature.  Newsweek has an annotated slide show.
Obama to Attend Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change
The White House has announced that President Obama plans to attend the Copenhagen meetings and will pledge a 17 percent reduction in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Pollan on Food, Energy, Climate Change and Health</title>
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		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/11/09/michael-pollan-on-food-energy-climate-change-and-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Pollan, author, journalist and activist, talks with GristTV in a short interview about the food industry&#8217;s relationship to energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and health.

Pollan is a professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. and a former executive editor for Harper&#8217;s Magazine whose books include:

In Defense of Food: An Eater&#8217;s Manifesto (2008)
The Omnivore&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The GreenGov Challenge: Soliciting Suggestions and Sustainable Solutions</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/27/the-greengov-challenge-soliciting-suggestions-toward-sustainability/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/27/the-greengov-challenge-soliciting-suggestions-toward-sustainability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, US President Obama signed an Executive Order on Federal Sustainability commmiting the Federal government to lead by example, adopting more eco-friendly practices and helping build a clean energy economy.
As part of its effort, the administration launched the GreenGov Challenge, in which Federal employees and members of the military are encouraged to participate [...]]]></description>
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