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		<title>Minority Members Boycott Senate Committee Meeting on Climate Change Bill</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/11/03/minority-members-boycott-senate-committee-meeting-on-climate-change-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environment and Public Works Committee of the US Senate was scheduled to begin mark-up on the Boxer-Kerry climate bill today, but was thwarted as all seven Republican members made good on last week’s threat to boycott the meeting. Members of the Republican minority also boycotted the committee’s October 27 open hearing on climate and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Announces Smart-Grid Investment as Nation&#8217;s Largest Photovoltaic Solar Facility Goes Online</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/29/obama-announces-smart-grid-investment-as-largest-photovoltaic-solar-facility-goes-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest photovoltaic solar power plant in the US went online this Tuesday, eighty miles southeast of Tampa, amid the citrus trees and cattle farms of Arcadia, Florida.
With its 25-megawatt output capacity, the Desoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center built by Florida Power and Light generates nearly twice as much power as the facility it [...]]]></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>
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		<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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		<title>New Pew Research Poll: US Public Perception of Global Warming has Declined</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/23/new-pew-research-center-poll-us-public-perception-of-global-warming-evidence-has-declined/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new poll by the Pew Research Center indicates that US public confidence in evidence of global warming has declined sharply over the past 18 months, and fewer now believe that it poses a serious problem.
To the question, &#8220;Is there solid evidence that the earth is warming:&#8221;

57 percent answered &#8216;yes,&#8217; compared to 71 percent in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; International Day of Climate Action: Oct. 24</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/22/step-forward-international-day-of-climate-action-oct-24/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/22/step-forward-international-day-of-climate-action-oct-24/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, October 24th, the International Day of Climate Action, will inspire over 4000 actions in 170 countries, aimed at focusing attention on the number 350. This day may be the most widespread day of environmental activism in history, with the intention of urging world leaders to support a clear solution to the climate crisis: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Roundup Midweek Edition &#124; 10.21.09</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/21/eco-roundup-midweek-edition-10-21-09/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copenhagen Talks Last Chance: Gordon Brown
There are now fewer than 50 days to set course of next 50 years and more, PM tells environment ministers from 17 countries responsible for 80% of greenhouse gas emissions
Gordon Brown today warned that the world is on the brink of a &#8220;catastrophic&#8221; future of killer heatwaves, floods and droughts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underwater in the Maldives II</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/17/underwater-in-the-maldives-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/17/underwater-in-the-maldives-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maldives Cabinet Holds Underwater Meeting

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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>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/09/obama-awarded-2009-nobel-peace-prize/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumers]]></category>
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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>U.S. President Obama Speaks on Climate Change at the UN</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/09/23/us-president-obama-speaks-on-climate-change-at-the-un/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/09/23/us-president-obama-speaks-on-climate-change-at-the-un/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transcript of yesterday&#8217;s speech follows, with video after the jump.
Good morning. I want to thank the Secretary-General for organizing this summit, and all the leaders who are participating. That so many of us are here today is a recognition that the threat from climate change is serious, it is urgent, and it is growing. Our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Roundup &#124; 9.14.09</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/09/14/eco-roundup-91409/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/09/14/eco-roundup-91409/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not So Virtual Carbon Emissions
According to a report published by the Climate Group, a think-tank based in London, computers, printers, mobile phones and the widgets that accompany them account for the emission of 830m tonnes of carbon dioxide around the world in 2007. That is about 2% of the estimated total of emissions from human [...]]]></description>
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