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		<title>The Beauty and Wonders of the Very Small</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/18/wonders-of-the-very-small/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time, Ecology-Today highlights images of the very large &#8212; spectacular nebulae, galaxies in collision, and other cosmological wonders.
This weekend, we thought we&#8217;d highlight the beauty and complexities of the very small, and for that there&#8217;s no better place to go than Nikon&#8217;s Small World.
The image at right is a fly larvae, taken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool, Halo-Shaped Cloud Formation Appears Over Moscow</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/14/cool-halo-shaped-cloud-formation-appears-over-moscow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An unusual, halo-shaped cloud formation reminiscent of special effects from the movie, Independence Day, appeared over Moscow last Wednesday, captivating local citizens and leading to all manner of speculation. Was it alien mothership? A weather weapon? A sign of the apocalypse?
Alas, meteorologists determined that the halo was nothing more than an optical illusion created by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Millions Face Climate-Related Hunger as Seasonal Changes Continue</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/06/millions-face-climate-related-hunger-as-seasons-shift-and-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shifting seasons are destroying harvests and causing widespread hunger, and that is just one of the multiple climate change impacts taking their toll on the world&#8217;s poorest people, according to a recent report from Oxfam International. Oxfam is a U.K.-based confederation of 14 like-minded organizations working together and with partners and allies around the world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; Student Stories from the Student Conservation Association</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/09/03/step-forward-student-stories-from-the-student-conservation-association/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Student Conservation Association (SCA) provides college and high school-aged members with hands-on conservation service opportunities in virtually every field imaginable, from tracking grizzlies through the Tetons to restoring desert ecosystems and teaching environmental education at Washington, D.C.â€™s Urban Tree House. SCA is truly building the next generation of conservation leaders by engaging young people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Brink of Catastrophe, Kenya Pledges to Plant 7.6 Billion Trees</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/08/27/on-the-brink-of-catastrophe-kenya-pledges-to-plant-76-billion-trees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kenya, one of the world&#8217;s most popular and exotic wildlife ecosystems, has all but been decimated by loss of forest cover in recent history, severely threatening the health of the land, its people and once powerfully robust wildlife.
To address the country&#8217;s massive losses in forest cover, Kenyan communities will plant 7.6 billion trees over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Garden: A Miracle in South Central L.A.</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/08/18/the-garden-a-miracle-in-south-central-la/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Film Review by Lisa Rosen
The title alone conjures up a biblical vision of tranquil harmony. Nature at its most pure and innocent. The first images of â€œThe Gardenâ€ may be more prosaic, but they nonetheless support that idea. A man, weathered by the years and by physical labor, wakes up before dawn and makes his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Roundup &#124; 7.4.09</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/07/03/eco-roundup-7309/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/07/03/eco-roundup-7309/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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Honey, Someone Shrunk the Sheep!
Sheep on Soay Island off the west coast of Scotland are getting smaller, defying the evolutionary advantage that typically accrues to larger animals when food becomes scarce during cold weather. Increasingly warmer winters have shortened the season of scarcity, enabling smaller sheep to survive &#8212; and give birth to more small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; Be Out There &#8211; With the Great American Backyard Campout!</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/06/25/step-forward-be-out-there-with-the-great-american-backyard-campout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connect with nature in your own backyard! Get ready for a night of outdoor fun when you join in The National Wildlife Federation&#8217;s Great American Backyard Campout, Saturday, June 27.
The National Wildlife Federation encourages parents and kids alike to trade their website for a campsite and screen time for green time. Turn off computers, TVs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Human-Induced Environmental Change Drives Disease Emergence in Humans and Wildlife</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/05/01/human-induced-environmental-change-drives-disease-emergence-in-humans-and-wildlife/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/05/01/human-induced-environmental-change-drives-disease-emergence-in-humans-and-wildlife/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric McLamb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Human-induced environmental change causes significant increases in emerging infectious diseases in both wildlife and human population, says Wildlife Trust conservation scientist Dr. Alonso Aguirre as published in the New York Academy of Sciences journal.
The driving factors of environmental change include deforestation, urban sprawl, transportation infrastructures, climate change, and the control of water resources for dams, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; National Environmental Education Week Looks Toward Earth Day</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/04/09/step-forward-national-environmental-education-week-looks-toward-earth-day/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/04/09/step-forward-national-environmental-education-week-looks-toward-earth-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Environmental Education Week: April 12-18
Now in its fifth year, Environmental Education Week&#8217;s 2009 theme, Be Water Wise!, will be celebrated with K-12 activities across the country. EE Week is the largest organized environmental education event in the United States.
EE Week builds upon the educational impact of Earth Day by creating a full week of [...]]]></description>
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