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	<title>Ecology Today &#187; Humanitarian</title>
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		<title>Obama Awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/09/obama-awarded-2009-nobel-peace-prize/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning&#8217;s announcement from Oslo:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The Committee has attached special importance to Obama&#8217;s vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons.
Obama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; Plant a Tree for Peace on September 21st</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/09/17/step-forward-plant-a-tree-for-peace-on-september-21st/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Plants, Gardens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Day of Peace will be observed across the globe, on Monday, September 21st, with events planned in every UN Nation State. Individuals, schools, communities and nations worldwide are joining in, with over 10,000 events planned this year, sponsored by thousands of organizations, with the estimated participation of over 200 million people.
Human rights, environmental, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Human Rights, Torture and Accountability in a More (or Less) Civilized World</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/09/01/human-rights-torture-and-accountability-in-a-more-or-less-civilized-world/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/09/01/human-rights-torture-and-accountability-in-a-more-or-less-civilized-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humanitarian]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treatment of &#8220;detainees&#8221; and &#8220;enemy combatants&#8221; under the Bush administration following the attacks of September 11, 2001, returned to the news last week with the release of the previously classified, 2004 CIA Inspector General&#8217;s Report on Torture and the Dept. of Justice&#8217;s announcement that it would investigate abuses beyond those sanctioned by the previous administration.
Enough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Roundup &#124; 8.03.09</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/08/03/eco-roundup-80309/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/08/03/eco-roundup-80309/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture, Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humanitarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oceans]]></category>

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A New Epoch in Earthâ€™s Geophysical History: The Anthropocene Period
Einstein is often quoted as saying, â€œWe can&#8217;t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.â€  Perhaps this is the kind of paradigm shift he had in mind&#8230;
Just as changes to the Earth&#8217;s orbit, volcanic eruptions and asteroid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Roundup &#124; Midweek Edition 6.17.09</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/06/17/eco-roundup-midweek-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/06/17/eco-roundup-midweek-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy & Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Condition]]></category>
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Entirely too many items in our inbox to wait for the weekend&#8230;
How Did 100,000,000 Women Disappear?
In India, China and sub-Saharan Africa, millions upon millions of women are missing. They are not lost, but dead: victims of violence, discrimination and neglect.
Microbes Eat Hydrocarbons, Leave Behind Non-toxic Residue
ScienceDaily reports that researchers in China have found a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Policy Wonks&#039; Bonanza: Recently Released CRS Reports</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/02/07/policy-wonks-bonanza-recently-released-crs-reports/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/02/07/policy-wonks-bonanza-recently-released-crs-reports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Issues]]></category>
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From time to time, we browse recently released reports from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and highlight those with potential interest to our readers. Once again, we&#8217;ve attempted to loosely categorize the list for your convenience.
If you&#8217;re unfamiliar with the CRS, they not only answer Congressional inquiries, they produce outstanding resource documents that are well-researched, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Change to Have Devastating Effect on Many Regions, Experts Warn</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/01/29/climate-change-to-have-devastating-effect-on-many-regions-experts-warn/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/01/29/climate-change-to-have-devastating-effect-on-many-regions-experts-warn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Population]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Weather patterns in the future will be characterized by intensity and extremes, and the effects will be felt in a wide range of sectors from agriculture and water resource management to health and infrastructure, according to South Asian scientists assembled by the Ministry of Environment and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Pakistan.Â  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scaling Up International Food Aid: Food Delivery Alone Cannot Solve the Malnutrition Crisis</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2008/11/24/scaling-up-international-food-aid-food-delivery-alone-cannot-solve-the-malnutrition-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2008/11/24/scaling-up-international-food-aid-food-delivery-alone-cannot-solve-the-malnutrition-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture, Food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January 2008, in an article entitled â€œThe Starvelings,â€ The Economist made the case that childhood hunger and malnutrition have a far greater impact upon child health than was previously thought [1]. The most recent estimates are that stunting, severe wasting, and intrauterine growth restriction together are responsible for 21% of disability-adjusted life years and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Bush Is Not Finished Yet</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2008/11/10/president-bush-is-not-finished-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2008/11/10/president-bush-is-not-finished-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Bush and Obama families will meet at the White House for a polite visit to discuss the workings of the institution and perhaps even talk a little politics.
Essentially this is just a social visit but underscoring the polite niceties there is an active Bush political agenda at work in the background.
The President may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco Art From the World&#8217;s Children</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2008/10/16/eco-art-from-the-worlds-children/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2008/10/16/eco-art-from-the-worlds-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[â€œOut of the mouths of babesâ€ is an endearing adage about innocence that has taken on a whole new meaning in a New York City art event hosted by the United Nations.
The UN challenged young artists from around the world to express their environmental aspirations, or concerns, about the future of the planet.

The paintings and [...]]]></description>
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